OMAHA, Neb. — A strong performance in singles play helped the Creighton men’s tennis team to a 5-2 win over Marquette on Friday night at the Hanscom Tennis Center.
The Bluejays improved to 10-4 on the year and 4-0 in BIG EAST play, while capturing their first win over the Golden Eagles since joining the BIG EAST in 2014. Marquette dropped to 5-11 overall and 1-2 in league play with the loss.
Marquette took the early lead in the match, earning the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions. Marquette’s Stefan Dragovic and Rami Scheetz teamed up for a 6-3 victory at the top slot, before sophomore Alejandro Gandini and freshman Kirtan Patel combined for a 7-6 (7-4) victory at the No. 2 doubles position. Coming down to the third doubles match, Oscar Alvarez and Zachary Kuo battled but fell in the tiebreaker 8-6.
The Bluejays, however, answered in singles play with four straight wins at the No.1, No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 singles positions to clinch the overall dual.
Patel got the Bluejays started with a 6-2, 6-0 straight sets win at the No. 6 spot, while junior Shin Inoue barely broke a sweat, claiming a 6-0, 6-1 victory at the No. 5 singles slot. Gandini kept things rolling with his ninth consecutive singles win, topping Marquette’s Tin Krstulovic in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0, to give Creighton a 3-1 edge in the match.
Junior Matthew Lanahan then captured a 6-2, 6-4 triumph at the top singles position, clinching the overall dual for the Bluejays.
Marquette would come out with a 7-5, 6-2 win at the No. 4 singles spot, before graduate Casey Ross closed the match with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at the No. 2 slot.
“Our Guys played a strong match today and with a lot of confidence and determination throughout the lineup,” said head coach Tom Lilly. “Marquette took a few big points to earn the very close doubles point, but I liked how we came out and competed right away in singles play.”
Creighton wraps up the home portion of its schedule on Sunday when they host Doane at 1 p.m. at the Koch Family Tennis Center.
Creighton 5, Marquette 2
Mar 31, 2023 at Omaha, Neb. (Hanscom Tennis Center)
Match Notes |
Marquette 5-11, 1-2 BE |
Creighton 10-4, 4-0 BE |
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,5,3,1,4,2) |
T-2:14 |
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