PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s tennis comes out on top of University of Idaho in a 4-2 win on Wednesday night at the BYU Indoor Tennis Courts.

“We are happy to be home and get a win,” said head coach Dave Porter. “It was a little tougher match than we thought, playing without three players. We started out with a good doubles point and let a couple slip away, but our guys stepped up and were able to get one when we needed it. We are excited about our next home match on Saturday at 1 p.m. and hope we have a lot of fans come out to support.”

Doubles duo, Wally Thayne and Tennyson Whiting came out strong with a 6-3 win over their Vandal opponents at No. 1 doubles. With close matches at both No. 2 and 3 singles, the Cougars battled for the doubles point. At No. 2 doubles senior Matheus Leite and junior Mateo Vereau secure the win and doubles point coming out on top at 7-5.

Leading by one point, both No. 1 and 4 BYU singles take the first sets by strong scores of 6-2. Thayne at No. 1 singles dominates in his second set, 6-1, to earn the second point for the Cougars. To put BYU up by 3, Jakovljevic also took the win in a second set tiebreaker 7-5 (5) at No. 4 singles.

BYU split sets at No. 2, 3 and 5 singles with Leite and Vereau falling to give the Vandals their first and second point. At No. 6 singles, Lin takes the first set on an ace 6-2, following a 6-3 win in the second set to earn the Cougars their 4-2 win over the Vandals.

The Cougars will play home again on Saturday in their first conference match of the season against Portland. The match is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. MDT on the BYU outdoor tennis courts.

MATCH RESULTS

Singles:

1. Wally Thayne (BYU) def. Francisco Gay (IDA) 6-2, 6-1
2. Francisco Bascon (IDA) def.  Matheus Leite (BYU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. Bruno Casino (IDA) def. Mateo Vereau (BYU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
4. Dominik Jackovljevic (BYU) def. Matteo Masala (IDA) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
5. Otto Schreiner (BYU) vs. Mario Duron Garza (IDA) 6-7 (4), 6-3, 1-2 unf.
6. Alex Lin (BYU) def. Vivek Ramesh (IDA) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles:

1. Wally Thayne and Tennyson Whiting (BYU) def. Francisco Brown and Bruno Casino (IDA) 6-3
2. Matheus Leite and Mateo Vereau (BYU) def. Matteo Masala and Alex Asenov (IDA) 7-5
3. Otto Schreiner and Alex Lin (BYU) vs. Francisco Gay and Mario Duron Garza (IDA) 4-4 unf.

PROVO, Utah — Back at home this week, BYU men’s tennis will host Idaho State on Wednesday, March 16 at 5 p.m. MDT. In their first conference match of the season, the Cougars will also host the Portland Pilots on Saturday, March 19 at 1 p.m. MDT.

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BYU Notes: (4-5)

• The Cougars are 4-5 this season after two away losses against UC Santa Barbara (4-0) and Cal Poly (4-0)
• BYU came out with two on the road wins against University of Nevada (4-3) and UC Davis (4-1) 
• The Cougars lost to Boise State in a close 4-3 match and to New Mexico (3-2)
• BYU 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: 18-10 (2nd Season)
• Record at BYU: Same
• Overall collegiate coaching record: 1,428-198

BYU Singles Record

Brigham Andrus (1-2)

Jack Barnett (1-3)

Zach Fuchs (3-1)

Matheus Ferreira Leite (3-5)

Dominik Jakovljevic (1-1)

Wally Thayne (3-2)

Mateo Vereau (4-1)

Tennyson Whiting (0-1)

Alex Lin (1-2)

Otto Schreiner (1-0)

BYU Doubles Record

Brigham Andrus & Matheus Ferreira Leite (3-1)

Zach Fuchs & Wally Thayne (1-1)

Mateo Vereau & Wally Thayne (1-1)

Dominik Jakovljevic & Mateo Vereau, (1-0)

Jack Barnett & Tennyson Whiting (4-2)

Jack Barnett & Wally Thayne (1-0)

Dominik Jakovljevic & Alex Lin (1-0)

Mateo Vereau & Matheus Leite (1-3)

University of Idaho Notes (4-8)

• The Vandals are 4-8 this season after three losses last weekend at the Arizona Tournament against Arizona State (0-4), Penn State (1-4) and Michigan State (2-4)
• Idaho came out on top of Whitman (7-0), Lewis and Clark State College (7-0), Omaha (4-3) and Seattle (4-3)
• The Vandals have also taken losses from Nevada (3-7), Utah State (1-6), Washington (1-6), Air Force (3-4) and Gonzaga (1-6)
• BYU leads the series against Idaho 7-0

Head Coach - Daniel Hangstefer

• Alma Mater: Lipscomb University
• Hangstefer’s record at the University of Idaho is 18-25

University of Idaho Match Information – Wednesday, March 16

• Time: 5 p.m. MDT  
• Live stats and live stream will be available

Portland Notes (WCC): (3-5)

• The Pilots are 3-5 this season after sweeping Eastern Washington last weekend (7-0) and losing to University of Oregon (2-4)
• Portland has also taken losses from TCA (0-4), Wichita State (1-4), San Diego State (3-4) and USC (3-4)
• The Pilots also came out on top of Portland State (7-0) and Montana State (6-1)
• BYU leads the series against Portland 10-2

Head Coach - Aaron Gross

• Alma Mater: University of Washington, 1992
• Record at Portland: 243-203 (Season 22)

Portland Match Information– Saturday, March 19

• Time: 1 p.m. MDT
• Live stats and live stream will be available