Pacific Invite Results

STOCKTON, Calif. – Preston Jenkins, Kelly Hatanaka and Cameron Lindsay placed top-three in two events each, helping the BYU swim team earn 13 top-three times at the Pacific Invite on Nov. 16-18.

"Overall, we swam well and most important we improved from last meet," BYU head coach John Brooks said. "I still want the team to get up and continue to improve, get-up and race."

Overall, the BYU men’s team took third place with a score of 540, behind the University of Denver at 980 and University of the Pacific with 726. No. 4 Stanford University took fourth at 510, but only competed on the first day of the meet, while Fresno Pacific University placed fifth with 378. The BYU women’s team also took third place with a score of 702.50, behind Pacific at 941.50 and Fresno Pacific with 843, but ahead of San Jose State University took fourth with a score of 610.

BYU’s only first place win of the Invite came on the first day when senior Vanessa Moffatt competed in the women’s 200-yard butterfly. Moffatt placed first with a time of 2:05.78, two seconds faster than Fresno Pacific’s Daria Belova.

A team of Jenkins, Levi Jensen, Sherif Aboumandour and Payton Sorenson started the Cougars out strong on the first day of competition in the 200-yard medley relay placing third with a time of 1:31:80. The following day, a team of Kumni Ogunfeibo, Brad Prolo, Aboumandour and Sorenson also took third in the men’s 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:24.34.

Jenkins went on to finish second in the men’s 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:38.63, only a tenth of a second behind Grant Shoults of Stanford. Sorenson came away with second place in the men’s 50-yard freestyle with a time of 20.31. On the second day, Jenkins also placed second in the 200-yard backstroke at 1:48.68. He also earned a first place time in the 200-yard IM at 1:52.37, however his score did not count towards the team score because he was an exhibition swimmer. 

Prolo, was slotted in the first heat of the men’s 100-yard breaststroke, but earned a time better than most of fastest two heats taking third place with a time of 57.40 besting his original time of 58.05.

In the women’s 400-yard IM, Hatanaka took third place with a time of 4:28.11. Hatanaka continued her success on the second day of the Invite, taking second in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:08.22.

BYU's brother and sister duo, Cameron Lindsay and Mariah Lindsay both took third place in the men’s and women’s 200-yard breaststroke with times of 2:06.71 and 2:23.17, respectively. Cameron then went on to place second in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:54.55.

Adding to the top-three times, BYU's Madeline Zarchin took third in the 100-butterfly with a time of 57.97, teammate  Katia Quezada placed third in the 1650-yard freestyle and Cougar Matt Abernathy earned third in the men’s 100-yard butterfly.

Next up, the Cougars swim and dive teams will travel to different Invites on the weekend of Nov. 16-18. Select groups from the swim team will compete in the UNLV Invite at Buchanan Natatorium in Las Vegas, while the dive team will travel to University Texas-Austin to compete in the UT Diving Invite at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. The UT Diving Invite begins at 5:00 p.m. CST on Thursday, Nov. 16, continues at 4:00 p.m. CST on Friday, Nov. 17 and concludes as an all-day event on Saturday, Nov. 18. The Nov. 16-17 competitions will be broadcast live on the Longhorn Network.

PROVO, Utah ­­– After three weeks off, the Cougar swim team heads to Stockton, California, to compete in the Pacific Invite on Friday, Oct. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 28 at Kjeldsen Pool.

The men’s and women’s teams will both compete against the University of the Pacific, also a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, San Jose State University, University of Denver and Fresno Pacific University. Additionally, the men will go up against NCAA Division I CSCAA Coaches Poll No. 4 Stanford.

Many members of the BYU swim and dive team currently hold MPSF top times and scores. Preston Jenkins currently holds the top times for the men's 200 freestyle short course yards with a time of 1:38.82 and the men's 200 IM SCY at 1:52.09. Kelly Hatanaka holds the top time for the women's 400 IM SCY with a time of 4:27.87. Diver Nathan Gonzales holds the top scores in the MPSF in the men's 3-meter and 1-meter at 303.55 and 324.05 respectively, while Elizabeth Holmes hold the top score in the women's 1-meter at 255.95.

While the BYU dive team will not be competing in the Pacific Invite, it will also be in California, training at UC Berkeley.

The Invite starts at 7:00 p.m. PST on Friday Oct. 27, and continues on Saturday Oct. 28, at 10:00 a.m. PST with a live stream available here.

Results Day 2

Intermountain Shootout Complete Results

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. –– Men’s diver Nathan Gonzales and women’s diver Elizabeth Holmes received first place awards for BYU at the final day of the Intermountain Shootout held at Colorado Mesa University.

“Overall, we had a great meet,” BYU head coach John Brooks said. “This gives the coaches and athletes something to work from and improve on going into the next meet. The team’s highlights were having top times in some of the diving and swimming events.”

On the final day, Preston Jenkins won two more events. He placed first in the men’s 200-yard IM with a time of 1:53.29 and the men’s 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:51:91. Those two wins gave him a total of four first-place wins in the two-day competition. Levi Jensen got his first win of the 2017 season in the men’s 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 26.27, besting his seed time of 27.16.

