Creighton University
Drake
Men's Tennis Loses Home Opener 7-0 to Drake
3/4/2009 6:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
OMAHA, Neb. - The men's tennis team lost its home opener Wednesday, 7-0 to Drake at the Hanscom Tennis Courts.
Creighton's lone match victory came from the doubles tandem of James McAvoy and Kyle Obermier. They defeated the Drake duo of Marsiglia and Kamizelich, 8-7 (5)
The team will return to action Monday March 9, in Orlando, Fla., as it takes on St. Ambrose.
SINGLES:
No. 1 Maor Zirkin (DU) def. Jose Guerra (CU), 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 Mauricio Ballivian (DU) def. Gabe Nagy (CU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 Evgeny Silitski (DU) def. James McAvoy (CU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 Ivan Mendoza (DU) def. Kyle Obermeier (CU), 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 Guilherme Marsiglia (DU) def. Brian Ward (CU), 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 Konrad Kamizelich (DU) def. Bryan Lube (CU), 6-0, 5-7, 10-8
Order of finish (2,1,5,3,4,6)
DOUBLES:
No. 1 Zirkin/Silitski (DU) def. Elson/Guerra (CU), 8-5
No. 2 Mendoza/Ballivian (DU) def. Nagy/Ward (CU), 8-4
No. 3 McAvoy/Obermeier (CU) def. Kamizelich/Marsiglia (DU), 8-7 (4)
Order of finish (2,1,3)
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