USU tops Montana in tennis match

NORTH LOGAN – It went down to the wire for the Utah State’s men’s tennis team, but in the end, Tadd Hinze led the Aggies to a 4-3 victory over Montana Friday afternoon at the Sports Academy & Racquet Club.

Hinze gave USU the deciding victory at No. 5 singles when he defeated the Grizzlies’ Brian Devlin, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4. With the win, the Aggies improve to 5-8 on the year.

“He’s the man of the hour,” USU head coach Christian Wright said of Hinze.

Other singles winners for the Aggies were Andy Madersbacher at No. 1 and Dan Baird at No. 6. Madersbacher defeated Montana’s Eric Goldstein, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1, while Baird bested Peter Smart in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3.

USU picked up the doubles point as Madersbacher and Clayton Thomas teamed up to win at No. 1, while Tim Burrell and Jonah Nelson won at No. 2

Next up for the Aggies will be Idaho State University on Tuesday also at the Sports Academy.

UTAH STATE 4, MONTANA 3Singles

No. 1 Andy Madersbacher (USU) def. Eric Goldstein (UM), 6-3, 1-6, 6-1

No. 2 Eric Metzger (UM) def. Jonah Nelson (USU), 3-6, 7-5, 6-4

No. 3 Tomislav Sokolic (UM) def. Tim Burrell (USU), 6-1, 6-4

No. 4 Jonah Sandford (UM) def. Ryan Burbidge (USU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-4

No. 5 Tadd Hinze (USU) def. Brian Devlin (UM), 7-6, 6-7, 6-4

No. 6 Dan Baird (USU) def. Peter Smart (UM), 6-4, 6-3

Doubles

No. 1 Madersbacher/Clayton Thomas (USU) def. Sokolic/Devlin (UM), 9-8

No. 2 Burrell/Nelson (USU) def. Sandford/Metzger (UM), 9-7

No. 3 Goldstein/Ryan O’Neil (UM) def. Baird/Burbidge (USU), 8-4