Creighton University
UMKC
Men's Tennis Falls UMKC 7-0
2/27/2009 11:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The men's tennis team lost its match to UMKC, 7-0, Friday at th Woodside Racquet and Health Club in Kansas City, Mo. With the loss the team is now 0-2 on the season.
Creighton's lone victory came from the doubles team of Mike Elson and Jose Guerra. The tandem defeated the UMKC duo of Bret Berryman and Patrick Smith, 8-5.
In singles play, Guerra pushed Berryman to the limit, falling in three sets, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6.
The team returns to action Saturday afternoon on the road against Wichita State. Match time is set for 12:00 p.m.
Singles Results
No. 1 ? Bret Berryman (UMKC) def. Jose Guerra (CU), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
No. 2 ? Patrick Smith (UMKC) def. Gabe Nagy (CU), 7-5, 7-5
No. 3 ? Serge Ristivojevic (UMKC) def. Kyle Obermeier (CU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 ? Gustavo Guerin (UMKC) def. James McAvoy (CU), 6-1, 2-6, 6-0
No. 5 ? Dennis Schwarz (UMKC) def. Bryan Lube (CU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 ? Erwin Quintanilla (UMKC) def. Michael Elson (CU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles Results
No. 1 ? Berryman/Smith (UMKC) def. Nagy/Ward (CU), 9-7
No. 2 ? Elson/Guerra (CU) def. Schwarz/Quintanilla (UMKC), 8-5
No. 3 ? Ristivojevic/Guerin (UMKC) def. McAvoy/Obermeier (CU), 8-6
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