SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah men’s tennis team hits the road for four consecutive road matches. The squad will take on Cal Saturday, April 6 at 4:30 p.m. before taking on Stanford April 7 at 2:30 p.m.
MATCH INFORMATION
Utah (3-13, 0-2 Pac-12 ) vs Cal (7-7, 2-1 Pac-12)
DATE|TIME: Saturday, April 6 | 4:30 p.m. MT
LOCATION: Berkeley, CA | Hellman Tennis Complex
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MATCH INFORMATION
Utah (3-13, 0-2 Pac-12) vs Stanford (12-4, 4-0 Pac-12)
DATE|TIME: Sunday, April 7 | 2:30 p.m. MT
LOCATION: Stanford, CA | Taube Family Tennis Center
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LAST TIME OUT
The Utes recently closed out a pair of home matches that kicked off Pac-12 play. Utah first battled in a 4-0 loss to Washington and later a 4-1 loss to Oregon. Utah’s lone point on the weekend came from Dylan Applegate in the No. 4 spot against Oregon where he took down Zian Vanderstappen 6-1, 6-3.
HEAD COACH ROELAND BRATEANU
Utah Head Coach Roeland Brateanu, reigning Pac-12 Coach of the Year, leads the Utes for his tenth season this spring. Under Brateanu’s guidance, the Utah men claimed the Pac-12 Champions title as well as finished with a No. 1 ranking in the ITA Mountain Region last spring. Currently Brateanu boasts a 159-98 overall record.
THE UTES
The Utah roster is comprised of seven returning players. Geronimo Espin Busleiman returns to compete for the Utes at the No. 1 spot after an impressive 2023 spring season. Berk Bugarikj also returns after he boasted an ITA No. 1 ranking in doubles for the Mountain Region last season. Bruno Krenn also returns for the Utes, claiming his first victory at the No. 2 spot in the season opener and taking a notable victory at the No. 1 spot in Utah’s home match against LMU.
Twins Jayson Blando and Michael Blando return for their third season with the squad. Geremia Rossi makes a comeback to the team for the third time this spring season and taking the No. 3 doubles spot with partner Dylan Applegate. This is Applegate’s second season with the Utes.
Gianluca Citadini is the single newcomer for the Utah team. The Argentinian national reached as high as No. 139 on the ITF Junior World Rankings and is a Grade 1 National Tournament Champion in Argentina. Citadini claimed his first…
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