The Cougars also dominated in diving on the second day of competition earning first place in both the women’s and men’s competition. Gonzales again took first place, this time in the 3-meter with a score of 302.55, followed by Matt Denkers in second with a 298.05. Freshman Holmes earned her first BYU win on the 1-meter with a score of 255.95.

Between the two meets, the men’s team defeated Colorado Mesa University, 261.50 to 125.50, but it lost to the Air Force Academy, 228.00 to 165.00.

The women’s team defeated the Air Force Academy, 216.00 to 177.00, and Colorado Mesa University, 281.00 to 112.00, but lost to Colorado State University, 232.50 to 159.50.

The Cougars have three weeks off before traveling to the Pacific Invite in Stockton, California. The meet begins on Oct. 27, at 7:00 p.m. PDT, and continues on Oct. 28, at 10:30 a.m., at Kjeldsen Pool.

Day 1 Recap

PROVO, Utah – Colorado Mesa University hosts the BYU swim and dive teams, along with three other schools, in the eighth annual Intermountain Shootout on Oct. 6-7 at El Pomar Natatorium in Grand Junction.

This will be BYU’s first meet of the 2017-18 season that counts towards regular season standings. The men’s team will go up against Air Force and Colorado Mesa, in addition to those two teams, the women’s team will compete against Colorado State. 

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the BYU swim team will wear pink swim caps at all of their October meets. 

This meet kicks off at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6 and 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7. It will be scored in a dual meet format and live results can be found here. In addition, live streaming can be found here.

PROVO, Utah – Senior John Pearce won in No. 5 singles to clinch a 4-1 victory for BYU tennis over No. 50 Loyola Marymount Friday afternoon at the Indoor Tennis Courts.   

"The main thing that I was pleased with at the start of the match is that we won the doubles point because of lines two and three, but we had match point in line one," BYU head coach Brad Pearce said. "It was a great start on every position and set a good tone of being ready to play. They are undefeated in conference play and have only lost three other times. They are well-coached and have lots of talent. We came out ready to go. Our goal is to get first sets in the positions, and we got that in half the matches starting out. I'm excited for our guys today."

BYU (17-6, 6-2 WCC) came out ready to compete and earned the doubles point against Loyola Marymount (15-4, 5-1 WCC). Brother duo John Pearce and Matthew Pearce defeated Diego Nava and Errol Smith 6-2 in the No. 3 slot. Sam Tullis and Ben Gajardo earned a 6-3 victory over Charles Boyce and Lukas Moenter in No. 2 doubles to move the Cougars into singles up 1-0 over the Lions.

Loyola Marymount claimed the first singles point with Moenter defeating Jeffrey Hsu 6-4, 6-2 in the No. 2 slot. BYU continued to be aggressive and earned three-consecutive wins. Tullis earned a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 victory against Smith in No. 3 singles, and Gajardo defeated Lucas Moreno 6-1, 6-7, 6-4 in the No. 4 slot.

Up 3-1, John Pearce claimed a 7-5, 6-2 win over Boyce to clinch the 4-1 Cougar win over the No. 50 Lions, giving Loyola Marymount its first conference loss.

BYU finishes regular-season play Saturday, April 14, hosting Pepperdine at 12 p.m. MST at the Outdoor Tennis Courts, weather permitting (the temperature must be above 50°F at match time to be played outside). Senior John Pearce will be recognized between doubles and singles. Live stats are available on the men’s schedule page.

Match Results

BYU 4, Loyola Marymount 1

Doubles Results

1. HILL, Sean/HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) vs. DIAZ FREIRE, Gabriel/BORCHENKO, Nick (LMU) 5-3 (DNF)
2. TULLIS, Sam/GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) def. BOYCE, Charles/MOENTER, Lukas (LMU) 6-3
3. PEARCE, John/PEARCE, Matthew (BYU) def. NAVA, Diego/SMITH, Errol (LMU) 6-2

Order of finish: (3, 2)

Singles Results

1. HILL, Sean (BYU) vs. DIAZ FREIRE, Gabriel (LMU) 4-6, 6-4, 5-6 (DNF)
2. MOENTER, Lukas (LMU) def. HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) 6-4, 6-2
3. TULLIS, Sam (BYU) def. SMITH, Errol (LMU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
4. GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) def. MORENO, Lucas (LMU) 6-1, 6-7, 6-4
5. PEARCE, John (BYU) def. BOYCE, Charles (LMU) 7-5, 6-2
6. PEARCE, Matthew (BYU) vs. BORCHENKO, Nick (LMU) 6-5 (DNF)

Order of finish: (2, 3, 4, 5)

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PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s tennis will conclude regular-season play this week hosting two West Coast Conference opponents—No. 50 Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine.

The Cougars play Loyola Marymount on Friday, Apr. 13, at 1 p.m. MST and Pepperdine on Saturday, Apr. 14, at 12 p.m. MST at the Outdoor Tennis Courts, weather permitting. Links to live stats are available on the men’s schedule page.

BYU (16-6, 5-2 WCC) is coming off a full weekend which consisted of three league matches. The Cougars defeated Saint Mary’s and San Francisco before falling in a close 4-3 match to Santa Clara on Saturday.

Sophomore Sam Tullis led the team with three wins after moving up to the No. 3 slot. All of Cougars in the lineup contributed singles wins this past weekend.

