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2022-23 Denver Men's Tennis Team at Bedford Cup

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Denver Men’s Tennis’ Sancho Arbizu, Raicevic Win Bedford Cup Titles

DU goes two for three in singles finals

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – University of Denver sophomore Daniel Sancho Arbizu won the top singles title while freshman Danilo Raicevic captured the "B" draw title at the Bedford Cup in the Mountains, hosted by the Air Force Academy, on Sunday.
 
For the third time in the tournament, Sancho Arbizu collected a straight-sets win, earning a late break in the second set to secure the 6-3 7-5 victory over Boise State's Samuel Sippel in the Lightning "A" Draw.
 
Raicevic added a second singles title for Denver on Sunday, winning 7-5 6-4 over No. 3 seed William Zulch from Weber State in the Raptor "B" Draw final.
 
Graduate student Mitch Johnson placed second overall in the Eagle "C" draw after dropping the final to No. 3 seed Caden Moortgat from Boise State.
 
Redshirt senior Anish Sriniketh won the battle for third place in the Raptor Draw with a 6-3 6-2 win over Air Force's Justin Waldman. DU also had a representative in the Eagle Draw third-place match, though graduate student Conner Olsen fell in a tight match tiebreak to Phillip Deaton from Air Force.
 
SUNDAY'S SINGLES RESULTS
LIGHTNING DRAW
Final: Daniel Sancho Arbizu def. Samuel Sippel (Boise State): 6-3 7-5
Final (consolation): Nicolas Herrero Cuesta def. Sebastian Buxman (Weber State): 6-2 6-4
Final (consolation): Itay Feigin (New Mexico State) def. Peter Sallay: 6-2 6-2
 
RAPTOR DRAW
Final: [2] Danilo Raicevic def. [3] William Zulch (Weber State): 7-5 6-4
Third-Place Match: [1] Anish Sriniketh def. Justin Waldman (Air Force): 6-2 6-2
Final (consolation): Charlie Miller def. Taiyo Kurata (Idaho)
 
EAGLE DRAW
Final: [3] Caden Moortgat (Boise State) def. Mitch Johnson: 6-1 6-3
Third-Place Match: Phillip Deaton (Air Force) def. Conner Olsen: 6-3 3-6 [11-9]
Consolation Match: AJ Moore (Air Force) def. Relja Eskic: 6-3 2-6 [10-5]
 
SUNDAY'S DOUBLES RESULTS
Third-Place Match: Kyle Garner/Phillip Deaton (Air Force) def. [3] Sriniketh/Sancho Arbizu: 6-4
Consolation Match: Sebastian Buxman/Matteo Savio (Weber State) def. Miller/Eskic: 6-2
Consolation Match: Corey Clarke/Roko Stipetic (New Mexico State) def. Olsen/Johnson: 6-2
Consolation Match: Herrero Cuesta/Raicevic def. AJ Moore/Jack Brown (Air Force): 6-3
 
Denver hits the road next at the San Diego Veterans Classic hosted by the University of San Diego on October 7-9.
 
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Players Mentioned

Relja Eskic

Relja Eskic

6' 1"
Sophomore
Nicolas Herrero Cuesta

Nicolas Herrero Cuesta

5' 10"
Junior
Charlie Miller

Charlie Miller

6' 3"
Junior
Peter Sallay

Peter Sallay

5' 10"
Junior
Daniel Sancho Arbizu

Daniel Sancho Arbizu

6' 0"
Sophomore
Anish Sriniketh

Anish Sriniketh

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
Conner Olsen

Conner Olsen

6' 0"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Relja Eskic

Relja Eskic

6' 1"
Sophomore
Nicolas Herrero Cuesta

Nicolas Herrero Cuesta

5' 10"
Junior
Charlie Miller

Charlie Miller

6' 3"
Junior
Peter Sallay

Peter Sallay

5' 10"
Junior
Daniel Sancho Arbizu

Daniel Sancho Arbizu

6' 0"
Sophomore
Anish Sriniketh

Anish Sriniketh

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
Conner Olsen

Conner Olsen

6' 0"
Graduate Student