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LOGAN, Utah – The Portland State men's tennis team fell Sunday morning by a score of 6-1 to Utah State at the Logan Sports Academy and Racquet Club in Logan, Utah.
 
“It was a good first match at altitude for us this year,” head coach Jay Sterling said. “We wanted to play at altitude before opening conference play at Idaho State on Sunday. The ball gets on you a little bit faster and travels a little further in the thinner air. I was really happy with our effort and we're ready to take care of business against Idaho State.”
 
The Vikings dropped the doubles point by losing all three doubles matches. Roman Margoulis and Mitch Somach fell as the No. 1 doubles pair by a score of 8-3 as did Abhinav Mishra and Alec Marx playing as the No. 2 doubles team. Nick Fracchia and Zach Lubek fell by a score of 8-6.
 
Somach, playing in his first dual of the season, picked up his first match victory of the season. He won the first set by a score of 7-6, which he won in a tiebreaker by a score of 13-11. He then went on to win the second set by a score of 6-4.
 
Margoulis lost at the No. 1 slot for the Viings by scores of 6-3, 6-4 while Mishra fell by scores of 6-0, 6-3 as the Viking's No. 2. Marx pushed hard at the end of the second set but could not force a decisive third set and hell by scores of 6-4, 7-5.
 
Fracchia and Lubek both lost in straight sets by scores of 6-2, 6-4 and 6-2, 6-3 respectively.
 
The Vikings will now head to Pocatello, Idaho where they will square off against the Bengals of Idaho State as both teams start conference play. The match is slated for a 10 a.m. PT. start.