PROVO, Utah — Utah State men's tennis lost at BYU, 4-3, on Saturday in Provo. It is USU's seventh loss this season by a score of 4-3.

The Cougars took the early lead by taking the doubles point with victories at the first and third positions. Senior Felipe Acosta and junior Bodin Zarkovic were up, 5-4, at the second spot before their match was suspended.

Zarkovic then led the way for USU to start singles play, tying the match at 1-1 by defeating Mateo Vereau, 6-4, 6-1, at the second position. Zarkovic is now unbeaten in his last 11 singles matches having gone 9-0 with two suspended matches.

Freshman Sergi Mico Fenollar then defeated Otto Schreiner, 7-5, 6-3, at the fourth position to give the Aggies the lead. Junior Roko Savin put USU one point away from victory with a 6-2, 6-1 win at the fifth spot over Alex Lin before losses at first, sixth and third positions clinched the match for BYU. It is Utah State's third consecutive match which has ended in a 4-3 loss.

Utah State now prepares for the start of conference play versus UNLV on Friday, April 1, at the Sports Academy & Racquet Club in Logan.

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RESULTS
Utah State 3, BYU 4
Provo, Utah

Doubles
1. Matheus Leite/Mateo Vereau (BYU) def. Jack Ninteman/Javier Ruiz (USU) 6-4
2. Felipe Acosta/Bodin Zarkovic (USU) vs. Otto Schreiner/Alex Lin (BYU) 5-4, unfinished
3. Dominik Jakovljevic/Tennyson Whiting (BYU) Sergi Mico Fenollar/Gabriel Chavez (USU) 6-3

Singles
1. Leite (BYU) def. Cierny (USU) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
2. Zarkovic (USU) def. Vereau (BYU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Jakovljevic (BYU) def. Acosta (USU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. Mico Fenollar (USU) def. Schreiner (BYU) 7-5, 6-3
5. Roko Savin (USU) def. Lin (BYU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Whiting (BYU) def. Ruiz (USU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2

Match Notes
Utah State: 6-9 (0-0 MW)
BYU: 7-6 (1-1 WCC)
Order of Finish: Doubles - 1, 3; Singles - 2, 4, 5, 1, 6, 3 

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