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Jay Friend v. USC

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Arizona Takes Down Trojans to Advance to Semifinals

OJAI, Calif. - Arizona Men's Tennis proved victorious on the courts today in Ojai, taking down #53 USC 4-2 to advance to the semifinal round of the Pac-12 Championship tournament. 

Starting the day off strong, the Cats secured the doubles point with back-to-back wins on courts one and two. Finishing first was Arizona's Herman Hoeyeraal and Eric Padgham, taking down Karl Lee and Sam Rubell in a swift 6-2 match. Snatching the doubles point for the Cats was #31 Colton Smith and Jay Friend with a 7-5 win over Peter Makk and Oscar Weightman. 

The Cats faced a fierce back-and-forth battle in singles competition, dropping a match on court two before getting the first singles win of the day from #71 Gustaf Strom over Lodewijk Weststrate (6-4, 6-1). Trojan Volodymyr Iakubenko then took down Hoeyeraal 6-4, 7-6(5), leaving little room for error from the Cats. #20 Colton Smith put Arizona ahead once again with a straight-set 7-6(7), 6-4 victory over #76 Makk. Senior Nick Lagaev clinched the match for the Cats, taking down Rubell 6-3, 7-5. 

Arizona will go on to to play #61 Oregon Friday, April 26 at 4:00 p.m. MST. 

Results 
#11 Arizona 4, #53 USC 2


Doubles Competition
Order of finish: 2, 1

1. #31 Colton Smith/Jay Friend def. Peter Maak/Oscar Weightman 7-5
2. Herman Hoeyeraal/Eric Padgham def. Karl Lee/Sam Rubell 6-2
3. Sasha Rozin/Gustaf Strom vs. Volodomyr Iakubenko/Lodewiik Westsrate 5-5, unfinished 

Singles Competition
Order of finish: 2, 3, 4, 1, 6

1. Colton Smith def. Peter Maak 7-6 (9), 6-4
2. Oscar Weightman def. Jay Friend 6-3, 6-3
3. Gustaf Strom def. Lodewijk Weststrate 6-4, 6-1
4.  Volodymyr Iakubenko def. Herman Hoeyeraal 6-4, 7-6 (5)
5.  Casper Christensen vs. Karl Lee 6-1, 4-6, 4-1, unfinished
6. Nick Lagaev def. Sam Rubell 6-3, 7-5
 
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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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