DAVIS, Calif. – With a 4-3 win over the University of Nevada, BYU men’s tennis got back in the win column at the Marya Welch Tennis Center on Friday. 

“The team really pulled together today, great entertainment and a real team victory,” said BYU head coach Dave Porter. “Everyone played hard, and I am proud of each of them. We are looking forward to tomorrow against UC Davis.”

The Cougars earned the doubles point beginning with a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles as Jack Barnett and Tennyson Whiting came out on top in their matchup. Matheus Leite and Mateo Vereau battled closely in No. 3 doubles, finally securing the win and the doubles point at 7-5. At No. 2 doubles, Wally Thayne and Zach Fuchs’ match went unfinished, tied at 6-6.

In singles play, Zach Fuchs lost a 6-2, 6-2 match in No. 6 singles to even the overall score at 1-1. An injured Barnett lost a close match, but fought hard in No. 1 singles. Losing the first set 6-3, Barnett brought the second set to a tiebreak, losing 7-3 to give Nevada the lead at 2-1.

At No. 2 singles, Wally Thayne finished with a 6-3, 6-4 win against his Wolf Pack opponent to tie the match at 2-2. Matheus Leite lost a close match at No. 3 singles to give Nevada the lead at 3-2.

Mateo Vereau came through in two sets at 6-4, 6-4, leaving the deciding point up to Dominik Jakovljevic. At No. 5 singles, Jakovljevic won the first set in a 12-10 tiebreak and 6-3 in the second to lift the Cougars to the 4-3 victory over Nevada.

BYU will play again tomorrow against UC Davis at 2 p.m. PST.

PROVO, Utah –  On the road again, BYU men’s tennis will travel to Reno to face University of Nevada on Friday, Feb. 25, and to UC Davis on Saturday Feb. 26.  

BYU Notes: (2-2)

• The Cougars are 2-2 this season after a loss last weekend to New Mexico (3-2).
• Men’s tennis came out on top of the Weber State Wildcats and Grand Canyon Antelopes, winning both matches by a score of 6-1. 
• BYU kicked off its 2021-22 season at the Hawai’i Invitational on Jan. 6-8. The Cougars were 8-1 in doubles and 9-12 in singles for an overall record of 17 wins and 13 losses.  

Head Coach- Dave Porter

• Alma Mater: BYU, 1975
• Division 1 Coaching Record: 16-8 (2nd Season)
• Record at BYU: Same
• Overall collegiate coaching record: 1,426-196

BYU Singles Record

Brigham Andrus (3-3)

Jack Barnett (1-4)

Zach Fuchs (4-1)

Matheus Ferreira Leite (4-2)

Dominik Jakovljevic (1-2)

Wally Thayne (3-4)

Mateo Vereau (2-4)

Tennyson Whiting (2-1)

Alex Lin (1-0)

Otto Schreiner (1-1)

BYU Doubles Record

Brigham Andrus & Matheus Ferreira Leite (6-1)

Zach Fuchs & Wally Thayne (2-2)

Mateo Vereau & Wally Thayne (0-1)

Dominik Jakovljevic & Mateo Vereau, (1-0)

Jack Barnett & Tennyson Whiting (4-0)

Jack Barnett & Wally Thayne (2-0)

Dominik Jakovljevic & Alex Lin (1-0)

University of Nevada Notes: (8-3)

• The Wolf Pack is 8-3 this season.
• University of New Nevada has taken losses from Gonzaga (0-4), Idaho State (1-6), and University of Utah (0-4).
• The Wolf Pack came out on top of San Diego Christian (4-0), UC San Diego (6-1), Seattle University (6-1), Idaho (4-3), UC Davis (4-3), Holy Names University (7-0), and Linfield University (4-0)
• BYU leads the series against Nevada 9-1.

Head Coach- Sylvian Malroux

• This is Malroux’s sixth season coaching at Nevada.

Nevada Match Information: Friday, Feb. 25

• Time: TBD
• Live Stats

UC Davis Notes: (9-4)

• The Aggies are 9-4 this season.
• UC Davis fell to USC (0-7) in its opening match of the season. UC Davis have also lost to Loyola Marymount (2-5), Nevada (3-4) and Stanford (0-4).
• The Aggies came out on top of Biola University (6-1), Hope International (6-0), American River College (7-0), Sacramento State (4-3), Saint Mary’s (6-1), Holy Names (7-0), San Francisco (4-3), Santa Clara (6-1) and William Jessup (7-0).  
• BYU is tied in the series against UC Davis 1-1.

Head Coach- Eric Steidlmayer

• Alma Mater: UC San Diego, 1996
• This is Steidlmayer’s 10th season at UC Davis

UC Davis Match Information – Saturday, Feb. 26

• Time: TBD
• Live Stats