SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah men’s tennis team wrapped up its first weekend of fall competition with strong performances from several Utes at the Bengal Invitational hosted by Idaho State.
To start things off, Gianluca Citadini picked up a 6-3, 6-2 win over Eastern Washington’s Tyler Waddock. He advanced to take on ISU’s Valentino De Pellegrin in the round of 16. Citadini narrowly dropped the first set 6-4 and took his second set into a tiebreak but fell 7-6 (7-5).
Nicolas Calixto picked up two wins in singles play. He first defeated Utah State’s Eliot Nobel 6-2, 7-6 (9-7). Next, in the round of 16 he defeated Montana’s Johnny Wilkinson 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-4. He later fell in the quarterfinal round after taking his match to three sets with scores of 6-3, 3-6, 5-7.
Charles Frey also made it to the quarterfinal round in singles. Frey defeated Idaho State’s Sam Wensley 7-5, 6-3. In the round of 16, Frey defeated Montana’s Moritz Lesjak 6-3, 6-4. Frey went on to fall in the quarterfinals but fell 6-3, 6-3 to Utah State’s Dimitri Goubin.
In doubles action Utah picked up just one win. The Utah duo of Frey and Calixto defeated Caden Kammerer and Tyler Dalos from EWU with an 8-5 score.
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FINAL RESULTS
BENGAL INVITATIONAL
SINGLES
R32 – Alexander Edmonston (BYU) def. Geremia Rossi (UTAH) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
R32 – Gianluca Citadini (ISU) def. Tyler Waddock (EWU) 6-3, 6-2
R32 – Nicolas Calixto (UTAH) def. Eliot Nobel (USU) 6-2, 7-6 (9-7)
R32 – Charles Frey (UTAH) def. Sam Wensley (ISU) 7-5, 6-3
R16 – Valentino De Pellegrin (ISU) def. Gianluca Citadini (UTAH) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
R16 – Charles Frey (UTAH) def. Moritz Lesjak (UM) 6-3, 6-4
R16 – Nicolas Calixto (UTAH) def. John Wilkinson (UM) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-4
QF – Fernando Perez Rodenas (UM) def. Nicolas Calixto (UTAH) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
QF – Dmitri Goubin (USU) def. Charles Frey (UTAH) 6-3, 6-3
DOUBLES
R16 – Frey/Calixto (UTAH) def. Kammerer/Dalos (EWU) 8-5
R16 – Rossi/ Citadini (UTAH) BYE
QF – Perez Rodenas/WIger-Nordas (Montana) def. Frey/Calixto (UTAH) 8-4
QF – Schreiner/Edmonston (BYU)…
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