Friday, March 14
Chicago, Ill.
7:00 p.m.
Creighton University
6
at
1
DePaul
Photo by: Patrick Davis
Men’s Tennis Soars Past Defending BIG EAST Champion DePaul, 6-1
3/14/2025 10:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CHICAGO, Ill. – The Creighton men's tennis team used an overall dominant performance to soar past the defending BIG EAST Tournament champions DePaul, 6-1, on Friday night at the XS Tennis Village in Chicago, Ill.
With the win, the Bluejays improved to 8-6 overall and 1-1 in BIG EAST play, picking up their third consecutive win over the Blue Demons. DePaul meanwhile fell to 9-8 on the year and 1-1 in league action with the loss.
"We're growing as a team," said head coach Gerhard Posch. "The idea of individual development we've been focusing on for some time seems to be catching on. I hope we can continue to evolve into a team that mainly focuses on getting better."
The Bluejays jumped out to an early lead after claiming victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions to secure the first point of the match. Junior's Zachary Kuo and Kirtan Patel stormed out of the gates capturing a 6-3 win at the No. 3 doubles position, while junior Yuma Daijima and senior Alejandro Gandini teamed up for a 6-4 victory at the No. 2 doubles spot to give the Bluejays a 1-0 lead.
Creighton continued to dominate in singles play, soaring to straight-set victories on the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5 singles court to secure the dual victory.
Freshman Rocky McKenzie got the Bluejays started with a 6-4, 6-4 win on the No. 5 singles spot, before Patel picked up a 6-4, 6-4 win on the No. 2 singles court to give the Bluejays a 3-0 advantage.
Gandini, who was playing singles for the first time since Feb. 16, would then pick up a 6-2, 7-6 straight-sets win at the top singles spot to clinch the overall dual for the Bluejays.
DePaul would get on the scoreboard with a 3-6, 6-4, 10-5, three-set win by Pablo Torres Almeida on the No. 3 singles court, before Kuo answered with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 triumph at the No. 4 singles position to extend the Jays lead to 5-1.
Senior Ethan Neil would then close out the match with a thrilling 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 three-set win on the No. 6 singles court to secure the Bluejays third consecutive win over DePaul.
Creighton return to the courts tomorrow afternoon for a neutral site BIG EAST match in Chicago against Georgetown at 1 p.m.
With the win, the Bluejays improved to 8-6 overall and 1-1 in BIG EAST play, picking up their third consecutive win over the Blue Demons. DePaul meanwhile fell to 9-8 on the year and 1-1 in league action with the loss.
"We're growing as a team," said head coach Gerhard Posch. "The idea of individual development we've been focusing on for some time seems to be catching on. I hope we can continue to evolve into a team that mainly focuses on getting better."
The Bluejays jumped out to an early lead after claiming victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions to secure the first point of the match. Junior's Zachary Kuo and Kirtan Patel stormed out of the gates capturing a 6-3 win at the No. 3 doubles position, while junior Yuma Daijima and senior Alejandro Gandini teamed up for a 6-4 victory at the No. 2 doubles spot to give the Bluejays a 1-0 lead.
Creighton continued to dominate in singles play, soaring to straight-set victories on the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5 singles court to secure the dual victory.
Freshman Rocky McKenzie got the Bluejays started with a 6-4, 6-4 win on the No. 5 singles spot, before Patel picked up a 6-4, 6-4 win on the No. 2 singles court to give the Bluejays a 3-0 advantage.
Gandini, who was playing singles for the first time since Feb. 16, would then pick up a 6-2, 7-6 straight-sets win at the top singles spot to clinch the overall dual for the Bluejays.
DePaul would get on the scoreboard with a 3-6, 6-4, 10-5, three-set win by Pablo Torres Almeida on the No. 3 singles court, before Kuo answered with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 triumph at the No. 4 singles position to extend the Jays lead to 5-1.
Senior Ethan Neil would then close out the match with a thrilling 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 three-set win on the No. 6 singles court to secure the Bluejays third consecutive win over DePaul.
Creighton return to the courts tomorrow afternoon for a neutral site BIG EAST match in Chicago against Georgetown at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
67
Matteo Iaquinto / 0 [DPU]
26
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Marko Milosavljevic / 0 [DPU]
44
#3 Singles Match
123
645
Pablo Torres Almeida / 0 [DPU]
3610
#4 Singles Match
123
636
Andy Hadziabdic / 0 [DPU]
363
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Thomas Giles / 0 [DPU]
44
#6 Singles Match
123
646
Tobias Leitner / 0 [DPU]
262
Order of Finish:
5,2,1,3,4,6
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