LOGAN, UT. – The University of Denver men's tennis team fell to Utah State 6-1 on Friday afternoon. The loss is DU's second-straight and moves the Pioneers to 5-4 overall.

Despite the loss, Denver did pick up a singles win, thanks to Mattia Ros who defeated Sergui Bucur 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) at the No. 2 spot. The Crimson and Gold also put up a good fight in the doubles competition as James Davis/Matt Summers defeated Isaac Arturo Arevalo/Jose Carvajal at No. 1 while DU fell 7-5 in the remaining two matches.

The Pioneers who started off the season 4-1 will look to get back on track on Sunday afternoon when they take on Utah in Salt Lake City, UT.

Doubles

1. James Davis/Matt Summers (DEN) def. Isaac Arturo Arevalo/Jose Carvajal (USU) 7-5

2. Rithvik Bollipalli/Sergiu Bucur (USU) def. Mattia Ros/Pedro Fernandez Del Valle (DEN) 7-5

3. Duro Opacic/Felipe Acosta (USU) def. Daniel Krulig/Eric Morris (DEN) 7-5

Order of finish: 2,1,3

Singles

1. Isaac Arturo Arevalo (USU) def. Matt Summers (DEN) 6-3, 4-6, 7-2 (7-2)

2. Mattia Ros (DEN) def. Sergiu Bucur (USU), 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)

3. Jose Carvajal (USU) def. Pedro Fernandez Del Valle (DEN) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3

4. Felipe Acosta (USU) def. James Davis (DEN) 6-2, 6-0

5. Rithvik Bollipalli (USU) def. Ignatius Castelino (DEN) 6-3, 6-0

6. Duro Opacic (USU) def. Daniel Krulig (DEN) 6-2, 6-1

Order of finish: 4,3,2,5,1,6

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