LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Utah State men's tennis continued its final fall tournament with a pair of singles wins and a doubles victory on day two at the Loyola Marymount Invitational.
In singles action, the Aggies faced opponents from the University of Utah. Freshman Rithvik Bollipalli led the way for the Aggies after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Mathias Gavelin. Junior Duro Opacic went up against Randy Cory, winning 6-4, 6-2. Sophomore Felipe Acosta faced Slava Shainyan, winning the first set, 6-2, but lost the final two sets, 6-7, 3-6. Freshman Isaac Arevalo Gómez lost to Dan Little, who is ranked No. 65 in the ITA's preseason national singles rankings, 4-6, 1-6. Junior Sergiu Bucur fell to Russell Benkaim in straight sets, 6-7, 3-6, while freshman Mitch Johnson faced Azat Hankuliyev, losing 3-6, 0-6.
In doubles play against Mountain West-foe Nevada, the duo of Opacic and Acosta defeated Julian Evrard and Delmas N'tcha, 8-2, while Johnson and Buchamuka fell to Matvey Radionov and Benjamin Campi, 7-8. The other duo that competed was Arevalo Gómez and Bollipalli, falling short to Kostya Nesterenko and Daniel Dudockin, 2-8.
Action continues for the Aggies on Sunday as they will compete against Nevada in singles play beginning at 10 a.m. MT, followed by Loyola Marymount at 1 p.m. MT, in doubles action.
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RESULTS
Singles
Dan Little (Utah) def. Isaac Arevalo Gómez (USU) 6-4, 6-1
Slava Shainyan (Utah) def. Felipe Acosta (USU) 2-6, 7-6, 6-3
Duro Opacic (USU) def. Randy Cory (Utah) 6-4, 6-2
Russell Benkaim (Utah) def. Sergiu Bucur (USU) 7-6, 6-3
Rithvik Bollipalli (USU) def. Mathias Gavelin (Utah) 6-4, 6-2
Azat Hankuliyev (Utah) def. Mitch Johnson (USU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles
Kostya Nesterenko/Daniel Dudockin (Nevada) def. Isaac Arevalo Gómez/Rithvik Bollipalli (USU) 8-2
Duro Opacic/Felipe Acosta (USU) def. Julian Evrard/Delmas N'tcha (Nevada) 8-2
Matvey Radionov/Benjamin Campi (Nevada) def. Mitch Johnson/Daniel Bushamuka (USU) 8-7
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