Saturday, January 20
Lincoln, Neb.
5 PM
Creighton University
0
at
7
Nebraska
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Men's Tennis Stymied By In-State Rival Nebraska
1/20/2018 9:16:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Bluejays pick up one victory in doubles play, swept during singles
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Creighton men's tennis team fell 7-0 against in-state rival Nebraska on Saturday night at the Dillon Tennis Center.
During doubles play, the Cornhuskers sealed a 6-1 victory at the top spot, but Creighton even the battle for the first point of the night with a win at No. 3 doubles. The duo of Daniel Lopez-Rey and Mac Mease claimed a 6-3 win over Nebraska's Micah Klousia and Chris Dean for the Bluejays' lone victory of the night. Nebraska took the doubles point with a 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles over Creighton's Armando Gandini and Jose Oscar Diaz.
The host Huskers earned five straight-sets singles victories and one three-set victory to blank the Bluejays. Nebraska's 6-3, 6-4 win at the No. 3 slot clinched the overall match.
Mac Mease fell in a tiebreaker during the first frame at No. 6 singles before winning 6-2 in the second set. Nebraska's William Grattan Smith won the deciding third-set tiebreaker 10-5.
"Nebraska has a strong team and is very well coached," head coach Tom Lilly said. "We had our chances to win the doubles point and that would have been a big momentum builder for us. We need to work on the intangibles and have more variety at all positions."
Creighton is back in action on Feb. 1 against Nebraska-Omaha at 7 p.m.
Nebraska 7, Creighton 0
Jan 20, 2018 at Lincoln, Nebraska (Dillon Tennis Center)
During doubles play, the Cornhuskers sealed a 6-1 victory at the top spot, but Creighton even the battle for the first point of the night with a win at No. 3 doubles. The duo of Daniel Lopez-Rey and Mac Mease claimed a 6-3 win over Nebraska's Micah Klousia and Chris Dean for the Bluejays' lone victory of the night. Nebraska took the doubles point with a 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles over Creighton's Armando Gandini and Jose Oscar Diaz.
The host Huskers earned five straight-sets singles victories and one three-set victory to blank the Bluejays. Nebraska's 6-3, 6-4 win at the No. 3 slot clinched the overall match.
Mac Mease fell in a tiebreaker during the first frame at No. 6 singles before winning 6-2 in the second set. Nebraska's William Grattan Smith won the deciding third-set tiebreaker 10-5.
"Nebraska has a strong team and is very well coached," head coach Tom Lilly said. "We had our chances to win the doubles point and that would have been a big momentum builder for us. We need to work on the intangibles and have more variety at all positions."
Creighton is back in action on Feb. 1 against Nebraska-Omaha at 7 p.m.
Nebraska 7, Creighton 0
Jan 20, 2018 at Lincoln, Nebraska (Dillon Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Toby Boyer (NEB18) def. Brooks Kendall (CU) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2. Linus Erhart (NEB18) def. Stratton Brown (CU) 7-5, 6-2 |
| 3. Micah Klousia (NEB18) def. Armando Gandini (CU) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 4. Isaac Nortey (NEB18) def. Daniel Lopez-Rey (CU) 6-4, 7-5 |
| 5. Chris Dean (NEB18) def. Jose Oscar Diaz (CU) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 6. William GrattanSmith (NEB18) def. Mac Mease (CU) 7-6, 2-6, 10-5 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Isaac Nortey/William GrattanSmith (NEB18) def. Stratton Brown/Brooks Kendall (CU) 6-1 |
| 2. Linus Erhart/Toby Boyer (NEB18) def. Armando Gandini/Jose Oscar Diaz (CU) 6-3 |
| 3. Daniel Lopez-Rey/Mac Mease (CU) def. Micah Klousia/Chris Dean (NEB18) 6-3 |
| Match Notes |
| Creighton 0-3 |
| Nebraska 2-0 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,5,3,2,6,4) |
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