SDSU and Utah Win First Round Matches

Aztecs and Utes clinch a spot in the semifinal round.

San Diego State will face second-seeded UNLV Friday at 2:30 p.m. PDT.
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April 29, 2004

SAN DIEGO - San Diego State and Utah won matches to advance into the semifinal round of the 2004 Mountain West Conference Men's Tennis Championship Thursday afternoon at the Barnes Tennis Center.

The fifth-seeded Utes won four of the six singles matches to claim a 4-3 victory over fourth-seeded Brigham Young. Utah clinched a spot in the semifinal round when Tomasz Grzyb posted a 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory at number two singles to break a three-all tie. Brigham Young claimed the doubles point and received victories in singles and doubles from Erik Nyman and Nima Rosham.

The defending conference champions and third-seeded Aztecs advanced following a 4-0 victory over sixth-seeded Air Force. San Diego State claimed the doubles point and received wins from the three, four and five positions in the lineup. SDSU's Ryan Redondo, Markus Dickhardt and Daniel Jung were straight set winners on Thursday.

The Mountain West Conference Men's Tennis Championship continues tomorrow with top-seeded New Mexico facing Utah at 11 a.m. PDT and second-seeded UNLV facing San Diego State at 2:30 p.m. PDT. The tournament championship match is scheduled for Saturday at noon PDT.

Mountain West Conference Men's Tennis Championship
Quarterfinal Round, Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego, Calif. April 29, 2004

(5) UTAH 4, (4) BRIGHAM YOUNG 3

DOUBLES

No. 1 - Erik Nyman/Nima Roshan (BYU) def. Roeland Brateanu/Miron Mann (Utah), 8-6
No. 2 - Nick Coutts/Tomasz Grzyb (Utah) vs. Richard Dasek/Dominik Kaufhold (BYU), 7-6 DNF
No. 3 - Chip Hand/Alonzo Medina (BYU) def. Ryan Scott/Jason Yap (Utah), 8-4
Order of Finish: 1,3
Clinched Point: 3

SINGLES

No. 1 - Erik Nyman (BYU) def. Roeland Brateanu (Utah), 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 - Tomasz Grzyb (Utah) def. Richard Dasek (BYU), 7-6(5), 6-3
No. 3 - Miron Mann (Utah) def. Chip Hand (BYU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 - Nima Roshan (BYU) def. Nick Coutts (Utah), 7-5, 6-3
No. 5 - Jason Yap (Utah) def. Ivan Kokurin (BYU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 - Ryan Scott (Utah)def. Alonso Medina (BYU), 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 3, 1, 4, 2
Clinched Match: 2

(3) SAN DIEGO STATE 4, (6) AIR FORCE 0

DOUBLES

No. 1 - Ryan Redondo/Felix Hardt (SDSU) leads Shannon Buck/Tyler McClung (AFA), 8-2
No. 2 - Markus Dickhardt/Dontia Haynes (SDSU) leads Trevor Johnson/Sky Jensen (AFA), 7-4 (DNF)
No. 3 - Daniel Jung/Michael Coehlo (SDSU) def. Chris Dong/Justin Lau (AFA), 8-0
Order of Finish: 3,1
Clinched Point: 1

SINGLES

No. 1 - Felix Hardt (SDSU) vs. Shannon Buck (AFA), 6-1, 4-5 (DNF)
No. 2 - Ryan Redondo (SDSU) vs. Trevor Johnson (AFA), 6-2, 5-2 (DNF)
No. 3 - Markus Dickhardt (SDSU) def. Tyler McClung (AFA), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 - Daniel Jung (SDSU) def. Chris Dong (AFA), 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 - Dontia Haynes (SDSU) def. Justin Lau (AFA), 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 - Michael Coehlo (SDSU) vs. Robert Alexander (AFA), 6-3, 4-4 (DNF)
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 5
Clinched Match: 5

Time of Match: 2:15