The Idaho men’s tennis team took a short trip to Spokane last weekend to compete in the Bulldog Classic at Gonzaga.
Senior Jackson Varney and freshman Lucas Coutinho were the Vandals’ best performers in Idaho’s last tournament of the fall season.
Both Varney and Coutinho were placed in the Red Singles bracket. Varney dropped to the consolation bracket, but managed to win the Consolation Championship over opponent Jared Madison of Portland 6-7, 6-3, 1-0(9).
Coutinho advanced to the semifinals Sunday. He lost in three sets to Portland’s Alex Wallace (6-4, 6-7, 6-2).
The Idaho doubles teams of senior Odon Barta and sophomore Felipe Fonseca along with Varney and sophomore Mark Kovacs started the tournament with first-round byes. Both doubles teams advanced to the quarterfinals, but Barta and Fonseca fell to an Eastern Washington pair 8-7. Kovacs and Varney fell to a Portland pair 8-6.