TUCSON, Ariz. – The Northern Arizona men's tennis team opened their season on the road traveling down t Tucson, facing the University of Arizona. The Lumberjacks were swept by the Wildcats 7-0 dropping their season opener.

"Today was a tough match," said head coach Ki Kroll. "I thought we competed well at a few positions and it is always good to get a tough match under your belt. Now it is time to build on some of the things we did well."

UofA won its two matches in doubles play on courts two and three, taking the early 1-0 lead over NAU. Matt Dunn and Shoki Kasahara won Arizona's first match in doubles play on court three over NAU's freshmen Felix Schumann and Tomas Hons 6-1. Arizona clinched the double's point on court two with a 6-1 win from David Mushayev and Jason Jaruvang. On court one NAU's Adi Zilberstein and Kester Black were ahead in their match 3-2 over Sumeet Shinde and Naoki Takeda but the match ended as UofA had already taken the doubles point.

Kroll was able to throw four freshmen into the fire against a tough and experienced opponent. Schumann competed throughout his entire match with a near win in the first set in singles on court four but fell to Mushayev in a tight 7-6 (11-9) set and dropped his second set 7-5. After dropping his first set, Zilberstein was able to win his first set in his collegiate career over Kasahara 6-3 to force a third set. Kasahara would eventually win the match taking the deciding set 10-6. In his first collegiate match Jackson Lee got the start on court six and battled Trevor James but would eventually fall to James 6-3, 6-2.

Northern Arizona will have a quick turnaround as they face Utah State tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Tucson.

Results

Doubles

1. Adi Zilberstein/Kester Black (NAU) vs. Sumeet Shinde/Naoki Takeda (UofA) 3-2 Unfinished
2. David Mushayev/Jason Jaruvang (UofA) def. Alexandre Locci/Jordan Gobatie 6-1
3. Matt Dunn/Shoki Kasahara (UofA) def. Felix Schumann/Tomas Hons 6-1

Order of Finish: 3, 2

Singles

1. Sumeet Shinde (UofA) def. Jordan Goabatie (NAU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Naoki Takeda (UofA) vs. Kester Black (NAU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Jason Jaruvang (UofA) def. Alexandre Locci (NAU) 6-0, 6-3
4. David Mushayev (UofA) vs. Felix Schumann (NAU) 7-6 (11-9), 7-5
5. Shoki Kasahara (UofA) def. Adi Zilberstein (NAU) 6-2, 3-6, 10-6
6. Trevor James (UofA) def. Jackson Lee (NAU) 6-3, 6-2

Order of Finish: 3, 1, 6, 5, 2, 4