
Men's Tennis Hosts North Dakota On Friday For Home Opener
1/21/2016 1:44:00 PM | Men's Tennis
OMAHA, Neb. — Following its season-opening road trip to Stillwater, Okla., the Creighton men's tennis team returns home to host North Dakota on Friday, Jan. 22 at 12:30 p.m. Friday's match-up will take place at the Hanscom Tennis Center in Omaha and will serve as the Bluejays' regular-season home opener.
GETTING UP TO SPEED
The Bluejays (0-2) began spring competition at 28th-ranked Oklahoma State last week, falling to the Cowboys (2-0), 7-0.
Junior Aaron Chalstrom was edged in a third-set super tiebreaker in Stillwater, falling to Mateo Ruiz Naranjo, 6-3, 4-6, 10-2.
Creighton capped its road trip with a neutral-site match-up with UNLV, which was also played in Stillwater.
The Bluejays were narrowly bested in doubles play versus the Runnin' Rebels (1-1), as Creighton's duo of Brooks Kendall and Harrison Lang were leading 6-5 at the No. 3 spot when UNLV clinched the doubles point.
Kendall carried his strong play into singles competition, taking the first set at No. 5 Singles, 7-5. However, UNLV's Evaldo Neto rallied to win, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, clinching the Runnin' Rebels' 7-0 victory.
SCOUTING NORTH DAKOTA
The Fighting Hawks (0-1) suffered a narrow, 4-3 loss to Omaha in Grand Forks, N.D., last week.
North Dakota split the singles spots with Omaha, with the Fighting Hawks earning wins at No. 2, No. 4, and No. 5; however, Omaha took the doubles point, winning at the second and third positions.
DIRECTIONS
For directions to Hanscom Tennis Center, click here.
GETTING UP TO SPEED
The Bluejays (0-2) began spring competition at 28th-ranked Oklahoma State last week, falling to the Cowboys (2-0), 7-0.
Junior Aaron Chalstrom was edged in a third-set super tiebreaker in Stillwater, falling to Mateo Ruiz Naranjo, 6-3, 4-6, 10-2.
Creighton capped its road trip with a neutral-site match-up with UNLV, which was also played in Stillwater.
The Bluejays were narrowly bested in doubles play versus the Runnin' Rebels (1-1), as Creighton's duo of Brooks Kendall and Harrison Lang were leading 6-5 at the No. 3 spot when UNLV clinched the doubles point.
Kendall carried his strong play into singles competition, taking the first set at No. 5 Singles, 7-5. However, UNLV's Evaldo Neto rallied to win, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, clinching the Runnin' Rebels' 7-0 victory.
SCOUTING NORTH DAKOTA
The Fighting Hawks (0-1) suffered a narrow, 4-3 loss to Omaha in Grand Forks, N.D., last week.
North Dakota split the singles spots with Omaha, with the Fighting Hawks earning wins at No. 2, No. 4, and No. 5; however, Omaha took the doubles point, winning at the second and third positions.
DIRECTIONS
For directions to Hanscom Tennis Center, click here.
Players Mentioned
Creighton Men's Tennis Final Point and Celebration vs. Xavier, 4/19/25
Saturday, April 19
Creighton Men's Tennis Postgame vs. North Dakota, 3/30/25
Sunday, March 30
Creighton Women's Tennis Postgame vs. North Dakota, 3/29/25
Sunday, March 30
Crieghton Men's Tennis Postmatch vs. Butler, 2/16/25
Sunday, February 16