Wildcats Can't Pull Off Upset in Day One of San Diego Classic

Thursday, March 16

San Diego, CA

10:00 AM

University of Arizona

#30 Tulane vs Arizona

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Wildcats Can't Pull Off Upset in Day One of San Diego Classic

03/16/2017 | Men's Tennis

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By: Arizona Athletics

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Arizona men's tennis team fell to 8-8 on the season after a 4-0 loss to No. 30 Tulane at the San Diego Classic today. The Wildcats will face Drake in consolation play tomorrow at 10 a.m. MST after the Bulldogs' 4-2 loss to the Toreros.

The Tulane duo of sophomore Tyler Schick and freshman Ewan Moore bested junior Trent Botha and senior Oliver Plaskett on court two by a score of 6-1 not long before junior Shoki Kasahara and freshman Alejandro Reguant fell to the Green Wave team of senior Sebastian Rey and freshman Tim Ruetzel on court three.

The Wildcats couldn't turn things around in singles play. Kasahara fell to Tulane freshman Luis Erlenbusch (6-1, 6-2) on court five to give Tulane a 2-0 advantage prior to senior Will Kneale's 6-1, 6-3 loss to Moore on court five. The Green Wave completed the sweep with senior Chi-Shan Jao's 6-1, 6-3 win over Plaskett on court six.

Results:
Doubles
Schmitz/Jao (Tul) vs. Adkisson/Meparidze (UA) UF
Schick/Moore (Tul) def. Botha/Plaskett (UA) 6-1
Rey/Ruetzel (Tul) def. Kasahara/Reguant (UA) 6-1

Singles
#38 Schmitz (Tul) vs. Meparidze(UA) 7-6, 3-0 UF
#125 Moore (Tul) def. Kneale (UA) 6-1, 6-3
#118 Rey (Tul) vs. Botha (UA) 7-6, 1-1 UF
Schick (Tul) vs. Reguant (UA) 4-6, 5-1UF
Erlenbusch (Tul) def. Kasahara (UA) 6-1, 6-4
Jao (Tul) def. Plaskett (UA) 6-1, 6-3
5, 2, 6

Event Info:
Date/Time: Thursday March 16 (10 a.m.)-March 18

Location: USD's Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center: 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110
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The Field: No.25 Oregon, SDSU, Iowa, Harvard, Drake, USD, No.30 Tulane

Who's Competing for the Wildcats
Will Kneale
Oliver Plaskett
Shoki Kasahara
Trent Botha
Shoti Meparidze
Will Adkisson
Alejandro Reguant

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