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Ros, Sallay
Matthew McGreevy
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Winner Denver DEN
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Utah UTAH
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Utah UTAH

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Denver Defeats Utah for Fifth Straight Win

Salt Lake City, Utah - The Denver Pioneers men's tennis team won its fifth straight match with a 4-3 victory against Utah on Sunday in Salt Lake City, Utah.
 
Doubles
The Utes won a tightly-contested doubles point that featured two tiebreakers. Mattia Ros/Peter Sallay won 7-6 (5) at #2 for their second win as a tandem, but No. 42 Matt Summers/James Davis were edged 7-6 (4) at #1 and Nicolas Herrero Cuesta/Ignacio Rivero Crespo fell 6-4 at #3 to surrender the team point.
 
Singles
Sallay tied the match 1-1 with his fifth straight singles win, a 7-6 (2), 6-2 victory at #4. Davis, Daniel Krulig and Summers followed up to make Denver victorious. Davis came from behind to win 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 at #2 for his sixth straight win, Krulig won his match in straight sets 7-5, 7-6 (8) at #6 and Summers capped the match with his fifth consecutive victory, a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 win at #3.

Up Next
Denver looks ahead to a road match at Air Force on Saturday, Feb. 27. The Pioneers defeated the Falcons 6-1 on Jan. 29 for their 13th straight win against Air Force. First serve is set for 2 p.m. MT in Colorado Springs, Colo.
 
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