SAN LUIS OBISPO Calif. – In a well fought match, BYU men’s tennis falls 4-0 to Cal Poly at the Mustang Tennis Complex on Saturday.

“After a slow start in extremely windy conditions, we fought back hard to give ourselves a chance to win,” said head coach Dave Porter. “I’m proud of the way everyone fought today.  We left battling and now have some time to heal and get ready for a home match after a month on the road.”

With a slow start for the Cougars, Jack Barnett and Tennyson Whiting fell 6-2 to their Mustang opponents. Doubles duo Matheus Leite and Mateo Vereau finished second falling 6-3 to give the Mustangs the doubles point.

No. 2 doubles went unfinished.

The Mustangs leading 1-0, both junior Vereau and sophomore Alex Lin dropped matches to give Cal Poly a 3-0 lead.

Down by three, BYU took No. 1, 2, 4, and 6 singles to three sets. The Cougars rallied at No. 1 and 2 singles, both taking the first set to tiebreakers. In a close match at No. 4 singles, Dominik Jakovljevic came out on top in the first set 6-3, losing the second 6-4.

Wally Thayne at No. 1, fell 7-6 (6) in the first set, but came back strong in the second, taking the set 6-4. At No. 2 singles, senior Leite took the second set, dominating at 6-2, but fell in the third to give Cal Poly the 4-0 win.

The Cougars will have a week off before facing University at Idaho at home on Wednesday, March 16.

MATCH RESULTS
 

Singles:

1. Noah Berry (CP) vs. Wally Thayne (BYU) 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 3-4, unf.
2. Joe Leather (CP) def. Matheus Leite (BYU) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-2
3. Colter Smith (CP) def. Mateo Vereau (BYU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Fernando Fonseca (CP) vs. Dominik Jakovljevic (BYU) 3-6, 6-4, 3-3, unf.
5. Gary Vardanyan (CP) def. Alex Lin (BYU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Hendrik Inno (CP) vs. Tennyson Whiting (BYU) 6-4, 4-6, 4-2, unf.

Doubles:

1. Joe Leather/Hendrik Inno (CP) def. Jack Barnett/Tennyson Whiting (BYU) 6-2
2. Colter Smith/Bastiaan Weststrate (CP) vs. Dominik Jakovljevic/Wally Thayne (BYU) 5-2, unf.
3. Noah Berry/Fernando Fonseca (CP) def. Mateo Vereau/Matheus Ferreira Lei (BYU) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,5,2)

PROVO, Utah –  After two road wins last weekend, the Cougars will face UC Santa Barbara on Friday, March 4 and Cal Poly on Saturday, March 5. Both matches are scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. PST.

BYU Notes: (4-3)

• The Cougars are 4-3 this season after two wins on the road this weekend against University of Nevada (4-3) and UC Davis (4-1).  
• 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: 18-8 (2nd Season)
• Record at BYU: Same
• Overall collegiate coaching record: 1,428-196

BYU Singles Record

Brigham Andrus (3-3)

Jack Barnett (1-4)

Zach Fuchs (4-1)

Matheus Ferreira Leite (4-4)

Dominik Jakovljevic (2-2)

Wally Thayne (4-2)

Mateo Vereau (2-4)

Tennyson Whiting (2-1)

Alex Lin (1-1)

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 (6-0)

Jack Barnett & Wally Thayne (2-0)

Dominik Jakovljevic & Alex Lin (1-0)

Mateo Vereau & Matheus Leite (1-1)

UC Santa Barbara Notes: (7-4)

• The Gauchos are 7-4 this season after a 4-1 win last weekend against Cal Poly.
• Santa Barbara has taken losses from University of Utah (1-4), San Diego (1-6), UCLA (1-6) and Arizona State (1-4).
• The Gauchos came out on top of San Francisco (5-2), Loyola Marymount (4-3), Texas San Antonio (6-1), Pacific (7-0), San Diego State (4-2) and Utah State (4-0).
• BYU leads the series against Santa Barbara 8-5.

Head Coach- Blake Muller

• Alma Mater: Stanford, 2009
• This is Muller’s eighth season coaching at Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara Match Information – Friday, March 4

• Time: 12 p.m. PDT
• Live Stream
• Live stats will not be available

Cal Poly Notes: (7-3)

• The Mustangs are 7-3 this season after 1-4 loss to UC Santa Barbara and a 0-4 loss to University of Memphis last weekend.  
• Cal Poly also fell to Sacramento State (2-4).
• The Mustangs came out on top of University of San Francisco (6-1), Saint Mary’s (5-2), Pacific (4-1), Loyola Marymount (5-2), San Diego State (4-2), University of Las Vegas (5-2) and University of South Florida (4-1).
• BYU is tied in the series against Cal Poly 2-2.

Head Coach- Nick Carless

• Alma Mater: Fresno, 2005.  
• This is Carless’s tenth season at Cal Poly with 137 victories in total.

Cal Poly Match Information– Saturday, March 5

• Time: 12 p.m. PDT
• Live Stats