Senior John Pearce is nearing the end of his BYU tennis career and will be recognized at Saturday’s match between doubles and singles. Pearce has been on the team all four years and has an overall 63-41 singles record and 58-38 doubles record.

No. 50 Loyola Marymount
The Lions (15-2, 5-0 WCC) are coming off two sweeps against league opponents Gonzaga and Portland this past weekend. Loyola Marymount has only lost to No. 6 UCLA and No. 37 Arizona State this season.

BYU lost to Loyola Marymount 4-3 last year and are split 3-all in wins over the last six years.

Pepperdine
The Waves (6-13, 2-3 WCC) lost to Portland on Friday before sweeping Gonzaga and UC Riverside on Saturday and Sunday. BYU has won one of the last three matchups against Pepperdine. 

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – BYU men’s tennis fell 4-3 in its final league match of the weekend to Santa Clara at the Degheri Tennis Center.

"Santa Clara is a tough team out on their courts-- they played well and fought hard at every position," BYU head coach Brad Pearce said. "Congratulations to them. The positive take away from today's loss is that we competed so hard. We felt capable of coming home 3-0 after this trifecta, and we had a match point for the win to do it and were right there. Those will start going our way as we learn from them and make adjustments. I'm proud of the way this team competes." 

BYU (16-6, 5-2 WCC) started the match strong by winning the doubles point over Santa Clara (10-8, 2-3 WCC). Ben Gajardo and David Ball defeated Connor Garnett and Kamran Khan 6-3 in No. 3 doubles. The Broncos answered with a win in No. 2 doubles with Vasileios Iliopoulos and Jesus Barajas defeating BYU brother duo John Pearce and Matthew Pearce 6-3.

With doubles split 1-1, a 6-2 win from Sean Hill and Jeffrey Hsu over Andrew Gu and Robert Seby in the No. 1 slot helped the Cougars secure the doubles point over the Broncos.

Up 1-0 moving into singles, BYU dropped the first two singles matches. J. Pearce fell to Garnett 6-4, 6-1 in No. 4 singles, while Hsu lost to Barajas 7-6, 6-1 in the No. 2 slot. Sam Tullis earned the Cougars their first singles win of the day after defeating Seby 6-2, 6-3 in No. 3 singles.

Tied 2-all, Santa Clara took the next win in No. 1 singles with Gu defeating Hill 6-1, 7-5, but BYU’s Gajardo won in the No. 5 slot 7-5, 6-4 over Iliopoulos, moving the tie to 3-all.

Santa Clara’s Sebastien Mathieu clinched the match with a three-set (4-6, 7-6, 6-4) win over Ball in No. 6 singles to lead the Broncos to a 4-3 win over the Cougars.

BYU concludes regular-season play hosting two league opponents next week. The Cougars play No. 49 Loyola Marymount Friday, April 13, at 1 p.m. MST, and Pepperdine on Saturday, April 14, at noon MST. Both matches will be played at the Outdoor Tennis Courts and live stats will be available on the men’s schedule page.

Match Results

BYU 3, Santa Clara 4

Doubles Results

1. HILL, Sean/HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) def. GU, Andrew/SEBY, Robert (SC) 6-2
2. ILIOPOULOS, Vasileios/BARAJAS, Jesus (SC) def. PEARCE, John/PEARCE, Matthew (BYU) 6-3
3. GAJARDO, Ben/BALL, David (BYU) def. GARNETT, Connor/KHAN, KAMRAN (SC) 6-3

Order of finish: (3, 2, 1)

Singles Results

1. GU, Andrew (SC) def. HILL, Sean (BYU) 6-1, 7-5
2. BARAJAS, Jesus (SC) def. HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) 7-6, 6-1
3. TULLIS, Sam (BYU) def. SEBY, Robert (SC) 6-2, 6-3
4. GARNETT, Connor (SC) def. PEARCE, John (BYU) 6-4, 6-1
5. GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) def. ILIOPOULOS, Vasileios (SC) 7-5, 6-4
6. MATHIEU, Sebastien (SC) def. BALL, David (BYU) 4-6, 7-6, 6-4

Order of finish: (4, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6)

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PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s tennis travels to California for three West Coast Conference matchups against Saint Mary’s, San Francisco and Santa Clara this week.

The Cougars play Saint Mary’s Thursday, April 5, at 2 p.m. PST at the Timothy Korth Tennis Complex. BYU then takes on San Francisco Friday, April 6, at 1 p.m. PST at the California Tennis Club. The team rounds its three-match slate at Santa Clara Saturday, April 7, at 11 a.m. PST at the Degheri Tennis Center. Links to live stats are available on the men’s schedule page.

BYU (14-5, 3-1 WCC) is looking to get back to winning after two disappointing losses last week. Jeffrey Hsu led the Cougars with two victories in No. 2 singles while Matthew Pearce added a win in No. 6 singles. 

Saint Mary’s
The Gaels (3-13, 0-4 WCC) are coming off two losses to conference foes Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine. BYU has won the last four matchups against Saint Mary’s.

San Francisco
The Dons (6-12, 2-2 WCC) recorded wins against Pacific and Saint Mary’s in league play. BYU is 6-0 in matchups against San Francisco since 2012.

