BYU Beats Aztecs, Utah Upset in WAC Tennis Semifinals

Earlier this season, the San Diego State men’s tennis team swept three doubles matches and then split four singles matches to defeat Brigham Young, 5-2.

In the Western Athletic Conference semifinals Tuesday, however, the Aztecs never had the chance to use their strong doubles play. BYU swept all of the singles matches to defeat the Aztecs, 6-0, on the SDSU campus.

BYU will meet fourth-seeded New Mexico for the WAC championship today at 11 a.m. The Lobos surprised top-seeded and six-time defending champion Utah, 5-4, Tuesday.

In the other semifinal, New Mexico’s Steve Bickman staved off four match points in the 10th game of the third set before beating Utah’s Christian Schultes, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, at No. 3 singles to pull the Lobos even at 3-3 after singles play.

Then, after losing the first set in all three doubles matches, New Mexico’s No. 2 team of Bickman and Jack Griffin and No. 3 duo of Steve Otero and Jerry Gunther rallied for three set wins to eliminate the defending champions.