TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona Men's Tennis began their spring season Tuesday with a 7-0, 7-0 doubleheader sweep over the New Mexico State Aggies. Â
The Wildcats kicked off their morning match with a swift round of doubles play. First to finish was court one, where juniors Jay Friend and Eric Padgham defeated Holland Snell and Matias Rojas 6-0. Court two clinched the doubles point for the Cats with a 6-2 win from freshman duo Zoran Ludoski and Filip Gustafsson over Tobias Wallin and Gustavo Campos. Â
The Cats dominated singles play, with five of six winning in two sets. Freshmen Ludoski and Gustafsson also made their dual-match singles debut, securing straight set wins over their opponents. Â
Arizona had three more freshmen debut in the afternoon match: No. 89 Oskar Jansson, Matthias Uwe-Kask and Glib Sekachov. Â
Representing Arizona for the first time this year, Sekachov paired up with senior Colton Smith in doubles play, winning 6-4 over Wallin and Campos. Seniors Iñaki Cabrera-Bello and Casper Christensen secured the doubles point for Arizona with a 6-3 win over Snell and Rojas. Â
Five of six singles matches were won in straight sets in the second match. Â
The Cats will head east to Tallahassee this weekend to compete against Georgia State and Florida State on Friday and Saturday. Â
Results (10:00 a.m.)Â
DoublesÂ
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Jay Friend / Eric Padgham def. Holland Snell / Matias Rojas 6-0Â
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Filip Gustafsson / Zoran Ludoski def. Tobias Wallin / Gustavo Campos 6-2Â
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Alexander Rozin / Cole Stelse vs. Lance Urlaub / Patrick Lohmann 5-2 (unfinished)Â
SinglesÂ
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#6 Jay Friend def. Tobias Wallin 6-2, 6-3Â
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#61 Zoran Ludoski def. Holland Snell 6-3, 6-1Â
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Alexander Rozin def. Itay Feigin 6-1, 6-4Â
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Cole Stelse def. Matias Rojas 6-3, 6-4Â
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Filip Gustafsson def. Lance Urlaub 6-1, 6-3Â
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Eric Padgham def. Roko Stipetic 4-6, 6-3, [10-1]Â
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Results (2:00 p.m.)Â
DoublesÂ
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Colton Smith / Glib Sekachov def. Tobias Wallin / Gustavo Campos 6-4Â
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#43 Casper Christensen / Inaki Cabrera-Bello def. Holland Snell / Matias Rojas 6-3Â
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Oskar Jansson / Matthias Uwe-kask vs. Lance Urlaub / Patrick Lohmann 4-4 (unfinished)Â
SinglesÂ
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#5 Colton Smith def. Tobias Wallin 6-4, 6-1Â
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Casper Christensen def. Itay Feigin 6-0, 6-1Â
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Glib Sekachov def. Holland Snell 7-6, 5-7, Â
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Inaki Cabrera-Bello def. Matias Rojas 6-4, 6-1Â
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Oskar Jansson def. Gustavo Campos 6-4, 7-5Â
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Matthias Uwe-Kask def. Patrick Lohmann 6-2, 6-0Â