Sunday, March 31
Omaha, Neb.
11 AM
Creighton University
0
vs
7
Marquette
Photo by: Joe Willman
Men's Tennis Closes Weekend With 7-0 Loss Against Marquette
3/31/2019 2:19:00 PM | Men's Tennis
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's tennis team fell 7-0 to BIG EAST foe Marquette on Sunday at the Hanscom Tennis Center.
The Bluejays moved their season record to 7-9, including 1-2 against conference opponents, while the Golden Eagles improved to 11-6 (4-0 BIG EAST).
Marquette started Sunday's match with 6-3 victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions for the first point of the day.
The Golden Eagles continued to control the match with straight-sets victories at the top three singles positions to clinch the dual.
Creighton forced third sets at each of the four through six positions. Jose Oscar Diaz (No. 4) battled back from a 6-1 first set loss for a 6-4 win in the second. Diaz competed in a third-set 10-point breaker and narrowly dropped a 10-8 decision. At the fifth position, Mac Mease rallied after a 6-1 setback for a 6-2 win in the second before falling in a tiebreaker during the third (7-6 [5]). During the No. 6 match, Daniel Lopez-Rey won 6-4 in the opening set, lost 6-2 in the second and was outlasted 10-8 in a 10-point tiebreaker.
"I thought both teams came out a bit flat in the doubles, but it had no effect on Marquette," head coach Tom Lilly said. "We need every ounce of energy to beat a team as talented as them, and we just didn't have it in doubles.
"Marquette played very well to start singles and then was able to hold off our surge at the end. We will learn from this match and be better next weekend.
Creighton concludes the regular season with a pair of home matches next weekend. The Bluejays will host North Dakota on Saturday before facing Illinois State on Sunday.
Marquette 7, Creighton 0
3/31/2019 at Omaha, Neb. (Hanscom Tennis Center)
The Bluejays moved their season record to 7-9, including 1-2 against conference opponents, while the Golden Eagles improved to 11-6 (4-0 BIG EAST).
Marquette started Sunday's match with 6-3 victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions for the first point of the day.
The Golden Eagles continued to control the match with straight-sets victories at the top three singles positions to clinch the dual.
Creighton forced third sets at each of the four through six positions. Jose Oscar Diaz (No. 4) battled back from a 6-1 first set loss for a 6-4 win in the second. Diaz competed in a third-set 10-point breaker and narrowly dropped a 10-8 decision. At the fifth position, Mac Mease rallied after a 6-1 setback for a 6-2 win in the second before falling in a tiebreaker during the third (7-6 [5]). During the No. 6 match, Daniel Lopez-Rey won 6-4 in the opening set, lost 6-2 in the second and was outlasted 10-8 in a 10-point tiebreaker.
"I thought both teams came out a bit flat in the doubles, but it had no effect on Marquette," head coach Tom Lilly said. "We need every ounce of energy to beat a team as talented as them, and we just didn't have it in doubles.
"Marquette played very well to start singles and then was able to hold off our surge at the end. We will learn from this match and be better next weekend.
Creighton concludes the regular season with a pair of home matches next weekend. The Bluejays will host North Dakota on Saturday before facing Illinois State on Sunday.
Marquette 7, Creighton 0
3/31/2019 at Omaha, Neb. (Hanscom Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Alvaro Verdu (MU) def. Nick Campbell (CU) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 2. Luis Heredia Gomez (MU) def. Stratton Brown (CU) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 3. Brett Meyers (MU) def. Armando Gandini (CU) 6-0, 6-3 |
| 4. Greg Anderson (MU) def. Jose Oscar Diaz (CU) 6-1, 4-6, 10-8 |
| 5. Fran San Andres (MU) def. Mac Mease (CU) 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5) |
| 6. Brandon Shanklin (MU) def. Daniel Lopez-Rey (CU) 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Alvaro Verdu/Brett Meyers (MU) def. Nick Campbell/Mac Mease (CU) 6-3 |
| 2. Daniel Lopez-Rey/Jose Oscar Diaz (CU) vs. Greg Anderson/Luis Heredia Gomez (MU) 3-4, unfinished |
| 3. Luke Smrek/Fran San Andres (MU) def. Joe Hoff/Stratton Brown (CU) 6-3 |
| Match Notes |
| Marquette 11-6 |
| Creighton 7-9 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,2,3,6,4,5) |
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Alvaro Verdu / 0 [MU]
66
24
#2 Singles Match
12
Luis Heredia Gomez / 0 [MU]
66
33
#3 Singles Match
12
Brett Meyers / 0 [MU]
66
03
#4 Singles Match
123
Greg Anderson / 0 [MU]
6410
168
#5 Singles Match
123
Fran San Andres / 0 [MU]
627
166
#6 Singles Match
123
Brandon Shanklin / 0 [MU]
4610
638
Order of Finish:
1,2,3,6,4,5
Players Mentioned
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