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Stipetic Secures Singles Win on Day Three in Albuquerque

Roko Stipetic earned the Aggies' lone win of the day.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Aggies' five days of competition rolled along as they competed in singles play on day three.
 
Freshman Roko Stipetic shined on Saturday as he took down Bruno Casino of Idaho in the extra matches of the ITA Mountain Regional. After winning the first set 6-4, Casino returned the favor by winning set two by the same score to force a tiebreaker. Stipetic would claim the match win with a 10-7 score in the tiebreaker.
 
Fellow freshman Yehor Opanasenko also pushed his opponent before falling to Montana State-Bozeman's Jacob Huppin, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5).
 
SINGLES
ITA Mountain Regional
Cons. R16 – Maximillian Relic (MSU) def. Itay Feigin, 6-3, 6-4
 
ITA Mountain Regional – Extra Matches
Roko Stipetic def. Bruno Casino (UI), 6-4, 4-6 (10-7)
 
Lobo Invite
Cons. QF – Jacob Huppin (MSU) def. Yehor Opanasenko, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
 
Lobo Invite - Extra Matches
Morgan Donovan (NAU) def. Ryan Ford, 6-0, 6-3
AJ Moore (AFA) def. Henrik Lynum, 6-3, 6-2
 
UP NEXT
The Aggies will return to the courts in Albuquerque on Sunday when Stipetic will take on Boise State's Ryo Minakata. Meanwhile, Ryan Ford and Vassanth Mathan will team up to face Dominik Jakovljevic and Alex Lin of BYU.
 
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