Santa Clara
In league play, the Broncos (9-8, 1-3 WCC) swept Saint Mary's 4-0 but fell to Portland and Gonzaga. BYU lost 4-2 last year to Santa Clara in the WCC tournament but defeated the Broncos in the previous three matchups.

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BURLINGAME, Calif. – BYU men’s tennis swept league opponent San Francisco 4-0 in singles play Friday afternoon at the Broadway Tennis Center.

“San Francisco has some very good ball strikers on their team,” BYU head coach Brad Pearce said. “We started with singles today and found ourselves down early breaks on four out of six singles matches. We weren’t playing poorly, but they were just outplaying us. Fortunately, our guys dug in, found another gear, and we ended up getting six first sets. We kept the pressure on and ended with a decisive win against a good team. Hopefully the rain will clear, and we’ll get a chance to play Santa Clara tomorrow.”

The match started with singles and after four-straight wins, BYU (16-5, 5-1 WCC) completed with a sweep over San Francisco (6-13, 2-3 WCC). David Ball defeated Marco Barretto 6-4, 6-0 in No. 6 singles, while Sam Tullis earned a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Oliver Poysti in the No. 3 slot.

Continuing the wins, Sean Hill topped Johan Joenhagen 6-4, 6-4 in No. 1 singles and John Pearce defeated Ryan Marker 6-4, 6-4 in No. 4 singles. Because of the four wins, doubles matches were not played.

The Cougars play Santa Clara Saturday, April 7, at 11 a.m. PST at the Degheri Tennis Center to complete their third league match of the weekend. Live stats are available on the men’s schedule page.

Match Results

BYU 4, San Francisco 0

Singles Results

1. HILL, Sean (BYU) def. JOENHAGEN, Johan (USF) 6-4, 6-4
2. HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) vs. ZINCIRLI, Mert (USF) 6-2, 4-6, 1-1 (DNF)
3. TULLIS, Sam (BYU) def. POYSTI, Oliver (USF) 7-5, 6-3
4. PEARCE, John (BYU) def. MARKER, Ryan (USF) 6-4, 6-4
5. GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) vs. GIRAUD, Paul (USF) 7-6, 4-4 (DNF)
6. BALL, David (BYU) def. BARRETTO, Marco (USF) 6-4, 6-0

Order of finish: (6, 3, 1, 4)

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PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s tennis travels to California for three West Coast Conference matchups against Saint Mary’s, San Francisco and Santa Clara this week.

The Cougars play Saint Mary’s Thursday, April 5, at 2 p.m. PST at the Timothy Korth Tennis Complex. BYU then takes on San Francisco Friday, April 6, at 1 p.m. PST at the California Tennis Club. The team rounds its three-match slate at Santa Clara Saturday, April 7, at 11 a.m. PST at the Degheri Tennis Center. Links to live stats are available on the men’s schedule page.

BYU (14-5, 3-1 WCC) is looking to get back to winning after two disappointing losses last week. Jeffrey Hsu led the Cougars with two victories in No. 2 singles while Matthew Pearce added a win in No. 6 singles. 

Saint Mary’s
The Gaels (3-13, 0-4 WCC) are coming off two losses to conference foes Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine. BYU has won the last four matchups against Saint Mary’s.

San Francisco
The Dons (6-12, 2-2 WCC) recorded wins against Pacific and Saint Mary’s in league play. BYU is 6-0 in matchups against San Francisco since 2012.

Santa Clara
In league play, the Broncos (9-8, 1-3 WCC) swept Saint Mary's 4-0 but fell to Portland and Gonzaga. BYU lost 4-2 last year to Santa Clara in the WCC tournament but defeated the Broncos in the previous three matchups.

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SAN DIEGO – BYU men’s tennis drops its first West Coast Conference match of the season 4-2 against No. 42 San Diego Saturday afternoon at the USD West Tennis Courts.

BYU (14-5, 3-1 WCC) came off a heartbreaking loss Friday to UC Irvine and was ready to bounce back against San Diego (9-7, 3-0 WCC). Despite the effort, the Cougars dropped the doubles point to the Toreros. No. 79 duo Joel Gamerov and August Holmgren defeated Sean Hill and Jeffrey Hsu 6-2 in No. 1 doubles. In the No. 2 slot, Nico Borter and Pratt Keerasuntonpon earned a 7-5 victory over BYU’s John Pearce and Ben Gajardo.

Moving into singles, San Diego claimed the first two wins. No. 121 Gamerov defeated J. Pearce 6-2, 6-0 in the No. 3 slot, while Araouzos Alexandros earned a three-set win (4-6, 6-3, 6-2) over Gajardo in No. 5 singles.

Matthew Pearce earned BYU its first win of the day with a 7-5, 7-5 victory against Keerasuntonpon in the No. 6 slot. Hsu defeated Borter 7-6, 6-4 in No. 2 singles, bringing the Cougars down just one 3-2 against the Toreros.

Sam Tullis dropped his match 7-6, 6-4 against David Nordfeldt in No. 4 singles, solidifying the San Diego win 4-2 over BYU.

The Cougars have a busy next week on the road with three conference matches. BYU plays against Saint Mary's on Thursday, April 5, at 2 p.m. PST, San Francisco on Friday, April 6, at 1 p.m. PST and Santa Clara on Saturday, April 7, at 11 a.m. PST. 

