PROVO, Utah — BYU men’s tennis took down rival Utah 4-1 on Senior Day at the Outdoor Tennis Courts Saturday, extending its win streak to seven matches heading into the final road trip of the season next weekend. 

"We're thrilled about the win over the University of Utah," BYU head coach Dave Porter said. "It's a good team and big in-state rivalry. We're more pleased to keep the momentum going that we've built in the last few conference matches as we prepare for maybe the toughest road trip of the year down to play Pepperdine and LMU. We're enjoying the moment, but we're putting it to the side quickly and making preparations to get through finals and get ready for the next two matches in Los Angeles."

The Utes started the match winning the doubles point, earning wins at both No. 3 and No. 2 doubles, with the match at No. 1 doubles going unfinished tied at 5-5. That would be Utah's only point of the afternoon, however, as the Cougars took four straight singles matches to win the match.

At No. 5 singles, Mateo Vereau Melendez quickly beat Mathias Gavelin 6-2, 6-3 to tie the match a 1-apiece. After taking the first set handily, Ben Gajardo rallied from down 2-0 in the second set, winning the tiebreaker 6-2 to earn a win at No. 3 singles.

Sean Hill followed with a win in the No. 1 spot, beating Franco Capalbo, 6-1, 6-4. In the No. 6 spot, Matheus Ferreira Leite fought back in each of his sets, taking the first 7-5, and second 7-6 (4), to clinch the match for BYU.

The Cougars will head to California for the final weekend of the regular season. BYU will face No. 30 Pepperdine on Friday, April 23, at 2 p.m. PDT, for a chance to win the West Coast Conference regular season title and earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars will then visit LMU on Saturday, April 24, at 1 p.m. PDT. 

Links to a live stream and live stats for the Pepperdine match will be provided. 

MATCH RESULTS

BYU 4 Utah 1

Doubles Competition

1. Jack Barnett/Ben Gajardo (BYU) vs. Francisco Bastias/Slava Shainyan (Utah), 5-5, uf. 

2. Franco Capalbo/Luis Flores (Utah) def. Sean Hill/Sam Tullis (BYU), 6-4

3. Geronimo Busleiman/Mathias Gavelin (Utah) def. Mateo Vereau Melendez/Brigham Andrus (BYU), 6-1

Order of finish: (3, 2)

Singles Competition

1. Sean Hill (BYU) def. Franco Capalbo (Utah), 6-1, 6-4

2. Jack Barnett (BYU) vs. Geronimo Busleiman (Utah), 6-2, 4-6, 3-3, uf.

3. Ben Gajardo (BYU) def. Slava Shainyan (Utah), 6-1, 7-6 (2)

4. Sam Tullis (BYU) vs. Francisco Bastias (Utah), 6-3, 4-6, 2-1, uf. 

5. Mateo Vereau Melendez (BYU) def. Mathias Gavelin (Utah), 6-2, 6-3

6. Matheus Ferreira Leite (BYU) vs. Bruno Krenn (Utah), 7-5, 7-6 (4)

Order of finish: (5, 3, 1, 6)

PROVO, Utah — In its final two home matches of the season, BYU men's tennis will host San Francisco before playing in-state rival Utah. The match against the Dons will be on Friday, April 16, at 10 a.m. MDT. Senior day against the Utes will be held on Saturday, April 17, at 2 p.m. MDT. Both matches are scheduled to be played at the Outdoor Tennis Courts. 

