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Men's Tennis

Wildcats Take Down St. Johns, 6-1

QUEENS, N.Y. - The 14th-ranked Arizona Wildcats defeated St. Johns on Wednesday, winning the doubles point and five singles matches on their way to a 6-1 victory.

Sasha Rozin and Gustaf Strom kicked off the day with a win, defeating Martin Bugaj and Carl Gustavsson 6-2 before No. 6 Colton Smith and Jay Friend cruised to a 6-2 win over Francisco Bascon and Leonardo Mileikowsky.

No. 45 Strom chalked up the first singles win of the day for Arizona, defeating Marco Cinotti 6-0, 6-2 on court three. Fifth-ranked Smith put the Wildcats one win away from clinching the match with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Bascon, and No. 43 Friend clinched the team victory with a 6-4, 6-2 takedown of Gustavsson.

St. Johns got on the board with a win by Ryota Kaneda over Rozin, 6-3, 6-3.

Inaki Cabrera-Bello added to the Cats' team total, defeating Armando Sotelo in a gutsy 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win, and Nick Lagaev rounded out the day with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Mileikowsky.

The Cats are back in action at the ITA National Indoor Championships Friday, Feb. 16 at 1:30 p.m. against No. 3 Texas.
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Players Mentioned

Jay Friend

Jay Friend

Sophomore
Nick Lagaev

Nick Lagaev

Graduate Student
Colton Smith

Colton Smith

Junior
Gustaf Strom

Gustaf Strom

Senior
Alexander Rozin

Alexander Rozin

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jay Friend

Jay Friend

Sophomore
Nick Lagaev

Nick Lagaev

Graduate Student
Colton Smith

Colton Smith

Junior
Gustaf Strom

Gustaf Strom

Senior
Alexander Rozin

Alexander Rozin

Freshman
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