Match Results

BYU 2, San Diego 4

Doubles Results

1. No. 79 GAMEROV, Joel/HOLMGREN, August (USD) def. HILL, Sean/HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) 6-2
2. BORTER, Nico/KEERASUNTONPON, Pratt (USD) def. PEARCE, John/GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) 7-5
3. PEARCE, Matthew/TULLIS, Jacob (BYU) vs. NORFELDT/ARAOUZOS, Alexandros (USD) 6-5 (DNF)

Order of finish: (1, 2)

Singles Results

1. No. 77 HOLMGREN, August (USD) vs. HILL, Sean (BYU) 6-7, 6-1, 3-3 (DNF)
2. HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) def. BORTER, Nico (USD) 7-6, 6-4
3. No. 121 GAMEROV, Joel vs. PEARCE, John (BYU) 6-2, 6-0
4. NORFELDT, David (USD) def. TULLIS, Sam (BYU) 7-6, 6-4
5. ALEXANDROS, Araouzos (USD) def. GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. PEARCE, Matthew (BYU) def. KEERASUNTONPON, Pratt (USD) 7-5, 7-5

Order of finish: (3, 5, 6, 2, 4)

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PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s tennis travels to California for two matchups against UC Irvine Friday morning and West Coast Conference opponent No. 42 San Diego Saturday afternoon.

The Cougars (14-3, 3-0 WCC) play against UC Irvine Friday, Mar. 30, at 10 a.m. PST at the Anteater Tennis Stadium. BYU will then face conference foe No. 42 San Diego on Saturday, Mar. 31, at 2 p.m. PST at the USD West Tennis Courts.

BYU is coming off an emotional three-match weekend with a big 4-1 conference win over Gonzaga, a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to in-state rival No. 39 Utah and a 4-3 victory against regional opponent UNLV.

Sophomore Sam Tullis led the Cougars with three singles wins last weekend in No. 4 singles. Sophomore Sean Hill and freshman Ben Gajardo picked up two more singles wins in No. 1 and No. 5 singles, respectively.

Doubles duo Gajardo and senior John Pearce claimed three wins in No. 2 doubles over the weekend. The pair is 9-3 on the season. Hill and junior Jeffrey Hsu remain undefeated (10-0) on the season and earned two more doubles wins in the No. 1 slot.

UC Irvine

The Anteaters (10-7) had a bye week last weekend after picking up wins against Gonzaga, Yale and Liberty University two weeks ago. Riding a seven-game winning streak, UC Irvine competes this week against No. 4 UCLA.

Sasha Krasnov was recently named Big West Athlete of the Week after coming in 4-0 in No. 2 singles last week and has won seven-straight singles matches. Luis Lopez leads the Anteaters with 11 match wins this season. BYU and UC Irvine last met in 2009 where the Cougars went home with a 4-3 win.

No. 42 San Diego

The Toreros (8-7, 2-0 WCC) are coming off two big wins against Denver and conference opponent Portland.

With many ranked players, San Diego will be ready to compete against BYU. In singles, No. 77 August Holmgren plays in the No. 1 slot. He is 8-4 during the regular season. No. 121 Joel Gamerov plays in the No. 3 slot and is 9-5 this season.

The Toreros sports two nationally ranked doubles teams. No. 72 Gui Osorio and Nico Borter play primarily in the No. 1 slot and No. 79 duo Joel Gamerov and August Holmgren play in the No. 2 slot.

San Diego and BYU are tied 3-3 in the last six matchups with the Cougars sweeping the Toreros 4-0 last year.

Links to live stats are available on the men’s schedule page. Results will be updated following the matches.

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IRVINE, Calif. – BYU men’s tennis fell 4-1 to UC Irvine Friday afternoon at the Anteater Tennis Stadium.

“No matter who we play, the first match is always going to be tough for us when we’re transitioning from altitude to sea level,” BYU head coach Brad Pearce said. “However, we wanted a match under our belt before playing San Diego as we’re both undefeated in conference play. We give credit to Irvine who played well today on their home courts. We’re already looking forward to San Diego—we’ll play better tomorrow.”

BYU (14-4) fought hard in doubles but ultimately fell short to UC Irvine (12-8). Bruce Man-Son-Hing and Vatsal Bajpai defeated Cougar duo John Pearce and Ben Gajardo 6-0 in No. 2 singles. Sean Hill and Jeffrey Hsu lost their first doubles match this season. Mason Hansen and Luca Marquard of UC Irvine earned a 6-4 victory over Hill and Hsu in the No. 1 slot.

Hsu claimed BYU’s only win of the day with a 6-2, 6-4 win in No. 2 singles against Sasha Krasnov. David Ball fell 6-1, 6-2 to Bajpai, while Hill lost to Luis Lopez in a three-set match 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. The Anteaters solidified the 4-1 win over the Cougars with a close win in No. 5 singles. Hansen defeated Gajardo 2-6, 6-4, 7-6.

BYU bounces back and plays conference opponent No. 42 San Diego on Saturday, Mar. 31, at noon PST at the USD West Tennis Courts. Live stats are available on the men’s schedule page.

