PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The Southern Utah men's tennis team is set to compete in the semifinals against the highest remaining seed of the quarterfinal matches in their second Big Sky Tournament in program history.
Season Recap
The Thunderbirds have had a very successful season both in and out of conference. In the Big Sky, they are second in the standings and will appear in their second Big Sky Championship in program history.
This season, two Thunderbirds were named Big Sky Player of the Week award. Senior Salvador Mijares had an outstanding season with an overall singles record of 13-3.
Sophomore Agustin Tamagnone was awarded for his performance against Austin Peay and Cumberland back in January. He finished 6-2, 6-3 against Austin Peay's Timo Kiesslich and 6-3, 6-0 over Cumberland's Alejo Bagnera during singles play.
Mijares leads the T-Birds with 13 wins and just three losses on court one for singles play. Remus Cope and Keonho Shin have tabbed a record of 5-3 in the No. 3 spot for doubles.
Big Sky Championship
No. 2 seeded Southern Utah received a BYE into the semifinals where they will face highest remaining seed of either of the two quarterfinal matches. The first round will be on April 25 followed by the second round on the 26. The semi finalist winners will compete on April 27 at 8 a.m. (PT).
Live stats can be viewed at www.bigskystats.com.
Big Sky Tournament Field Preview
The No. 3 seeded Sacramento State Hornets are set to face the No. 6 seed, Idaho State Bengals in their first round of competition. The winner of this match will go on to face either the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks or the Southern Utah Thunderbirds.
Sacramento State heads into the tournament after a three match win streak against Weber State, Idaho State and Northern Colorado to conclude their regular season.
Idaho State are coming into the tournament with an overall record of 8-11, and 5-5 in conference. They concluded their season with a lost against Portland State at home 2-5.
The Portland State Vikings are set to face the University of Montana as their first round of competition. They had a successful season with wins over Eastern Washington, Northern Colorado, Idaho State, Weber State Sacramento State and the University of Montana.
The University of Montana Bobcats fell to Portland State 6-1 back in February and look for a second opportunity to top their Viking opponents.
Words from Coach Brown
"We are excited to get back to the Big Sky Tournament for the second year in a row," said head coach Colin Brown "But we won't be resting on our laurels because having a second seed has put a target on our backs and every team will bring everything they have. Regardless, we have the talent and the opportunity this year to go all the way."
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