TUCSON, Ariz. — No. 10 Arizona Men's Tennis swept No. 21 Harvard, 4-0, Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Tournament Second Round.
The doubles point came down to junior duo, Jay Friend and Eric Padgum. The Wildcats coming out with the 7-5 win over the Crimson.
In the singles matches, Casper Christensen picked up Arizona's second point. To get the Wildcats up 3-0, the fifth ranked player in the country, Colton Smith wins his match in two sets, 6-3, 6-3.
Every other match split for third sets. Clinching the 4-0 sweep was Friend, the number six player in the nation, with a 36, 7-5, 6-2 win.
The Wildcats are now head to the Sweet Sixteen for the third straight year from May 9th-11th.
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Erin Patterson is a reporter for KGUN 9. She's agraduate of the University of Alabama with a Bachelor’s in News Media with a Sports Concentration. Erin recently obtained her Master's Degree in Sports Journalism from Arizona State University at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, where she gained experience a sports reporter, anchor and producer. Share your story ideas and important issues with Erin by emailing erin.patterson@kgun9.com.
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