Match Results

BYU 1, UC Irvine 4

Doubles Results

1. HANSEN, Mason/MARQUARD, Luca (UCI) def. HILL, Sean/HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) 6-4
2. MAN-SON-HING, Bruce/BAJPAI, Vatsal (UCI) def. PEARCE, John/GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) 6-0
3. PEARCE, Matthew/TULLIS, Jacob (BYU) vs. LOPEZ, Luis/GEALER, Daniel (UCI) 4-5 (DNF)

Order of finish: (2, 1)

Singles Results

1. LOPEZ, Luis (UCI) def. HILL, Sean (BYU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
2. HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) def. KRASNOV, Sasha (UCI) 6-2, 6-4
3. MARQUARD, Luca (UCI) vs. PEARCE, John (BYU) 6-2, 4-6, 5-3 (DNF)
4. TULLIS, Sam (BYU) vs. GEALER, Daniel (UCI) 6-2, 4-6, 4-4 (DNF)
5. HANSEN, Mason (UCI) def. GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6
6. BAJPAI, Vatsal (UCI) def. BALL, David (BYU) 6-1, 6-2

Order of finish: (6, 2, 1, 5)

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PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s tennis travels to California for two matchups against UC Irvine Friday morning and West Coast Conference opponent No. 42 San Diego Saturday afternoon.

The Cougars (14-3, 3-0 WCC) play against UC Irvine Friday, Mar. 30, at 10 a.m. PST at the Anteater Tennis Stadium. BYU will then face conference foe No. 42 San Diego on Saturday, Mar. 31, at 2 p.m. PST at the USD West Tennis Courts.

BYU is coming off an emotional three-match weekend with a big 4-1 conference win over Gonzaga, a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to in-state rival No. 39 Utah and a 4-3 victory against regional opponent UNLV.

Sophomore Sam Tullis led the Cougars with three singles wins last weekend in No. 4 singles. Sophomore Sean Hill and freshman Ben Gajardo picked up two more singles wins in No. 1 and No. 5 singles, respectively.

Doubles duo Gajardo and senior John Pearce claimed three wins in No. 2 doubles over the weekend. The pair is 9-3 on the season. Hill and junior Jeffrey Hsu remain undefeated (10-0) on the season and earned two more doubles wins in the No. 1 slot.

UC Irvine

The Anteaters (10-7) had a bye week last weekend after picking up wins against Gonzaga, Yale and Liberty University two weeks ago. Riding a seven-game winning streak, UC Irvine competes this week against No. 4 UCLA.

Sasha Krasnov was recently named Big West Athlete of the Week after coming in 4-0 in No. 2 singles last week and has won seven-straight singles matches. Luis Lopez leads the Anteaters with 11 match wins this season. BYU and UC Irvine last met in 2009 where the Cougars went home with a 4-3 win.

No. 42 San Diego

The Toreros (8-7, 2-0 WCC) are coming off two big wins against Denver and conference opponent Portland.

With many ranked players, San Diego will be ready to compete against BYU. In singles, No. 77 August Holmgren plays in the No. 1 slot. He is 8-4 during the regular season. No. 121 Joel Gamerov plays in the No. 3 slot and is 9-5 this season.

The Toreros sports two nationally ranked doubles teams. No. 72 Gui Osorio and Nico Borter play primarily in the No. 1 slot and No. 79 duo Joel Gamerov and August Holmgren play in the No. 2 slot.

San Diego and BYU are tied 3-3 in the last six matchups with the Cougars sweeping the Toreros 4-0 last year.

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah ­– The University of Utah topped the BYU swim and dive team winning 13 out of 15 relay races on Friday night.

“It is always a fun meet, but we have a lot of work to do,” BYU head coach John Brooks said. “It was the first time that we had to transition from 25-meters to 25-yards, but the team responded to the transition very well.”

After the Utes won the first relay of the day, the Cougars fought back and won the second event in the men’s 150-yard fly relay with a time of 1:09.00.

In the only event of the meet that counted towards the regular season standing, BYU took a close second to the Utes. Senior Payton Sorenson led off the Cougars in the men’s 400-yard freestyle relay with the fastest split time of the meet at 45.50.  Senior Preston Jenkins anchored the team, swimming the fastest of any in the fourth leg with a time of 45.57. The Cougars completed the event with a time of 3:04.77. 

The BYU dive team not only competed in its regular diving events but also as swimmers. The BYU co-ed dive team took first place in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:53.97.  The Cougar dive team will travel up to the Ute Natatorium again in December for the Utah Diving Invitational.

The Cougars have a week break before traveling to Grand Junction, Colorado, for the Mesa State Invite at the Colorado Mesa University. The invite starts Friday, Oct. 6, at 5 p.m. MDT and continues on Saturday Oct. 7, at 9 a.m. MDT.

PROVO, Utah – After completing its Blue and White meet this past weekend, the BYU swim and dive teams will travel to Salt Lake City on Friday for a relay meet against the University of Utah at 5 p.m. in the Ute Natatorium.

“This relay meet is one of the more exciting meets to come to and watch for spectators,” BYU head coach John Brooks said. “Relays are always fun and a lot of athletes get to participate. There is no score, so there is no pressure on either team. It is a way to showcase each team’s talents and abilities.”

The meet will include freestyle relays, as well as co-ed relays and many others. Even the divers will compete and swim in a relay. While the 4x100 meter freestyle relay will be the only event that counts towards national rankings, the meet will be the first time in the 2017-2018 season that the Cougars will compete against another school.

