DENVER - The University of Denver men's tennis team defeated UT-Arlington, 4-0 at the Gates Tennis Center on Friday. The win improves the Pioneers to 7-11 overall and 3-0 in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play.

The Pioneers swept the Maverick in doubles to take the early 1-0 lead.

In singles, junior Alex Clinkenbeard (Loveland, Colo.) defeated UT-Arlington's Sebastian Gomez 6-3, 6-2 in the No. 6 spot. Senior Jens Vorkefeld(Ostercappeln, Germany) beat Yauheni Yakaulev 7-5, 6-0 in No. 2 singles. Senior and ITA-ranked No. 50 Enej Bonin (Koper, Slovenia) claimed the decisive fourth point by defeating Soren Goritzka 6-3, 6-0.

The Pioneers next match is Sunday, April 14 at UT-San Antonio. The match begins at 12 p.m. (MT).

Singles

1. Enej Bonin (DEN) def. Soren Goritzka (UTA), 6-3, 6-0

2. Jens Vorkefeld (DEN) def. Yauheni Yakaulev (UTA), 7-5, 6-0

3. Max Krammer (DEN) vs. Carlos Aribiza (UTA), DNF 6-2, 5-1

4. Marek Pesicka (UTA) vs. Henry Craig (DEN), DNF 6-7, 1-3

5. Fabio Biasion (DEN) vs. Sebastian Eremiciou (UTA), DNF 6-3, 5-2

6. Alex Clinkenbeard (DEN) def. Sebastian Gomez (UTA), 6-3, 6-2

Order of finish: 6,2,1

 

Doubles

1. Bonin/Vorkefeld (DEN) def. Goritzka/Pesicka (UTA), 8-3

2. Biasion/Krammer (DEN) def. Yakaulev/Arbiza (UTA), 8-6

3. Craig/Clinkenbeard (DEN) def. Gomez/Perez (UTA), 8-6

 

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