Utah Advances To Semifinals Of MWC Men's Tennis Championship

Utah edges UNLV, 4-3, in quarterfinals

April 28, 2006

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No. 4 seed Utah rallied from an 0-3 deficit to move past No. 5 seed UNLV, 4-3, and advance to the men's semifinals at the Mountain West Conference Tennis Championships. Utah will face No. 1 seed San Diego State on Friday at Barnes Tennis Center.

The Rebels jumped out in front after winning the doubles point along with singles points at No. 2 and No. 5, but the Utes responded with singles points at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 6, setting up the finale in the No. 4 singles match between Utah's Wes Hancock and UNLV's Brett Hunter. Hunter took the first set, 6-3, and Hancock answered with a 6-3 win in the second set. Hancock managed to win the third set tie break, 7-6 (3), giving the Utes the point and the match.

Elliot Wronski improved to a team-best 15-4 in singles play this season with a win at No. 2 singles for the Rebels. Romain Massaro and Wesley Burrow recorded their 17th doubles victory of the year after helping the Rebels net the doubles point with a win at the No. 3 spot.

MWC TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 26-29, 2006  *   Barnes Tennis Center  *   San Diego, Calif.

Men's Results - April 27-28, 2006
Quarterfinal No. 3 - No. 4 Utah def. No. 5 UNLV, 4-3
Doubles 
1. Joel Kielbowicz/Brett Hunter (UNLV) vs. Zach Ganger/Nick Coutts (Utah)           6-6 (DNF)
2. Elliot Wronski/Jonathan Hooper (UNLV) def. Jason Yap/Tomasz Grzyb (Utah)           8-3
3. Romain Massaro/Wes Burrows (UNLV) def. Dan Mascall/Dan Hancock (Utah)           8-3

Singles
1. Zach Ganger (Utah) def. Joel Kielbowicz (UNLV)            4-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Elliot Wronski (UNLV) def. Tomasz Grzyb (Utah)            6-2, 6-2
3. Nick Coutts (Utah) def. Romain Massaro (UNLV)             6-1, 6-2
4. Wes Hancock (Utah) def. Brett Hunter (UNLV)               3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
5. Jonathon Hooper (UNLV) def. Jason Yap (Utah)              6-1, 6-2
6. Ryan Scott (Utah) def. Wesley Burrows (UNLV)              7-6 (7), 6-2