Friday, January 20
Des Moines, IA
11:00 A.M.
Creighton University
0
at
7
Drake
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Men’s Tennis Falls at Drake To Open Spring Season
1/20/2023 2:38:00 PM | Men's Tennis
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Creighton men's tennis team opened its spring dual season with a 7-0 loss at Drake on Friday afternoon at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
The Bluejays fell to 0-1 on the season with the loss, while the Bulldogs improved to 1-0.
Drake started Friday's match with identical 6-2 victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles positions for the first point of the day. Down early at the No. 3 doubles position, freshman Zachary Kuo and graduate student Casey Ross battled backed to even the match at 5-5 before falling 7-5 to Drake's Olle Sonesson Lindholt and Markus Bolin.
In singles play, the Bulldogs secured five singles matches in straight sets to earn their first win of the season.
Junior Shin Inoue captured the lone set win for the Bluejays with a 6-3 win in the opening set at the No. 5 singles position. Drake's Reid Jarvis responded with a 6-2 win during set two to force a decisive third set. In set three, Inoue jumped out to a 2-1 lead before Jarvis rattled off four of the next five games to take a 5-3 lead. Inoue bounced back with two game winners to knot the set at 5-5, but Jarvis recovered to capture a 7-6 victory.
Creighton will resume competition with a trip down I-80 to Nebraska on Saturday night. First serve between the Bluejays and Huskers is set for 5 p.m. at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center in Lincoln, Neb.
The Bluejays fell to 0-1 on the season with the loss, while the Bulldogs improved to 1-0.
Drake started Friday's match with identical 6-2 victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles positions for the first point of the day. Down early at the No. 3 doubles position, freshman Zachary Kuo and graduate student Casey Ross battled backed to even the match at 5-5 before falling 7-5 to Drake's Olle Sonesson Lindholt and Markus Bolin.
In singles play, the Bulldogs secured five singles matches in straight sets to earn their first win of the season.
Junior Shin Inoue captured the lone set win for the Bluejays with a 6-3 win in the opening set at the No. 5 singles position. Drake's Reid Jarvis responded with a 6-2 win during set two to force a decisive third set. In set three, Inoue jumped out to a 2-1 lead before Jarvis rattled off four of the next five games to take a 5-3 lead. Inoue bounced back with two game winners to knot the set at 5-5, but Jarvis recovered to capture a 7-6 victory.
Creighton will resume competition with a trip down I-80 to Nebraska on Saturday night. First serve between the Bluejays and Huskers is set for 5 p.m. at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center in Lincoln, Neb.
Drake 7, Creighton 0
Jan 20, 2023 at Des Moines, Iowa (Roger Knapp Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Jeremy Schifris (DU) def. Casey Ross (CU) 6-1, 6-3 |
| 2. Matija Matic (DU) def. Matthew Lanahan (CU) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 3. Oliver Johansson (DU) def. Alejandro Gandini (CU) 7-5, 6-4 |
| 4. Evan Fragistas (DU) def. Kirtan Patel (CU) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 5. Reid Jarvis (DU) def. Shin Inoue (CU) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 |
| 6. Markus Bolin (DU) def. Ricky Rubio (CU) 6-4, 6-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Matija Matic/Oliver Johansson (DU) def. Alejandro Gandini/Matthew Lanahan (CU) 6-2 |
| 2. Evan Fragistas/Jeremy Schifris (DU) def. Shin Inoue/Zack Maline (CU) 6-2 |
| 3. O. Sonesson Lindholt/Markus Bolin (DU) def. Zachary Kuo/Casey Ross (CU) 7-5 |
| Match Notes |
| Creighton 0-1 |
| Drake 1-0 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,4,6,1,3,5) |
| T-3:18 |
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
13
Jeremy Schifris / 0 [DU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
32
Matija Matic / 0 [DU]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
54
Oliver Johansson / 0 [DU]
76
#4 Singles Match
12
14
Evan Fragistas / 0 [DU]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
626
Reid Jarvis / 0 [DU]
367
#6 Singles Match
12
41
Markus Bolin / 0 [DU]
66
Order of Finish:
2,4,6,1,3,5
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