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In a match that will go down in Arizona men’s tennis history, the Wildcats gutted out a clutch 4-3 victory over No. 9 seed Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon in Tucson, advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats (24-4) earned every bit of the victory, as the match came down to the final court.<\/p>\n
Oklahoma (20-7) came out swinging, securing the doubles point with wins on Courts No. 1 and No. 2 before the match on Court No. 3 –\u00a0where Alejandro Arcila<\/a> and Cole Stese held a 5-3 lead –\u00a0was left unfinished. Arizona entered singles play trailing 1-0 and needing a response.<\/p>\n The Sooners struck first in singles as well, earning a straight-set win on Court No. 4 to extend the lead to 2-0.<\/p>\n Arizona answered behind Glib Sekachov<\/a>, who delivered Arizona’s first point of the afternoon with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 victory over Alejandro Melero on Court No. 5.<\/p>\n Oklahoma regained momentum with a win on Court No. 2 to move in front 3-1, but Alexander Rozin<\/a> responded immediately on Court No. 3, battling through a pair of tiebreak sets to defeat Orel Kimhi, 7-6(4), 7-6(4), and keep Arizona alive.<\/p>\n