Thursday, March 10
Orlando, Fla.
7:30 AM
Creighton University
4
vs
3
North Carolina Wesleyan
Men’s Tennis Battles NC Wesleyan to 4-3 Victory
3/10/2022 1:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Bluejays finish 2-1 in Florida and Improve to 6-5 overall
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Creighton men's tennis team capped off their stay in Florida with a 4-3 thrilling win over Division III powerhouse #9 NC Wesleyan at the USTA National Campus on Thursday morning in Orlando, Florida.
With the win, the Bluejays improved to 6-5 on the year while NC Wesleyan dropped their first match of the season to move to 10-1 overall.
Creighton claimed the first point of the match with wins at the No. 3 and No. 1 doubles positions. Zack Maline and Shin Inoue teamed up for a 6-3 win over Diego Segovia and Tshepo Mosarwa at the No. 3 slot to give the Bluejays an early advantage. Casey Ross and Matthew Lanahan then clinched the doubles point for Creighton with a 6-4 victory over JP Vallejo and Jhonny Acosta at the top doubles position. With the doubles point already solidified, NC Wesleyan's John Falke and Roberto Puig grabbed a 7-6 win at the No. 2 spot.
In singles play, four of the six single matches went three sets with the Bluejays claimed the victory with wins at the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5 singles to claim a 4-3 victory.
Puig knotted the game up at 1-1 with a 0-6, 6-3, 10-7 win over Inoue at the No. 3 singles position. The Bluejays grabbed the lead right back when Stratton Brown captured a 1-6, 7-5, 10-7 win over Falke at the No. 2 singles position. Lanahan gave the Jays a 3-1 lead with a 6-3, 6-3 straight-sets victory over Segovia at the No. 5 slot. NC Wesleyan's Augusto Roca cut the deficit to one with a 1-6, 6-4, 10-7 win over Jose Oscar Diaz at the No. 4 singles slot. Ross then clinched the match for the Bluejays with a 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 triumph at the top singles position. With the match already won by the Bluejays, NC Wesleyan's Luca Knese picked up a 7-5, 6-4 win over Ethan Neil at the No. 6 singles position.
"This was great match against a strong team who will have a chance at a national championship in DIII," said head coach Tom Lilly. "We knew it would be a nail bitter and we came out with some of our best doubles yet. "The format called for match tie breakers instead of third sets and we were able to win 50 percent of those along with Matty's. It was a great way to end the spring break trip."
The Bluejays returns to the court on March 19 when they visit Omaha with first serve scheduled for 7 p.m.
With the win, the Bluejays improved to 6-5 on the year while NC Wesleyan dropped their first match of the season to move to 10-1 overall.
Creighton claimed the first point of the match with wins at the No. 3 and No. 1 doubles positions. Zack Maline and Shin Inoue teamed up for a 6-3 win over Diego Segovia and Tshepo Mosarwa at the No. 3 slot to give the Bluejays an early advantage. Casey Ross and Matthew Lanahan then clinched the doubles point for Creighton with a 6-4 victory over JP Vallejo and Jhonny Acosta at the top doubles position. With the doubles point already solidified, NC Wesleyan's John Falke and Roberto Puig grabbed a 7-6 win at the No. 2 spot.
In singles play, four of the six single matches went three sets with the Bluejays claimed the victory with wins at the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5 singles to claim a 4-3 victory.
Puig knotted the game up at 1-1 with a 0-6, 6-3, 10-7 win over Inoue at the No. 3 singles position. The Bluejays grabbed the lead right back when Stratton Brown captured a 1-6, 7-5, 10-7 win over Falke at the No. 2 singles position. Lanahan gave the Jays a 3-1 lead with a 6-3, 6-3 straight-sets victory over Segovia at the No. 5 slot. NC Wesleyan's Augusto Roca cut the deficit to one with a 1-6, 6-4, 10-7 win over Jose Oscar Diaz at the No. 4 singles slot. Ross then clinched the match for the Bluejays with a 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 triumph at the top singles position. With the match already won by the Bluejays, NC Wesleyan's Luca Knese picked up a 7-5, 6-4 win over Ethan Neil at the No. 6 singles position.
"This was great match against a strong team who will have a chance at a national championship in DIII," said head coach Tom Lilly. "We knew it would be a nail bitter and we came out with some of our best doubles yet. "The format called for match tie breakers instead of third sets and we were able to win 50 percent of those along with Matty's. It was a great way to end the spring break trip."
The Bluejays returns to the court on March 19 when they visit Omaha with first serve scheduled for 7 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Jhonny Acosta / 0 [NCWM]
467
6410
#2 Singles Match
123
John Falke / 0 [NCWM]
657
1710
#3 Singles Match
123
Roberto Puig / 0 [NCWM]
0610
637
#4 Singles Match
123
Augusto Roca / 0 [NCWM]
1610
647
#5 Singles Match
12
Diego Segovia / 0 [NCWM]
33
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Luca Knese / 0 [NCWM]
76
54
Order of Finish:
3,2,5,4,1,6
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