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11/5/2026 4:50:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Pioneer junior won 7-5, 6-2 on the opening day of the ITA Sectionals in Arizona on Thursday
TEMPE – University of Denver junior Theo Coats defeated Montana's Matthew Upton 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the ITA Sectionals on the campus of Arizona State.
With the win, Coats moves on to the Round of 16 to take on UNLV's Marko Maksimovic, who defeated Arizona's Glib Sekachov by a score of 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 on Thursday. That match is scheduled to take the court on Friday at 1 p.m. MT.
Coats' win comes less than a week removed from Upton defeating the Pioneer junior at the Denver Tennis Park.
The top six singles players from this weekend's tournament in Tempe will advance to the NCAA Singles Championships.
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With the win, Coats moves on to the Round of 16 to take on UNLV's Marko Maksimovic, who defeated Arizona's Glib Sekachov by a score of 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 on Thursday. That match is scheduled to take the court on Friday at 1 p.m. MT.
Coats' win comes less than a week removed from Upton defeating the Pioneer junior at the Denver Tennis Park.
The top six singles players from this weekend's tournament in Tempe will advance to the NCAA Singles Championships.
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