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Cats Claim Third-Straight Win in 4-0 Victory Over Washington

SEATTLE, Wash. - No. 10 Arizona swept the Washington Huskies Friday evening with a 4-0 win on the road to advance to 6-1 in conference play. 

The Wildcats (20-3, 6-1 Pac-12) took the doubles point in back-to-back victories over Washington (8-14, 2-6 Pac-12) on courts one and two. No. 29 Colton Smith and Jay Friend bested Dzianis Zharyn and Brett Pearson for a 6-3 win, followed by Herman Hoeyeraal and Eric Padgham with a 6-4 triumph over Cesar Bouchelaghem and Han-Chih Lin. 

After winning five of six first singles sets, Arizona clinched the match with three straight-set victories on courts one, six and five. 

No. 20 Smith struck first on court one, downing Bouchelaghem 6-4, 7-5, followed by senior Nick Lagaev on six with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Jim Hendrikx. Casper Christensen sealed the match on court five in an 11 point tiebreaker for a final score of 6-3, 7-6(9) over Washington's Ivan Sodan. 

Arizona is headed to Eugene for their final regular season match up against No. 57 Oregon on Sunday, April 21 at 12:00 p.m. MST. 

Results 
#10 Arizona 4, Washington 0
Doubles Competition 
Order of finish: 1, 2

    1. #29 Colton Smith/Jay Friend def. Dzianis Zharyn/Brett Pearson 6-3 
    2. Herman Hoeyeraal/Eric Padgham def. Cesar Bouchelaghem/Han-Chih Lin 6-4
    3. Sasha Rozin/Gustaf Strom vs. Nedim Suko/Heman Nama 4-4, unfinished 

Singles Competition 
Order of finish: 1, 6, 5

    1. #20 Colton Smith def. Cesar Bouchelaghem 6-3, 7-5
    2. #30 Jay Friend vs. Dzianis Zharyn 3-6, 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
    3. #75 Gustaf Strom vs. Han-Chih Lin 6-4, 4-5, unfinished
    4. Herman Hoeyeraal vs. Nedim Suko 6-4, 6-6, unfinished
    5. Casper Christensen def. Ivan Sodan 6-3, 7-6 (9)  
    6. Nick Lagaev def. Jim Hendrikx 6-4, 6-4 

 
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Players Mentioned

Casper Christensen

Casper Christensen

Junior
Jay Friend

Jay Friend

Sophomore
Herman Hoeyeraal

Herman Hoeyeraal

Senior
Nick Lagaev

Nick Lagaev

Graduate Student
Eric  Padgham

Eric Padgham

Sophomore
Colton Smith

Colton Smith

Junior
Gustaf Strom

Gustaf Strom

Senior
Alexander Rozin

Alexander Rozin

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Casper Christensen

Casper Christensen

Junior
Jay Friend

Jay Friend

Sophomore
Herman Hoeyeraal

Herman Hoeyeraal

Senior
Nick Lagaev

Nick Lagaev

Graduate Student
Eric  Padgham

Eric Padgham

Sophomore
Colton Smith

Colton Smith

Junior
Gustaf Strom

Gustaf Strom

Senior
Alexander Rozin

Alexander Rozin

Freshman
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