Saturday, January 25
St. Peter, Minn.
11:00 a.m.
Creighton University
6
at
1
Gustavus Adolphus
Photo by: Patrick Davis
Men’s Tennis Takes Down Gustavus Adolphus, 6-1, For First Road Win of the Season
1/25/2025 6:32:00 PM | Men's Tennis
St. Peter, Minn. – The Creighton men's tennis team use a fast start, and strong singles play to defeat Gustavus Adolphus, 6-1, on Saturday afternoon in St. Peter, Minn. to earn their first road win of the season.
The Bluejays improved to 3-1 on the year with the while, while Gustavus fell to 0-1 overall.
Creighton opened the match with a pair of victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions to earn the first point of the match. Senior Alejandro Gandini and junior Yuma Daijima paired up for a 6-2 win on the No. 2 court, while juniors Zachary Kuo and Kirtan Patel claimed a 6-3 victory at the No. 3 doubles spot.
The Bluejays continued their success during singles action, picking up straight set wins at the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 1 positions to seal the overall dual victory.
Kuo got things rolling with a 7-5, 6-2 win at the No. 4 singles slot, moments before Patel claimed a 6-0, 7-5 victory at the No. 5 singles position to give Creighton a 3-0 lead. Gandini then battled to a 6-4, 7-5 win at the top singles spot to clinch the match for the Bluejays.
Freshman Rocky McKenzie followed with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 three-set triumph on the No. 6 court, before Daijima rallied for a 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 win at the No. 2 singles spot.
Gustavus Adolphus' Josh Christensen pick up a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win on the No. 3 court for their lone win of the afternoon.
"This turned out to be a very challenging road test," said head coach Gerhard Posch. "Big shout out to our senior and No. 1 player Gandini, who injured himself at the beginning of doubles and ended up clinching the dual in singles."
The Bluejays will return to the court on Saturday, February 1 at 1 p.m. for a match against Pratt Community College at the Hanscom Tennis Center.
The Bluejays improved to 3-1 on the year with the while, while Gustavus fell to 0-1 overall.
Creighton opened the match with a pair of victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions to earn the first point of the match. Senior Alejandro Gandini and junior Yuma Daijima paired up for a 6-2 win on the No. 2 court, while juniors Zachary Kuo and Kirtan Patel claimed a 6-3 victory at the No. 3 doubles spot.
The Bluejays continued their success during singles action, picking up straight set wins at the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 1 positions to seal the overall dual victory.
Kuo got things rolling with a 7-5, 6-2 win at the No. 4 singles slot, moments before Patel claimed a 6-0, 7-5 victory at the No. 5 singles position to give Creighton a 3-0 lead. Gandini then battled to a 6-4, 7-5 win at the top singles spot to clinch the match for the Bluejays.
Freshman Rocky McKenzie followed with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 three-set triumph on the No. 6 court, before Daijima rallied for a 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 win at the No. 2 singles spot.
Gustavus Adolphus' Josh Christensen pick up a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win on the No. 3 court for their lone win of the afternoon.
"This turned out to be a very challenging road test," said head coach Gerhard Posch. "Big shout out to our senior and No. 1 player Gandini, who injured himself at the beginning of doubles and ended up clinching the dual in singles."
The Bluejays will return to the court on Saturday, February 1 at 1 p.m. for a match against Pratt Community College at the Hanscom Tennis Center.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
67
Marco Siviero / 0 [GACM]
45
#2 Singles Match
123
276
Gage Gohl / 0 [GACM]
652
#3 Singles Match
123
363
Josh Christensen / 0 [GACM]
646
#4 Singles Match
12
76
Dominik Knutson / 0 [GACM]
52
#5 Singles Match
12
67
Rafael Costa / 0 [GACM]
05
#6 Singles Match
123
366
Taona Mhwandagara / 0 [GACM]
632
Order of Finish:
4,5,1,6,2,3
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