BYU will face Utah twice more this season at the Ute Natatorium. On Dec. 1 the dive team will compete at the Utah Diving Invitiational and then on Jan. 27, 2018, both the swim and dive teams will compete against the Utes.

PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s tennis fell 4-3 to in-state rival No. 37 Utah in a close match Saturday afternoon at the Eccles Tennis Center.

“This match today had all the drama that goes along with a rivalry match,” BYU head coach Brad Pearce said. “First of all, I give credit to Utah. They are having a good season and we are having a good season—it was a battle that went down to the last match. After winning the doubles point, we were immediately put on our heels, but we regrouped, we rallied, and we were in a position to win. I was extremely proud of the way our guys fought back today and gave us an opportunity to win. Good luck to Utah on the rest of their season.”

BYU (13-3) came out strong and won the doubles point against Utah (17-2). John Pearce and Ben Gajardo defeated Joe Woolley and Egbert Weverink 6-3 in the No. 2 slot. Securing the doubles point, undefeated duo Sean Hill and Jeffrey Hsu earned a 6-3 win over Russell Benkaim and Randy Cory in No. 1 doubles.

Moving into singles, Utah earned the first three wins with Little defeating Hsu 6-2, 7-5 in No. 2 singles, Woolley earning a 6-4, 6-4 win in No. 6 singles over David Ball and Santiago Sierra ending Gajardo’s winning streak 7-6, 6-3.

With BYU down 3-1, the Cougars battled and won the next two lines of singles. Tullis defeated Cory 7-6, 3-6, 6-2, while Hill came out on top against David Micevksi 4-6, 6-1, 7-5.

Tied at 3-all, the match came down to BYU’s Pearce versus Utah’s Weverink. In a three-set match, Weverink prevailed 7-6, 6-7, 7-5, giving Utah a 4-3 win.

BYU hosts UNLV Monday, March 26, at 1 p.m. MST at the Outdoor Tennis Courts, weather permitting.

Match Results

BYU 3, Utah 4

Doubles Results

1. HILL, Sean/HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) def. BENKAIM, Russell/CORY, Randy (Utah) 6-3
2. PEARCE, John/GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) def. WOOLLEY, Joe/WEVERINK, Egbert (Utah) 6-3
3. LITTLE, Dan/HANKULIYEV, Azat (Utah) vs. TULLIS, Sam/BALL, David (BYU) 5-3 (DNF)

Order of finish: (2, 1)

Singles Results

1. HILL, Sean (BYU) def. MICEVKSI, David (Utah) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
2. LITTLE, Dan (Utah) def. HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) 6-2, 7-5
3. WEVERINK, Egbert (Utah) def. PEARCE, John (BYU) 7-6, 6-7, 7-5
4. TULLIS, Sam (BYU) def. CORY, Randy (Utah) 7-6, 3-6, 6-2
5. SIERRA, Santiago (Utah) def. GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) 7-6, 6-3
6. WOOLLEY, Joe (Utah) def. BALL, David (BYU) 6-4, 6-4

Order of finish: (2, 6, 5, 4, 1, 3)

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PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s tennis hosts West Coast Conference foe Gonzaga Friday, is at No. 33 Utah Saturday before returning home to host UNLV Monday afternoon.

BYU (12-2, 2-0 WCC) faces conference opponent Gonzaga Friday, March 23, at 1 p.m. MST at the Indoor Tennis Courts. The Cougars are at No. 33 Utah Saturday, March 24, at 2 p.m. MST at the Eccles Tennis Center. After Saturday's match in Salt Lake City, BYU returns home to battle UNLV Monday, March 26, at 1 p.m. MST at the Indoor Tennis Courts.

The Cougars are coming off a big weekend in Indian Wells, California competing in the BNP Open Collegiate Tennis Challenge presented by Oracle. After dropping its first match in a close defeat against Tulsa, BYU bounced back and earned a 4-1 victory over SMU.

Freshman Ben Gajardo is undefeated (12-0) in No. 5 singles and teammate Sam Tullis is on a 6-0 winning streak for singles at the No. 4 spot. Doubles duo Sean Hill and Jeffrey Hsu remain undefeated in No. 1 doubles (8-0).

Gonzaga
The Zags (7-4, 0-1 WCC) are also coming off a 1-1 split. Gonzaga fell to UC Irvine but returned home and beat Yale 5-2. The Zags opened conference play last month against Portland with a 4-0 loss. BYU has defeated Gonzaga the last two years with the same 4-0 score.

No. 33 Utah
The Utes (16-2) had a bye last week but earned a  4-3 win over UNLV the previous week. BYU’s Hill defeated No. 1 seed Dan Little of Utah in the ITA Mountain Regional tournament in October in the Round of 16. Last year, the Utes beat the Cougars 4-2 and are tied in the all-time series 3-3.

UNLV
The Rebels (8-5) defeated Marquette 5-2 last weekend. No. 89 Alexandr Cozbinov plays in the No. 1 singles slot for UNLV. He is 9-2 this season and had a big win over Martin Redlicki from No. 7 UCLA. The Cougars lost to the Rebels 4-1 last year but won the three previous meetings.

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PROVO, Utah – An overall team effort helped BYU men’s tennis defeat West Coast Conference opponent Gonzaga 4-1 Friday afternoon at the Indoor Tennis Courts.

