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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Written by Haidyn Parker, Sports Information Intern

Men’s Tennis Falls to Denver

The Zags stay home this week

Returning to the Stevens Center, the Zags took on the Denver Pioneers for a Wednesday match, which left the Zags in a defeat, 7-0. 

Playing in doubles for the Zags, Jay Fairclough and Giovanni Branchetti took court one with a 6-4 lead. Oscar Rashed and Nicholas Reeves came up short against Denver, 6-2. And Diego Herrera and Gus Krauel battled in a tiebreaker on court three; unfortunately, the Pioneers took the doubles point 7-6 (7). 

Oscar Rashed fought hard on court two against his opponent, Samuel Rovai, but came up short in two sets, 6-2 and 7-5. Junior Tom Dunlop also put up a good battle; Dunlop was defeated 6-4 and 6-2. Giovanni Branchetti had an impressive match against Pioneers Theo Coats, which went to three sets. Branchetti took the first set 6-4, before dropping in the next two sets 6-1 and 6-3. 

Jay Fairclough brought some momentum in his three sets, losing the first one 6-4, coming back in the second set 7-5, before dropping to Denver 6-0.  Nicholas Reeves kept up the competition on court four against Ryoma Mishiro, losing the first set 6-2, taking the second 7-5, before coming up short in the third 6-3. On court six, Diego Herrera was pitted against Denver's Aaron Beduhn. Herrera lost his first set 6-4, taking the second one 7-5, dropping to Beduhn in the last set 6-3.

The competition will continue for the Zags as they will take on Santa Clara this Friday, March 27th, at the Stevens Center. The match will begin at 2 pm.
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