Men's tennis powers through Utah State in shutout win

Sunday, January 26

Charlottesville, Va.

9:00 p.m.

University of Memphis

Utah State

Photo by: Keith Lucas

Men's tennis powers through Utah State in shutout win

Jan 26, 2020 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Looking for a rebound against Utah State, the Memphis men's tennis team found its rhythm in a 4-0 win over the Aggies Sunday morning.

Memphis started in the driver's seat early, picking up doubles wins with a 6-2 win from the 21^st-ranked duo of Oscar Cutting and David Stevenson and a 6-1 result on Court 2 from Jan Pallares and Patrick Sydow.

The Tigers carried the momentum into singles play, winning first sets on five of the six courts. Pallares would strike first, picking up a straight-set win on Court 1. Matt Story would follow closely, earning a straight-set win of his own from Court 6.

Jeremy Taylor finished his own match in straight sets, ultimately winning the overall match for Memphis. The Melbourne, Australia native picked up a 6-2, 7-5 win to give the Tigers the victory.

Next up for the Tigers is a match against Oklahoma State in Oxford, Miss. First serve is set for 7 p.m.

Results
Singles
1. Jan Pallares (MEM) def. Sergiu Bucur (USU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Oscar Cutting (MEM) vs Felipe Acosta (USU) 7-6(11), 2-5 (Did not complete)
3. David Stevenson (MEM) vs Javier Ruiz (USU) 5-7, 6-2, 3-1 (Did not complete)
4. Jeremy Taylor (MEM) def. Roko Savin (USU) 6-2, 7-5
5. Patrick Sydow (MEM) vs Arvid Hjalte (USU) 6-2, 3-6, 3-0 (Did not complete)
6. Matt Story (MEM) def. Christian Holmes (USU) 6-1, 7-6(7)
(Order of finish: 1, 6, 4)

Doubles
1. #21 Cutting/Stevenson (MEM) def. Acosta/Ruiz (USU) 6-2
2. Pallares/Sydow (MEM) def. Bucur/Savin (USU) 6-1
3. Sullivan/Taylor (MEM) vs Hjalte/Holmes (USU) 2-5 (Did not complete)
(Order of finish: 2, 1)