Friday, January 15
Stillwater, Okla.
6:30PM
Creighton University
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at
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Oklahoma State
Nick Thompson
Men's Tennis Completes Challenging, Season-Opening Road Trip
1/16/2016 3:59:00 PM | Men's Tennis
STILLWATER, Okla. — The Creighton men's tennis team opened its 2016 campaign with a pair of tough tests, going toe-to-toe with No. 28 Oklahoma State and UNLV in Stillwater, Okla.
In front of a home crowd, nationally-ranked Oklahoma State began its match versus Creighton with an impressive doubles showing, including a 6-1 victory by the ninth-ranked duo of Arjun Kadhe and Julian Cash.
However, the Bluejays (0-2) responded with a gritty collective showing in singles play, epitomized by Aaron Chalstrom's hard-fought, 3-6, 6-4, 2-10 setback.
"The guys competed well after some disappointing doubles that just got away from us," Creighton head coach Tom Lilly said. "It was a great environment and Oklahoma State had a terrific crowd, but our guys handled things well on the road against one of the best teams in the country."
The Cowboys (2-0), who won 17 matches a year ago, earned a 7-0 victory.
Creighton faced another tough test on Saturday versus UNLV.
The Rebels (1-1) clinched the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. However, Creighton's tandem of Brooks Kendall and Harrison Lang held a 6-5 advantage at the No. 3 spot before UNLV secured the doubles point.
In singles play, Kendall earned a 7-5, first-set victory; however UNLV's Evaldo Neto came from behind to win in three sets to secure the Rebels' 7-0 match win.
"Our guys played hard, but all the credit goes to UNLV," Lilly said. "They have a strong team, and we need to be better at finishing points. We played two very good teams this weekend and I believe we will be a better team come next week."
Creighton will take on North Dakota in the Bluejays home opener on Friday, Jan. 22 at 12:30 p.m., at the Hanscom Tennis Courts in Omaha.
RESULTS
No. 28 Oklahoma State 7, Creighton 0 | January 15, 2016
Doubles: Order of Finish - 1, 2
Court 1: No. 9 Kadhe/Cash (OSU) def. Dippel/Glazer (CU), 6-1
Court 2: Ruiz/Mendoza (OSU) def. Thompson/Nysted (CU), 6-1
Court 3: Roper/Meraut (OSU) def. Kendall/Lang (CU), 4-2 (Unfinished)
Singles: Order of Finish - 1, 4, 6, 3, 2, 5
Court 1: Ismailov (OSU) def. Dippel (CU), 6-2, 6-1
Court 4: No. 85 Mendoza (OSU) def. Kendall (CU), 6-2, 6-2
Court 6: Roper (OSU) def. Glazer (CU), 6-2, 6-3
Court 3: Meraut (OSU) def. Lang (CU), 7-5, 6-0
Court 2: Gerch (OSU) def. Koca (CU), 6-4, 6-2
Court 5: Ruiz (OSU) def. Chalstrom (CU), 6-3, 4-6, 10-2
UNLV 7, Creighton 0 | January 16, 2016
Doubles: Order of Finish - 1, 2
Court 1: Amilon/Alberts (UNLV) def. Koca/Dippel (CU), 6-1
Court 2: Solberg/Cozbinov (UNLV) def. Thompson/Nysted (CU), 6-3
Court 3: Kendall/Lang (CU) vs. Gage-Brown/Neto (UNLV), 6-5 (Unfinished)
Singles: Order of Finish - 1, 6, 2, 3, 4, 5
Court 1: Amilon (UNLV) def. Koca (CU), 6-1, 6-1
Court 6: Croxford (UNLV) def. Rauschenbach (CU), 6-0, 6-2
Court 2: Cozbinov (UNLV) def. Dippel (CU), 6-3, 6-2
Court 3: Alberts (UNLV) def. Lang (CU), 6-2, 6-4
Court 4: Solberg (UNLV) def. Chalstrom (CU), 6-2, 6-2
Court 5: Neto (UNLV) def. Kendall (CU), 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
In front of a home crowd, nationally-ranked Oklahoma State began its match versus Creighton with an impressive doubles showing, including a 6-1 victory by the ninth-ranked duo of Arjun Kadhe and Julian Cash.
However, the Bluejays (0-2) responded with a gritty collective showing in singles play, epitomized by Aaron Chalstrom's hard-fought, 3-6, 6-4, 2-10 setback.
"The guys competed well after some disappointing doubles that just got away from us," Creighton head coach Tom Lilly said. "It was a great environment and Oklahoma State had a terrific crowd, but our guys handled things well on the road against one of the best teams in the country."
The Cowboys (2-0), who won 17 matches a year ago, earned a 7-0 victory.
Creighton faced another tough test on Saturday versus UNLV.
The Rebels (1-1) clinched the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. However, Creighton's tandem of Brooks Kendall and Harrison Lang held a 6-5 advantage at the No. 3 spot before UNLV secured the doubles point.
In singles play, Kendall earned a 7-5, first-set victory; however UNLV's Evaldo Neto came from behind to win in three sets to secure the Rebels' 7-0 match win.
"Our guys played hard, but all the credit goes to UNLV," Lilly said. "They have a strong team, and we need to be better at finishing points. We played two very good teams this weekend and I believe we will be a better team come next week."
Creighton will take on North Dakota in the Bluejays home opener on Friday, Jan. 22 at 12:30 p.m., at the Hanscom Tennis Courts in Omaha.
RESULTS
No. 28 Oklahoma State 7, Creighton 0 | January 15, 2016
Doubles: Order of Finish - 1, 2
Court 1: No. 9 Kadhe/Cash (OSU) def. Dippel/Glazer (CU), 6-1
Court 2: Ruiz/Mendoza (OSU) def. Thompson/Nysted (CU), 6-1
Court 3: Roper/Meraut (OSU) def. Kendall/Lang (CU), 4-2 (Unfinished)
Singles: Order of Finish - 1, 4, 6, 3, 2, 5
Court 1: Ismailov (OSU) def. Dippel (CU), 6-2, 6-1
Court 4: No. 85 Mendoza (OSU) def. Kendall (CU), 6-2, 6-2
Court 6: Roper (OSU) def. Glazer (CU), 6-2, 6-3
Court 3: Meraut (OSU) def. Lang (CU), 7-5, 6-0
Court 2: Gerch (OSU) def. Koca (CU), 6-4, 6-2
Court 5: Ruiz (OSU) def. Chalstrom (CU), 6-3, 4-6, 10-2
UNLV 7, Creighton 0 | January 16, 2016
Doubles: Order of Finish - 1, 2
Court 1: Amilon/Alberts (UNLV) def. Koca/Dippel (CU), 6-1
Court 2: Solberg/Cozbinov (UNLV) def. Thompson/Nysted (CU), 6-3
Court 3: Kendall/Lang (CU) vs. Gage-Brown/Neto (UNLV), 6-5 (Unfinished)
Singles: Order of Finish - 1, 6, 2, 3, 4, 5
Court 1: Amilon (UNLV) def. Koca (CU), 6-1, 6-1
Court 6: Croxford (UNLV) def. Rauschenbach (CU), 6-0, 6-2
Court 2: Cozbinov (UNLV) def. Dippel (CU), 6-3, 6-2
Court 3: Alberts (UNLV) def. Lang (CU), 6-2, 6-4
Court 4: Solberg (UNLV) def. Chalstrom (CU), 6-2, 6-2
Court 5: Neto (UNLV) def. Kendall (CU), 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
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