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Men’s Tennis Wraps Up Play at Augustana Invite With Doubles Title
9/13/2026 11:02:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Creighton men's tennis team captured the Flight 1 Doubles Championship as the Bluejays wrapped up play at the Augustana Invite on Sunday evening in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Junior Rocky McKenzie and sophomore Mathis Dahler rolled to a 6-2 semifinal win over Gustavus Adolphus' Takura Mhwandagara and Dominik Knutson, while teammates Maxime Gruenig and Neil Saxer edged out Nebraska-Kearney's Andy Brisdon and Ivan Melnik, 7-6 (8-6) in the semifinals to set up an all-Bluejay final in Flight 1. Due to the two Bluejay squads advancing to the finals, the match was abandoned.
In flight 2, sophomore's Jack McMahon and Lucas Mommessin picked up a 6-3 win over Augustana's Thomas Kano and Sebastian Garcia in semifinals, but dropped a tight 6-3 decision to Gustavus' Ethan Ellor and Christian Wean Wong to finish as the flights runner-up.
In singles play, freshman Sebastian Papp finished as the runner-up in flight 2 as Augustana's Pedro Pinto rallied from a one-set deficit to claim the title with a 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 three-set victory.
Creighton returns to the courts on September 25-27 as the Bluejays host the Creighton Invite at the Koch Family Tennis Center in Omaha.
Augustana Invite – Day 2
September 13, 2026
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Doubles Results
Flight 1
SF – Mathis Dahler/Rocky McKenzie (CU) def. Takura Mhwandagara/Dominik Knutson (GAC), 6-2
SF – Maxime Gruenig/Neil Saxer (CU) def. Andy Brisdon/Ivan Melnik (UNK), 7-6 (8-6)
Flight 2
SF - Jack McMahon/Lucas Mommessin (CU) def. Thomas Kano/Sebastian Garcia (AU), 6-3
Finals – Ethan Ellor/Christian Sean Wong (GAC) def. Jack McMahon/Lucas Mommessin (CU), 6-3
Singles Results
Flight 1
C-SF – Dominik Knutson (GAC) def. Lucas Mommessin (CU), 9-8 (7-4)
Flight 2
Finals – Pedro Pinto (AU) def. Sebastian Papp (CU), 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
3-4 Playoff – Owen Skanse (GAC) def. Maxime Gruenig (CU), 8-3
Junior Rocky McKenzie and sophomore Mathis Dahler rolled to a 6-2 semifinal win over Gustavus Adolphus' Takura Mhwandagara and Dominik Knutson, while teammates Maxime Gruenig and Neil Saxer edged out Nebraska-Kearney's Andy Brisdon and Ivan Melnik, 7-6 (8-6) in the semifinals to set up an all-Bluejay final in Flight 1. Due to the two Bluejay squads advancing to the finals, the match was abandoned.
In flight 2, sophomore's Jack McMahon and Lucas Mommessin picked up a 6-3 win over Augustana's Thomas Kano and Sebastian Garcia in semifinals, but dropped a tight 6-3 decision to Gustavus' Ethan Ellor and Christian Wean Wong to finish as the flights runner-up.
In singles play, freshman Sebastian Papp finished as the runner-up in flight 2 as Augustana's Pedro Pinto rallied from a one-set deficit to claim the title with a 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 three-set victory.
Creighton returns to the courts on September 25-27 as the Bluejays host the Creighton Invite at the Koch Family Tennis Center in Omaha.
Augustana Invite – Day 2
September 13, 2026
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Doubles Results
Flight 1
SF – Mathis Dahler/Rocky McKenzie (CU) def. Takura Mhwandagara/Dominik Knutson (GAC), 6-2
SF – Maxime Gruenig/Neil Saxer (CU) def. Andy Brisdon/Ivan Melnik (UNK), 7-6 (8-6)
Flight 2
SF - Jack McMahon/Lucas Mommessin (CU) def. Thomas Kano/Sebastian Garcia (AU), 6-3
Finals – Ethan Ellor/Christian Sean Wong (GAC) def. Jack McMahon/Lucas Mommessin (CU), 6-3
Singles Results
Flight 1
C-SF – Dominik Knutson (GAC) def. Lucas Mommessin (CU), 9-8 (7-4)
Flight 2
Finals – Pedro Pinto (AU) def. Sebastian Papp (CU), 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
3-4 Playoff – Owen Skanse (GAC) def. Maxime Gruenig (CU), 8-3
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