Thursday, February 1
Omaha, Neb.
7 PM
Creighton University
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at
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Nebraska-Omaha
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Men's Tennis Edges Nebraska-Omaha 4-3 For First Victory of 2018
2/1/2018 10:55:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Daniel Lopez-Rey wins in the third set to secure the win for Creighton
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's tennis team grabbed a hard-fought 4-3 victory against Nebraska-Omaha on Thursday night at the Miracle Hill Tennis Center. The win marked the Bluejays' first of the 2018 dual season.
The Bluejays came out strong, securing the doubles point with a sweep in doubles action. The duo of Daniel Lopez-Rey and Mac Mease won 6-3 in the No. 2 spot, while Brooks Kendall and Armando Gandini won 6-4 in the No. 3 spot to clinch the point for the Jays.
Following a loss at the No. 2 spot in singles action, Creighton took back-to-back victories as Jose Oscar Diaz won in the No. 6 spot 6-2, 6-4 and Alex Koca overcame a 1-0 deficit in a 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory to give the Bluejays a 3-1 team lead.
Singles play continued to go to three sets, with the Mavericks taking points in both the No.1 and No. 3 spots. At No. 5, Lopez-Rey took the first set 6-2 before falling just short in the second, 6-7 (7-9 in tiebreaker). Lopez-Rey rebounded to take the third set 6-2, and secured the team win for Creighton, 4-3.
"Our doubles was really good tonight, and I hope we can build on that," head coach Tom Lilly said. "UNO has a very good team and we had to play very well. Our guys fought hard the entire match and we had a few really step up and win some huge points."
"Alex won his 100th and 101st matches tonight. It was a very good team win."
Creighton returns to the court on Feb. 9 at home against UMKC. Doubles match play will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Hanscom Tennis Courts.
Creighton 4, Omaha 3
Feb 01, 2018 at Omaha, NE (Miracle Hill Tennis Center)
The Bluejays came out strong, securing the doubles point with a sweep in doubles action. The duo of Daniel Lopez-Rey and Mac Mease won 6-3 in the No. 2 spot, while Brooks Kendall and Armando Gandini won 6-4 in the No. 3 spot to clinch the point for the Jays.
Following a loss at the No. 2 spot in singles action, Creighton took back-to-back victories as Jose Oscar Diaz won in the No. 6 spot 6-2, 6-4 and Alex Koca overcame a 1-0 deficit in a 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory to give the Bluejays a 3-1 team lead.
Singles play continued to go to three sets, with the Mavericks taking points in both the No.1 and No. 3 spots. At No. 5, Lopez-Rey took the first set 6-2 before falling just short in the second, 6-7 (7-9 in tiebreaker). Lopez-Rey rebounded to take the third set 6-2, and secured the team win for Creighton, 4-3.
"Our doubles was really good tonight, and I hope we can build on that," head coach Tom Lilly said. "UNO has a very good team and we had to play very well. Our guys fought hard the entire match and we had a few really step up and win some huge points."
"Alex won his 100th and 101st matches tonight. It was a very good team win."
Creighton returns to the court on Feb. 9 at home against UMKC. Doubles match play will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Hanscom Tennis Courts.
Creighton 4, Omaha 3
Feb 01, 2018 at Omaha, NE (Miracle Hill Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Razvan Grigorescu (OMAHA) def. Brooks Kendall (CU) 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-1 |
| 2. Abdoul Ouattara (OMAHA) def. Stratton Brown (CU) 6-4, 6-4 |
| 3. Nathan Reekie (OMAHA) def. Armando Gandini (CU) 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-1 |
| 4. Alex Koca (CU) def. Matt Dunn (OMAHA) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 5. Daniel Lopez-Rey (CU) def. Alex Woodward (OMAHA) 6-2, 6-7 (7-9), 6-2 |
| 6. Jose Oscar Diaz (CU) def. Marko Minic (OMAHA) 6-2, 6-4 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Stratton Brown/Alex Koca (CU) def. Razvan Grigorescu/Abdoul Ouattara (OMAHA) 5-4 (10-8) |
| 2. Daniel Lopez-Rey/Mac Mease (CU) def. Nathan Reekie/Alex Woodward (OMAHA) 6-3 |
| 3. Brooks Kendall/Armando Gandini (CU) def. Matt Dunn/Luke Moorhead (OMAHA) 6-4 |
| Match Notes |
| Omaha 1-2 Creighton 1-2 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,6,4,1,3,5) |
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