Montana State dropped its sixth consecutive men's tennis match to open the 2010 season, falling to 66th-ranked Utah 7-0 in Salt Lake City on Saturday.
Utah swept the three doubles matches for the doubles point, then claimed all six singles contests. MSU's Fletcher Keyes and Alberto Fuentes each forced their matches into a seventh game to win.
Montana State's three-day road trip continues with a Sunday match at Weber State.
Tennis Match Results
Montana State vs University of Utah
Feb 13, 2010 at Salt Lake City (Eccles Tennis Center)
#66 University of Utah 7, Montana State 0
Singles competition
1. Phillip Eilers (UTAH) def. Pawel Turzanski (MST) 6-1, 6-2
2. Jason Smits (UTAH) def. Fletcher Keyes (MST) 7-6, 6-4
3. Alex Golding (UTAH) def. Alberto Fuentes (MST) 6-1, 7-5
4. Timmy Allin (UTAH) def. Esteban Ferrero (MST) 6-2, 6-2
5. Dmytro Mamedov (UTAH) def. Myles Perkins (MST) 6-0, 6-0
6. Stephen Jacobs (UTAH) def. Joey Staszcuk (MST) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Phillip Eilers/Alex Golding (UTAH) def. Fletcher Keyes/Alberto Fuentes (MSU) 8-1
2. Stephen Jacobs/Benito Suriano (UTAH) def. Esteban Ferrero/Myles Perkins (MSU) 8-4
3. Timmy Allin/Artem Strunnikov (UTAH) def. Pawel Turzanski/Joey Staszcuk (MSU) 8-5
Match Notes:
Montana State 0-6
University of Utah 2-3; National ranking #66
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,6,1,3,4,2)
