TUCSON, Ariz. – No. 34 Arizona (14-3) won their ninth home match in a row as they defeated Drake (14-9) by a score of 4-0 on Friday at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center.
Jonas Ziverts, No. 105
Filip Malbasic and
Alejandro Reguant each picked up a singles win.
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The day started off with the Wildcats taking the doubles point thanks to two wins by Ziverts/
Igor Karpovets and
Stewart Block/
Jonas Maier on courts one and three. Arizona won 6-4 on court one and clinched the point with a 6-3 win on court three.
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Reguant gave Arizona a 2-0 lead after winning his match 6-2, 6-2 on court four to give him his 12th singles win of the season, including his ninth in his last 10 matches.
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Ziverts made it 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-2 win on court one and Malbasic clinched the win for the Wildcats with a 6-2, 7-5 win on court two. Malbasic leads the team with 14 singles wins and has won his last three.
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Karpovets,
Carlos Hassey and Maier's matches all went unfinished as the match was clinched before a winner was decided.
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Next up for Arizona will be No. 35 Arizona State on Saturday, March 30 at 1 p.m. MST at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center.
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Results
Singles
1.
Jonas Ziverts (ARIZ) def. Tom Hands (DU) 6-3, 6-2
2. #105
Filip Malbasic (ARIZ) def. Vinny Gillespie (DU) 6-2, 7-5
3.
Igor Karpovets (ARIZ) vs. Bayo Philips (DU) 3-6, 5-5, unfinished
4.
Alejandro Reguant (ARIZ) def. Barny Thorold (DU) 6-2, 6-2
5.
Carlos Hassey (ARIZ) vs. Finley Hall (DU) 3-6, 6-5, unfinished
6.
Jonas Maier (ARIZ) vs. Calum MacGeoch (DU) 6-3, 5-6, unfinished
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Doubles
1.
Igor Karpovets/
Jonas Ziverts (ARIZ) def. Bayo Philips/Barny Thorold (DU) 6-4
2.
Alejandro Reguant/
Filip Malbasic (ARIZ) vs. Vinny Gillespie/Ben Clark (DU) 5-5, unfinished
3.
Stewart Block/
Jonas Maier (ARIZ) def. Tom Hands/Calum MacGeoch (DU) 6-3
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