Creighton University
Bradley
Men's Tennis Drops Pair of MVC Matches
4/12/2009 10:45:00 AM | Men's Tennis
OMAHA, Neb. - The Creighton men's tennis team dropped a pair of matches this weekend, falling 4-3 to Bradley before losing 7-0 to Illinois State. Both matches were held at the Koch Family Tennis Center in Omaha.
Against Bradley, the team nearly pulled it out as two matches went into third sets, before the Braves prevailed. James McAvoy fell 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to Michel Macara-chvili, and Brian Lube was downed by Richard Robertson 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Gabe Nagy and Brian Ward had the most exciting doubles match against the Braves, winning 9-8 (8-6). The two were down 6-4 in the tiebreaker before staying alive in two match points, and coming away with the eventual victory.
Illinois State had a more convincing win as McAvoy was the only Bluejay to push his match to three sets, falling to Daniel Tobar 1-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Creighton will close out the regular season on Friday April 17, against Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln, Neb., at 1:00 p.m.
