Creighton University
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Men's Tennis Takes on Iowa Hawkeyes in Iowa City
1/30/2011 7:25:00 PM | Men's Tennis
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The Creighton men's tennis team took the courts for the second straight day, this time traveling to Iowa City to meet with Big Ten foe Iowa. The Jays(1-1) traveled over last night after their home win over Western Illinois, but couldn't pull out a weekend sweep, falling 7-0 to the Hawkeyes (1-0).
In doubles action, Ryan Norman and Gabe Nagy played first in no. 3 doubles, falling 8-1 to Garret Dunn and Nikita Zotov of Iowa. Kyle Obermeier and Sean Mathison then took on Austen Kauss and Will Vasos in the no. 2 doubles, pulling a little closer but still falling 8-4. The win gave the Hawkeyes the doubles point.
In no. 1 doubles, J.T. Christian and Billy Paluch battled Marc Bruche and Jonas Dierckx back and forth the whole match, but couldn't come out with the final set, falling 8-7.
Obermeier started off the singles campaign, playing at no. 3 against Will Vasos of Iowa. Obermeier fell 6-1, 6-3 giving Iowa the first point. The Hawkeyes earned the second point in no. 5 singles, when Garret Dunn defeated Nagy 6-1, 6-4.
Third up was Norman taking on Mitch Beckert in the no. 6 singles position. Norman fell 6-2, 6-2 and the Hawkeyes picked up the victory, earning their fouth overall point of the day.
It was then Christain's turn to take on Nikita Zotov in No. 2 singles, falling 6-1 in the opening set, but battling in the second, forcing an extra set to win, which Zotov came out on top 7-5.
Paluch took to the court in No. 1 singles next, battling to a 7-5 loss in the first set and a 6-3 defeat in the second. To close out the day, Bryan Lube fell in two close sets, 7-5, 7-6 to Austen Kauss. The Jays fell 7-0 to the Hawkeyes.
Creighton will be in action next Saturday whe nthey travel to Wichita, Kan., to open up Missouri Valley play at Wichita State. Follow www.gocreighton.com for all the latest updates on your favorite Bluejay teams.
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