Sept. 18, 2007

PROVO, Utah - Utah State senior Jonas Tyden fell in the quarterfinals singles consolation in the final day at the Utah Fall Tennis Classic hosted by Brigham Young University.

Tyden entered the classic with a first round bye in the singles consolation draw. In the second round he defeated fellow Aggie sophomore Alex Thatcher, 6-2, 6-2. Tyden went on to defeat Weber State's Travis Covington, 6-3, 6-1. He then headed into quarterfinals with a 2-0 record and fell to BYU's A.J. Young, 6-3, 6-1. Thatcher was victorious in his first round win over Andrew Yates but fell to Tyden in round two.

Aggie sophomore Oscar Ericsson beat Jordan Barlow in the first round of singles consolation, 6-2, 6-2. Ericsson advanced to the second round and defeated John Pearce, 6-3, 6-3. In the third round Ericsson fell to Nicholas Ballou, 6-1, 6-3. Ericsson finished with a 2-2 record on the weekend

USU will conclude its fall schedule in the middle of October as it competes in the ITA Regionals in Las Vegas, Nev., from Oct. 17-21.

Utah Fall Classic Final Day Results

First Round of Singles Consolation
Matthew Cowley (UNA) def. Matt Searle (USU), 6-2, 2-6, 12-10
Alex Thatcher (USU) def. Andrew Yates (UNA), NS
Oscar Ericsson (USU) def. Jordan Barlow (UNA), 6-2, 6-2

Second Round of Singles Consolation
Jonas Tyden (USU) def Thatcher (USU), 6-2, 6-1
Evan Urbina (BYU) def. Fernando Gallegos (USU), 6-1, 6-2
Ericsson (USU) def. John Pearce (UNA), 6-3, 6-3

Third Round of Singles Consolation
Tyden (USU) def. Travis Covington (WSU), 6-3, 6-1
Nicholas Ballou (UNA) def. Ericsson (USU), 6-1, 6-3

Quarterfinals Singles Consolation
A.J. Young (BYU) def. Tyden (USU), 6-3, 6-1

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