Cats Clinch! MSU Men's Tennis Beats Weber State to Clinch Tourney Spot

Saturday, April 22

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Montana State University

Weber State

Kellen Bates

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Cats Clinch! MSU Men's Tennis Beats Weber State to Clinch Tourney Spot

4/22/2017 5:18:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Senior Kellen Bates leads Cats in final home match

By: MSU Sports Information

Kellen Bates is saving his best for last, and for the Montana State men's tennis team it's right on time.

Bates, a Kalispell product and Montana State's lone senior, capped an unbeaten weekend with a 6-3, 6-4 singles win at No. 1 against Weber State's Shao-Po Yin, and when Rok Sitar won a 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (11-9 in the tiebreaker) nail-biter at No. 2 the Bobcats had clinched the match and a berth in the Big Sky Conference Men's Tennis Tournament next week.

"I thought we took a step forward this weekend," Bobcat coach Jared Burnham said, "and Kellen really played well. He had a great weekend and he led us today."

Adrian Torrico also contributed to the victory, winning 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4 singles to provide Sitar the opportunity to clinch the match. Kasper Parlklo won a three-set decision at No. 5.

The Bobcats started the day on a positive note, winning the doubles point. Torrico and Bates combined to win at No. 2, while Parlklo and Dylan Harvala won at No. 3. The Bobcats finish the regular season 7-14 overall, 6-5 in the Big Sky. Weber State takes a 7-12 overall mark, 4-6 in the Big Sky, into Sunday's match at Montana.

Montana State 5, Weber State 2
April 22, 2017 * Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center * Bozeman, Montana

Singles competition
1. BATES, Kellen (MSU) def. YIN, Shao-Po (Jack) (WSU) 6-3, 6-4
2. SITAR, Rok (MSU) def. COOPER, Stefan (WSU) 2-6, 6-1, 7-6
3. VAN WYK, Kris (WSU) def. FLINK, Alexander (MSU) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6
4. TORRICO, Adrian (MSU) def. CHEN, Hou-En (Eddie) (WSU) 6-4, 6-3
5. PARLKLO, Kasper (MSU) def. VAN SCHOOR, Michiel (WSU) 7-5, 5-7, 10-7
6. WALKUSZ, Cezary (WSU) def. HARVALA, Dylan (MSU) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. YIN, Shao-Po (Jack)/COOPER, Stefan (WSU) vs. SITAR, Rok/FLINK, Alexander (MSU) no result
2. BATES, Kellen/TORRICO, Adrian (MSU) def. VAN WYK, Kris/HINTZE, Scott (WSU) 6-0
3. PARLKLO, Kasper/HARVALA, Dylan (MSU) def. CHEN, Hou-En (Eddie)/WALKUSZ, Cezary (WSU) 6-2

Records: Weber State 7-12/4-6 Big Sky, Montana State 7-14/6-5 Big Sky
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,4,2,3,6,5)