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Men’s Tennis Claim Eight Victories During Day One of Bulldog Invite
10/7/2022 9:19:00 PM | Men's Tennis
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Creighton men's tennis opened play at the Bulldog Invite with eight victories on Friday inside the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.
The Bluejays opened the afternoon with a 3-3 showing in doubles as Alejandro Gandini and Matthew Lanahan advanced to the semifinals with a pair of wins. Gandini and Lanahan defeated Omaha's Mikhail Korkunov and Daniel Green, 8-5, in their first match of the day before topping North Dakota's Nikita Snezhko and Gerhard Sullwald, 8-6, in the quarterfinals.
Shin Inoue and Zack Maline teamed up for an 8-5 win over Drake's Will Belvins and Will Ecklund in the Round of 32, but fell to North Dakota's Edmond Aynedjian and Cian McDonnell, 8-4 in the quarterfinal matchup.
The Bluejays also finished with an 5-2 mark in the first round of singles on Friday. Gandini advanced to the round of 32 by way of injury, while Kirtan Patel earned a 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 win over the Fighting Hawks Jayho Hong. Inoue also advanced after defeating Omaha's Davis Lawley, 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 in the first round of play.
The Bluejays wrapped up the first day of competition with a pair of wins by Lanahan and freshman Yuma Daijima. Lanahan captured a 6-2, 6-7 (8-10), 10-8 three-set win over North Dakota's Snezhko, while Daijima secured his first win as a Bluejay with a 6-4, 6-1 straight sets win over Omaha's Quintan Van Wiji.
Seecond round play in Des Moines is scheduled to start on Saturday morning.
Results
(R16) Alejandro Gandini/Matthew Lanahan (CU) def. Mikhail Korkunov/Daniel Green (UNO), 8-5
(QF) Alejandro Gandini/Matthew Lanahan (CU) def. Nikita Snezhko/Gerhard Sullwald (UND), 8-6
(R16) Riley Odell/Drew Van Fossen (UND) def. Casey Ross/Kirtan Patel (CU), 8-6
(R16) Edmond Aynedjian/Cian McDonnell (UND) def. Yuma Daijima/Zachary Kuo (CU), 8-4
(R16) Shin Inoue/Zack Maline (CU) def. Will Belvins/Will Ecklund (Drake), 8-5
(QF) Edmond Aynedjian/Cian McDonnell (UND) def. Shin Inoue/Zack Maline (CU), 8-4
(R32) Alejandro Gandini (CU) def. Riley Odell (UND), WD Inj.
(R32) Kirtan Patel (CU) def. Jayho Hong (UND), 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
(R32) Will Blevins (Drake) def. Zack Maline (CU), 6-3, 1-6, 10-8
(R32) Alex Petro (UND) def. Oscar Alvarez (CU), 5-7, 6-4, 10-7
(R32) Shin Inoue (CU) def. Davis Lawley (UNO), 6-2, 3-6, 10-7
(R32) Matthew Lanahan (CU) def. Nikita Snezhko (UND), 6-2, 6-7 (8-10), 10-8
(R32) Yuma Daijima (CU) def. Quintan Van Wijk (UNO), 6-4, 6-1
The Bluejays opened the afternoon with a 3-3 showing in doubles as Alejandro Gandini and Matthew Lanahan advanced to the semifinals with a pair of wins. Gandini and Lanahan defeated Omaha's Mikhail Korkunov and Daniel Green, 8-5, in their first match of the day before topping North Dakota's Nikita Snezhko and Gerhard Sullwald, 8-6, in the quarterfinals.
Shin Inoue and Zack Maline teamed up for an 8-5 win over Drake's Will Belvins and Will Ecklund in the Round of 32, but fell to North Dakota's Edmond Aynedjian and Cian McDonnell, 8-4 in the quarterfinal matchup.
The Bluejays also finished with an 5-2 mark in the first round of singles on Friday. Gandini advanced to the round of 32 by way of injury, while Kirtan Patel earned a 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 win over the Fighting Hawks Jayho Hong. Inoue also advanced after defeating Omaha's Davis Lawley, 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 in the first round of play.
The Bluejays wrapped up the first day of competition with a pair of wins by Lanahan and freshman Yuma Daijima. Lanahan captured a 6-2, 6-7 (8-10), 10-8 three-set win over North Dakota's Snezhko, while Daijima secured his first win as a Bluejay with a 6-4, 6-1 straight sets win over Omaha's Quintan Van Wiji.
Seecond round play in Des Moines is scheduled to start on Saturday morning.
Results
(R16) Alejandro Gandini/Matthew Lanahan (CU) def. Mikhail Korkunov/Daniel Green (UNO), 8-5
(QF) Alejandro Gandini/Matthew Lanahan (CU) def. Nikita Snezhko/Gerhard Sullwald (UND), 8-6
(R16) Riley Odell/Drew Van Fossen (UND) def. Casey Ross/Kirtan Patel (CU), 8-6
(R16) Edmond Aynedjian/Cian McDonnell (UND) def. Yuma Daijima/Zachary Kuo (CU), 8-4
(R16) Shin Inoue/Zack Maline (CU) def. Will Belvins/Will Ecklund (Drake), 8-5
(QF) Edmond Aynedjian/Cian McDonnell (UND) def. Shin Inoue/Zack Maline (CU), 8-4
(R32) Alejandro Gandini (CU) def. Riley Odell (UND), WD Inj.
(R32) Kirtan Patel (CU) def. Jayho Hong (UND), 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
(R32) Will Blevins (Drake) def. Zack Maline (CU), 6-3, 1-6, 10-8
(R32) Alex Petro (UND) def. Oscar Alvarez (CU), 5-7, 6-4, 10-7
(R32) Shin Inoue (CU) def. Davis Lawley (UNO), 6-2, 3-6, 10-7
(R32) Matthew Lanahan (CU) def. Nikita Snezhko (UND), 6-2, 6-7 (8-10), 10-8
(R32) Yuma Daijima (CU) def. Quintan Van Wijk (UNO), 6-4, 6-1
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