LOGAN, Utah - Utah State men's tennis (18-4, 5-1 MW) enters the Mountain West Championships as the No. 1 seed and will face fourth-seeded San Diego State (15-6, 3-3 MW) in a semifinal match on Thursday, April 25, at 6:00 pm (MT). The Aztecs advanced to the semifinals after defeating fifth-seeded Nevada 4-0 on Wednesday in a quarterfinal match. 
 
MEET INFORMATION 
Date: April 25, 2024
Start: Thursday @ 6:00 p.m. (MT) 
Site: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: Darling Tennis Center
Live Stats: https://ioncourt.com/leagues/2024-mountain-west-mens-tennis-championship 
Live Stream: https://web.playsight.com/facility/mountain-west-conference/home  
 
LAST TIME
Utah State clinched the Mountain West regular season title with a 4-0 win at San Diego State last weekend. Overall, it is USU's fourth MW regular season men's tennis championship dating back to 2016. USU started the match by earning the doubles point. At the first position, senior Stijn Paardekoooper and sophomore Nuno Pinheiro posted a 6-4 win, while junior Sergi Mico Fenollar and graduate senior Bodin Zarkvoic posted a 6-4 win at the second position. Junior David Maritrosian and freshman Mohammad Alkotop were up 5-3 when their match was left unfinished. In singles play, Zarkovic earned the first point at the No. 1 spot in straight sets (6-3, 6-3). Fenollar quickly followed and posted a win in straight sets at the No. 3 spot (7-5, 6-2). And Alkotop posted a win at the No. 4 spot in straight sets (6-3, 6-3) to clinch the match for the Aggies. Paardekoooper, Pinheiro and freshman Philipp Rein's matches were all left unfinished.
 
FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can follow USU's men's tennis team on Twitter @USUMensTennis, on Facebook at /UtahStateMensTennis or on Instagram at USUMensTennis.  Aggie fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program on Twitter, @USUAthletics, Facebook at /USUAthletics and on Instagram, @USUAthletics.
 
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