"I thought Gonzaga did a nice job of coming in and preparing — they are a great team," BYU head coach Brad Pearce said. "It was a tough match, and I'm pleased that we prevailed. It is a challenging weekend with a rivalry match after an important WCC match, but I thought our guys handled it well. They did a great job of taking it one match at a time and not looking beyond the mark. I'm happy to get another home win, and we're looking forward to tomorrow." 

The Cougars (13-2, 3-0 WCC) quickly won in No. 1 doubles against the Bulldogs (7-5, 0-2 WCC). Undefeated duo Sean Hill and Jeffrey Hsu earned a 6-2 win over Vincent Rettke and Kyle Everly. Sam Tullis and David Ball dropped their match against Emilio Moreno and Ruadhan O’Sullivan 6-4 in No. 3 doubles. With BYU and Gonzaga tied at a match a piece, the Cougars claimed the doubles point with a close 7-6 win from John Pearce and Ben Gajardo over Matthew Perkins and Hunter Egger in No. 2 doubles.

Up 1-0, BYU won three-consecutive singles matches. Hill defeated O’Sullivan 6-0, 6-3 in No. 1 singles, while teammate Tullis earned a 6-4, 6-3 win over Egger in No. 3 singles. Gajardo, who is undefeated in singles, solidified the Cougar win with a 6-3, 6-2 victory against Emilio Moreno (No. 4 singles), giving BYU its fourth win of the day.

Gonzaga’s Vincent Rettke defeated Hsu 6-3, 6-3 in No. 2 singles to earn the Bulldog’s their first win, concluding the match with a final score of 4-1.

The Cougars head to Salt Lake City to play against in-state rival Utah on Saturday, March 24, at 2 p.m. MST at the Eccles Tennis Center. BYU returns home Monday, March 26, at 1 p.m. MDT to host UNLV. The match will be played at the Outdoor Tennis Courts, weather permitting. Live stats will be available on the men’s schedule page.

Match Results

BYU  4, Gonzaga 1

Doubles Results

1. HILL, Sean/HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) def. RETTKE, Vincent/EVERLY, Kyle (Gonzaga) 6-2
2. PEARCE, John/GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) def. PERKINS, Matthew/EGGER, Hunter (Gonzaga) 7-6(1)
3. MORENO, Emilio/O’SULLIVAN, Ruadhan (Gonzaga) def. TULLIS, Sam/BALL, David (BYU) 6-4

Order of finish: (1, 3, 2)

Singles Results

1. HILL, Sean (BYU) def. O’SULLIVAN, Ruadhan (Gonzaga) 6-0, 6-3
2. RETTKE, Vincent (Gonzaga) def. HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) 6-3, 6-3
3. TULLIS, Sam (BYU) def. EGGER, Hunter (Gonzaga) 6-4, 6-3
4. GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) def. MORENO, Emilio (Gonzaga) 6-3, 6-2
5. EVERLY, Kyle (Gonzaga) def. BALL, David (BYU) 7-6(2) (DNF)
6. PEARCE, Matthew (BYU) vs. PERKINS, Matthew (Gonzaga)

Order of finish: (1, 3, 4, 2)

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PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s tennis hosts West Coast Conference foe Gonzaga Friday, is at No. 33 Utah Saturday before returning home to host UNLV Monday afternoon.

BYU (12-2, 2-0 WCC) faces conference opponent Gonzaga Friday, March 23, at 1 p.m. MST at the Indoor Tennis Courts. The Cougars are at No. 33 Utah Saturday, March 24, at 2 p.m. MST at the Eccles Tennis Center. After Saturday's match in Salt Lake City, BYU returns home to battle UNLV Monday, March 26, at 1 p.m. MST at the Indoor Tennis Courts.

The Cougars are coming off a big weekend in Indian Wells, California competing in the BNP Open Collegiate Tennis Challenge presented by Oracle. After dropping its first match in a close defeat against Tulsa, BYU bounced back and earned a 4-1 victory over SMU.

Freshman Ben Gajardo is undefeated (12-0) in No. 5 singles and teammate Sam Tullis is on a 6-0 winning streak for singles at the No. 4 spot. Doubles duo Sean Hill and Jeffrey Hsu remain undefeated in No. 1 doubles (8-0).

Gonzaga
The Zags (7-4, 0-1 WCC) are also coming off a 1-1 split. Gonzaga fell to UC Irvine but returned home and beat Yale 5-2. The Zags opened conference play last month against Portland with a 4-0 loss. BYU has defeated Gonzaga the last two years with the same 4-0 score.

No. 33 Utah
The Utes (16-2) had a bye last week but earned a  4-3 win over UNLV the previous week. BYU’s Hill defeated No. 1 seed Dan Little of Utah in the ITA Mountain Regional tournament in October in the Round of 16. Last year, the Utes beat the Cougars 4-2 and are tied in the all-time series 3-3.

UNLV
The Rebels (8-5) defeated Marquette 5-2 last weekend. No. 89 Alexandr Cozbinov plays in the No. 1 singles slot for UNLV. He is 9-2 this season and had a big win over Martin Redlicki from No. 7 UCLA. The Cougars lost to the Rebels 4-1 last year but won the three previous meetings.

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