Saturday, March 4
Cincinnati, OH
1:00 PM
Creighton University
4
at
3
Xavier
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Men’s Tennis Extends Winning Streak To Six With 4-3 Win Over Xavier
3/4/2023 6:44:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Creighton men's tennis team outlasted Xavier, 4-3, to extend its winning streak to six matches at the Eastern Hills Indoor Tennis Club on Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati, Ohio.
With the Bluejays improved to 6-3 on the year and 3-0 in BIG EAST play for the first time since joining the league in 2013. Xavier fell to 7-4 overall and 0-1 in league play with the loss.
The Bluejays earned the first point of the match by winning the final two doubles matches. After falling in the No. 2 match, Creighton responded with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles position. Casey Ross and Matthew Lanahan combined for a 6-1 win at the top doubles spot, while Zachary Kuo and Oscar Alvarez clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win at the No. 3 slot.
In singles play, Creighton won three of the six matches to clinch the overall dual.
Xavier evened the match at 1-1 with a win at the No. 2 singles spot, before Lanahan claimed a 6-4, 6-1 win at the top singles position to regain a 2-1 lead for the Bluejays. Lanahan has now won his last six singles matches after starting the year 0-3.
Xavier answered with a win at the No. 4 singles position, leveling the match once again at 2-2, moments before Shin Inoue captured a 6-3, 7-6 win at the No. 5. Singles spot to give Creighton a 3-2 edge in the match.
Sophomore Alejandro Gandini then clinched the match for the Bluejays with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 three-set win over Cambell Nakayama at the No. 3 singles position.
"Another very tough match that our guys pulled out," said head coach Tom Lilly. "We played solid doubles to get the point at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions and then singles had some tricky match ups and we definitely struggled to figure out games at times. Credit to our players for never giving up and handling some tough matches against a good team."
Creighton returns to the court on Monday, March 6 when they take on Rochester at 11:30 a.m. from the USTA Tennis Center in Orlando, Florida.
Creighton 4, Xavier 3
Mar 04, 2023 at Cincinnati, Ohio
With the Bluejays improved to 6-3 on the year and 3-0 in BIG EAST play for the first time since joining the league in 2013. Xavier fell to 7-4 overall and 0-1 in league play with the loss.
The Bluejays earned the first point of the match by winning the final two doubles matches. After falling in the No. 2 match, Creighton responded with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles position. Casey Ross and Matthew Lanahan combined for a 6-1 win at the top doubles spot, while Zachary Kuo and Oscar Alvarez clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win at the No. 3 slot.
In singles play, Creighton won three of the six matches to clinch the overall dual.
Xavier evened the match at 1-1 with a win at the No. 2 singles spot, before Lanahan claimed a 6-4, 6-1 win at the top singles position to regain a 2-1 lead for the Bluejays. Lanahan has now won his last six singles matches after starting the year 0-3.
Xavier answered with a win at the No. 4 singles position, leveling the match once again at 2-2, moments before Shin Inoue captured a 6-3, 7-6 win at the No. 5. Singles spot to give Creighton a 3-2 edge in the match.
Sophomore Alejandro Gandini then clinched the match for the Bluejays with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 three-set win over Cambell Nakayama at the No. 3 singles position.
"Another very tough match that our guys pulled out," said head coach Tom Lilly. "We played solid doubles to get the point at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions and then singles had some tricky match ups and we definitely struggled to figure out games at times. Credit to our players for never giving up and handling some tough matches against a good team."
Creighton returns to the court on Monday, March 6 when they take on Rochester at 11:30 a.m. from the USTA Tennis Center in Orlando, Florida.
Creighton 4, Xavier 3
Mar 04, 2023 at Cincinnati, Ohio
| Singles competition |
| 1. Matthew Lanahan (CU) def. Ryan Cahill (XU) 6-4, 6-1 |
| 2. Deacon Thomas (XU) def. Casey Ross (CU) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 3. Alejandro Gandini (CU) def. Cambell Nakayama (XU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 4. Pascal Mosberger (XU) def. Oscar Alvarez (CU) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 5. Shin Inoue (CU) def. Kyle Totorica (XU) 6-3, 7-6 (9-7) |
| 6. Marco Pennelli (XU) def. Kirtan Patel (CU) 6-7, 7-5, 2-2, retired |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Casey Ross/Matthew Lanahan (CU) def. Ryan Cahill/Deacon Thomas (XU) 6-1 |
| 2. Cambell Nakayama/Pascal Mosberger (XU) def. Alejandro Gandini/Kirtan Patel (CU) 6-3 |
| 3. Zachary Kuo/Oscar Alvarez (CU) def. Jorge Santamaria/Charlie Temming (XU) 6-4 |
| Match Notes |
| Xavier 7-4, 0-1 BE |
| Creighton 6-3, 3-0 BE |
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Ryan Cahill / 0 [XU]
41
#2 Singles Match
12
12
Deacon Thomas / 0 [XU]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
566
Cambell Nakayama / 0 [XU]
742
#4 Singles Match
12
33
Pascal Mosberger / 0 [XU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
67
Kyle Totorica / 0 [XU]
36
#6 Singles Match
1234
7520
Marco Pennelli / 0 [XU]
672WR
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