BYU Notes (11-5, 5-0 West Coast Conference)

• The Cougars are 11-5, most recently sweeping San Diego, 4-0, on Saturday
• BYU has wins over Grand Canyon, Weber State, Idaho State, Montana, Santa Clara, Air Force, Saint Mary's, Montana State, Portland, Gonzaga and San Diego. The Cougars' four losses were at Oregon (twice), to New Mexico at home, at Utah State and at UNLV. 
• The Cougars are 9-1 at home this season, including 3-0 at the Outdoor Tennis Courts with two sweeps
• BYU is led by seniors Ben Gajardo and Sean Hill, who are both 13-2 on the year, and Sam Tullis, who is 9-5
• The doubles pair of Sean Hill and Sam Tullis is 8-3 this season, including 4-1 in WCC play. Doubles duo Jack Barnett and Ben Gajardo are 6-1 (3-1 WCC) this season after beating ITA No. 61 August Holmgren and David Norfeldt of San Diego on Saturday.
• The Cougars have won five-straight matches and sit atop the West Coast Conference standings

Head Coach - Dave Porter

• Alma Mater: BYU, 1975
• Division 1 Coaching Record: 11-5 (1st Season)
• Record at BYU: Same

BYU Doubles Records

• Matheus Ferreira Leite & Mateo Vereau Melendez (1-6)
• Ben Gajardo & Sam Tullis (3-2)
• Jack Barnett & Sean Hill (2-2)
• Jack Barnett & Mateo Vereau Melendez (0-1)
• Ben Gajardo & Matheus Ferreira Leite (1-1)
• Sean Hill & Sam Tullis (8-3)
• Dominik Jakovljevic & Mateo Vereau Melendez (1-0)
• Jack Barnett & Ben Gajardo (6-1)
• Brigham Andrus & Mateo Vereau Melendez (2-0)

BYU Singles Records

• Ben Gajardo (13-2)
• Sean Hill (13-2)
• Sam Tullis (9-5)
• Matheus Ferreira Leite (8-3)
• Mateo Vereau Melendez (7-7)
• Jack Barnett (5-3)
• Dominik Jakovljevic (5-5)
• Vinicius Feijao Nogueira (1-0)
• Alex Lin (0-1)

San Francisco Notes (7-6, 2-3 West Coast Conference)

• The Dons are 7-6, with their most recent win coming in a 4-0 sweep at Gonzaga on Saturday
• San Francisco has wins over Sacramento State (twice), UC Davis, Nevada, Northern Arizona, Portland and Gonzaga. The Dons' losses are to Fresno State, UC Davis, San Diego, LMU, Pepperdine and Saint Mary's. San Francisco also had matches against Cal and Hawai'i canceled.
• The Dons will be in Salt Lake City to face Utah, the Cougar's senior day opponent this Saturday, on Thursday, April 15 before traveling down to Provo for the Friday morning matchup with BYU
• The last meeting between BYU and San Francisco was on April 5, 2019, in Provo. The Cougars swept the Dons, 4-0. BYU leads the all-time series, 11-1.

Head Coach - JT Sundling

• Alma Mater: TCU (2013)
• Division 1 Record: 7-6 (1st Season)
• Record at San Francisco: Same

San Francisco Match Information - April 16

• Time: 10 a.m. MDT
• Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
• Live Stream (if match is held indoors): BYU Tennis Live Cam

Utah Notes (16-9, 2-5 Pac-12 Conference)

• The Utes are 16-9, most recently beating Arizona, 4-3, on Sunday
• Utah has wins over Grand Canyon, UT Arlington, Idaho State (twice), SMU, New Mexico, Boise State, Drake, Utah State, Montana, Washington, San Diego State, Montana State, Nevada, UC Davis and Arizona. The Utes' losses are to SMU, Wichita State, Denver Texas Tech, #18 UCLA, #10 USC, Oregon, Stanford and Arizona State.  
• The Utes will host San Francisco, BYU's opponent on Friday, April 16, on Thursday, April 15, before heading down to Provo for the Saturday afternoon rivalry matchup with the Cougars. 
• The last meeting between BYU and San Diego was on March 7, 20120, in Salt Lake City. The Cougars swept the Utes, 4-0. San Diego leads the all-time series, 16-8.

Head Coach - Roeland Brateanu

• Alma Mater: Utah (2004)
• Division 1 Record: 69-39 (7th Season)
• Record at Utah: Same

Utah Match Information - April 17

• Time: 2 p.m. MDT
• Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
• Live Stream (if match is held indoors): BYU Tennis Live Cam