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| Written by Theo Lawson-Argounaut | ||||||
| Monday, 02 November 2009 | ||||||
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Once again the men’s tennis team showed their true colors through
another successful tournament this past weekend. The Vandals extended
their impressive fall season at the Las Vegas Rebel Invitational, and
with only one more fall tournament to go, the team hasn’t shown any
signs of letting up. Lone Idaho seniors Stanislav Glukhov and Adrian Simon traveled to Las Vegas for the second consecutive weekend, while producing some quality results in the process. Glukhov and Simon’s singles results were mixed, and neither was able to advance far into the main singles draw. In flight one, Glukhov fell to eventual tournament champion Andre Dome of Cal Poly 6-2, 7-5 in Round 16. Simon fell to Cal Poly’s Drew Jacobs in a tight three-set match and failed to advance to the quarterfinals. In the consolation quarterfinals, Simon was ousted from the singles competition following a 6-3, 7-5 loss to Pacific’s Fernando Ristow. Glukhov, however, was more fortunate in the consolation draw and defeated Arkansas’ Bradwin Williams in another tightly contested match, sending the senior captain to the consolation finals. Ristow overcame his second Vandal opponent in the tournament, beating Glukhov 2-6, 6-3, 10-7. “Stas played really consistent and steady tennis the whole weekend,” said women’s tennis coach Tyler Neill, who traveled with the team instead of men’s coach Jeff Beaman. “He fought really hard in all of his matches and I don’t think he could’ve given anything more.” Glukhov felt he should’ve done better. “I need to work on focusing in the first game and start competing earlier,” Glukhov said. “It was kind of late to come back, and I would’ve had a better chance if I began to focus early in each match.” Although Simon and Glukhov hadn’t played doubles together in the fall season, the two formed a strong team and reached the doubles quarterfinals. In Round 16 they defeated Arkansas’ Williams and Nikolas Zogac 8-6, but failed to move past the quarterfinals, falling to doubles champions Dome and Bridge of Cal Poly, 8-5. “I thought they both competed hard,” Neill said. “But I think sometimes they let their frustration get the best of them, which hindered their performance. Although the Vandals’ performance in Vegas this time around, Neill said the team’s effort against their elite opponents meant a great deal to the program as a whole. “The teams we were up against were very good,” Neill said. “All were nationally ranked teams from big conferences. They showed they can compete with the best and that they belong right up there with the nationally ranked teams.” The team will travel to Seattle on Friday for their last tournament of the fall, — Washington’s PNW Intercollegiate — hoping to further prepare them for the spring. “The results were okay, but nothing great happened there,” Glukhov said. “We could’ve done better.”  Add as favorites (12) | Views: 368
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