Friday, September 17
Des Moines, Iowa
Creighton University
vs
Drake Invitational
Photo by: Chelsea Nicholson
Shin Inoue and Zack Maline Capture Singles Titles At Drake Invitational
9/19/2021 4:06:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Inoue needed three sets to win the Flight F title, Maline won the Flight H draw with straight-sets victory
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Creighton men's tennis sophomores Shin Inoue and Zack Maline each won singles championship titles on Sunday during the final day of the Drake Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa.
Inoue needed three sets to win the Flight F crown. The Japan native won the first set 6-4, fell in a tiebreaker during the second and outlasted Drake's Gabriel Sardo 10-4 in a 10-point tiebreaker to decide the title.
Maline defeated his opponent in straight sets to take Flight H. The California native earned a 6-4, 6-4 win against Elijah Zifferblatt (Marquette).
Matthew Lanahan claimed third place in Flight D with a 6-4, 6-2 win on Sunday morning, while the Bluejays dropped four other matches.
Stratton Brown (Flight B) and Ethan Neil (Flight G) each finished second in their respective draws after falling during championship contests. Both Casey Ross (Flight A) and Jose Oscar Diaz (Flight C) lost consolation matches.
"As we expected, we had some tough matches today and finished 3-4," head coach Tom Lilly said. "Congrats to Zack and Shin on their titles. Like all teams, we have some individual and team aspects to clean up and hope to make more improvements this week in time for our home invite."
Creighton returns to the courts on Friday for the start of the Bluejay Invitational at the Koch Family Tennis Center in Omaha.
Sunday Results
Flight A 3rd-Place Match
Jeremy Schifris def. Casey Ross, 6-0, 6-2
Flight B Championship
Patrick Cacciatore (Nebraska) def. Stratton Brown, 6-1, 3-6, 10-7
Flight C Consolation Match
Rami Scheetz (Marquette) def. Jose Oscar Diaz, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8
Flight D 3rd-Place Match
Matthew Lanahan def. Caleb Fridinger (Gustavus), 6-4, 6-2
Flight F Championship
Shin Inoue def. Gabriel Sardo (Drake), 6-4, 6-7 (5), 10-4
Flight G Championship
Josh Christensen (Gustavus) def. Ethan Neil, 6-3, 7-6 (9)
Flight H Championship
Zack Maline def. Elijah Zifferblatt (Marquette), 6-4, 6-4
Inoue needed three sets to win the Flight F crown. The Japan native won the first set 6-4, fell in a tiebreaker during the second and outlasted Drake's Gabriel Sardo 10-4 in a 10-point tiebreaker to decide the title.
Maline defeated his opponent in straight sets to take Flight H. The California native earned a 6-4, 6-4 win against Elijah Zifferblatt (Marquette).
Matthew Lanahan claimed third place in Flight D with a 6-4, 6-2 win on Sunday morning, while the Bluejays dropped four other matches.
Stratton Brown (Flight B) and Ethan Neil (Flight G) each finished second in their respective draws after falling during championship contests. Both Casey Ross (Flight A) and Jose Oscar Diaz (Flight C) lost consolation matches.
"As we expected, we had some tough matches today and finished 3-4," head coach Tom Lilly said. "Congrats to Zack and Shin on their titles. Like all teams, we have some individual and team aspects to clean up and hope to make more improvements this week in time for our home invite."
Creighton returns to the courts on Friday for the start of the Bluejay Invitational at the Koch Family Tennis Center in Omaha.
Sunday Results
Flight A 3rd-Place Match
Jeremy Schifris def. Casey Ross, 6-0, 6-2
Flight B Championship
Patrick Cacciatore (Nebraska) def. Stratton Brown, 6-1, 3-6, 10-7
Flight C Consolation Match
Rami Scheetz (Marquette) def. Jose Oscar Diaz, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8
Flight D 3rd-Place Match
Matthew Lanahan def. Caleb Fridinger (Gustavus), 6-4, 6-2
Flight F Championship
Shin Inoue def. Gabriel Sardo (Drake), 6-4, 6-7 (5), 10-4
Flight G Championship
Josh Christensen (Gustavus) def. Ethan Neil, 6-3, 7-6 (9)
Flight H Championship
Zack Maline def. Elijah Zifferblatt (Marquette), 6-4, 6-4
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