Box Score San Diego, Calif. - Utah State senior Sergi Micó Fenollar captured the singles title as the No. 3 seed with a straight sets victory in the finals at the 67th Annual Men's Tennis Intercollegiate Championships, held here this past weekend. With the win, Micó Fenollar secures a wildcard entry into an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) event.
In the championship match, Micó Fenollar clinched the singles title with a commanding straight-sets win (6-1, 6-4) over top-seeded Neo Niedner of San Diego.
During the weekend tournament, the Aggies competed against the University of San Diego, Illinois State, Arizona, USC, San Diego State, Grand Canyon, Baylor, LMU, Kennesaw State and UC Riverside.
On the first day of the tournament, senior
David Martirosian and Micó Fenollar advanced with wins in the round of 32, while sophomore
Mohammad Alkotop finished the day 1-1.
On the second day, Micó Fenollar cruised to a straight-sets victory in the singles round of 16 (6-3, 6-3). Freshman
Roman Venger and Alkotop also secured wins in the singles round of 32. In doubles action, the pair of Micó Fenollar and Venger posted a win in the round of 16 to advance.
On the third day, Micó Fenollar dominated the singles quarterfinals, winning in straight sets (6-0, 6-2), before securing a semifinal victory, also in straight sets (7-5, 6-3). In doubles, Micó Fenollar and Venger won their quarterfinal match, which was decided by a tie-break (7-6(4)).
On the final day of competition, Micó Fenollar and Venger fell in their quarterfinal doubles match.
The Aggies will split their squad next week, competing at both the Idaho State Invitational from Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 2-4, and at the Mountain West Conference Individuals in Las Vegas, Nevada, from Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 2-5.
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.
Day One Results (Thursday, Sept. 26)
Singles
R32; Connor Church (USC) def.
Mohammad Alkotop (USU) 6-3, 7-6(3)
R32; David Martirosian (USU) def. Alejandro Padro (LMU) 6-3, 6-0
R32; Sergi Micó Fenollar (USU) def. Justin Lamy (UCR) 6-3, 6-1
R32; Mathieu Josserand (SDSU) def.
Roman Venger (USU) 6-2, 4-6, 10-7
R32; Mohammad Alkotop (USU) def. Adrian Dibildox (ISU) 7-5 7-5
Day Two Results (Friday, Sept. 27)
Singles
R16; Cole Stelse (AZ) def.
David Martirosian (USU) 7-6(2), 6-3
R16; Sergi Micó Fenollar (USU) def. Anthony Weingarten (KSU) 6-3, 6-3
R32; Roman Venger (USU) def. Zachary Pellouchoud (UCSD) 5-7, 6-3, 10-6
R32;
Mohammad Alkotop (USU) def. Imran Daniel Abdul Hazli (BU) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
R16; Sergi Micó Fenollar/
Roman Venger (USU) def. Connor Church/ Anthony Weingarten (KSU) 7-5
R16; Zachary Pellouchoud/ Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) def.
Mohammad Alkotop/
David Martirosian (USU) 6-0
Day Three Results (Saturday, Sept. 28)
Singles
QF; Sergi Micó Fenollar (USU) def. Inaki Cabrera-Bello (AZ) 6-0, 6-2
SF; Sergi Micó Fenollar (USU) def. Sasha Rozin (AZ) 7-5, 6-3
Extra; David Martirosian (USU) def. Adrien Berrut (USD) 6-1, 4-6, 10-4
Extra; Nikola Kuraica (LMU) def.
Roman Venger (USU) 6-4, 6-4
Extra; Mohammad Alkotop (USU) def. Andreas Loizas (GCU) 7-5, 5-7, 10-3
Doubles
QF; Sergi Micó Fenollar/
Roman Venger (USU) def. Inaki Cabrera-Bellow/ Cole Stelse (AZ) 7-6(4)
Extra; Mohammad Alkotop/
David Martirosian (USU) def. Sasha Rozin/ Filip Gustafsson (AZ) 6-3
Day Four Results (Sunday, Sept. 29)
Singles
Finals; Sergi Micó Fenollar (USU) def. Neo Niedner (USD) 6-1, 6-4
Extra; Mohammad Alkotop (USU) def. Nikhil Niranjan (USD) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
SF; Neo Niedner/ Nikhil Niranjan (USD) def. Sergi Micó Fenollar/
Roman Venger (USU) 6-2
-USU-
