Friday, April 17
Cayce, S.C.
8:00 A.M.
Creighton University
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vs
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#3 Xavier
Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
Men’s Tennis Ends Season With 4-3 Loss to Xavier in BIG EAST Quarterfinals
4/17/2026 11:52:00 AM | Men's Tennis
CAYCE, S.C. – The 2025-26 Creighton men's tennis season came to an end with a 4-3 loss to third-seeded Xavier on Friday morning at the Cayce Tennis & Fitness Center in the BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals, presented by JEEP.
The Bluejays ended the 2025 season with a 12-14 overall record, while the Musketeers improved to 10-12 on the year and advanced to tomorrow's semifinals match where they will take on second-seeded DePaul.
Creighton stormed out of the games, capturing the doubles point for 15th time this season with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions. Senior Zachary Kuo and freshman Mathis Dahler got things started with their team-leading 14th doubles win of the season after combining for a 6-2 victory on the No. 3 doubles court. Senior Kirtan Patel and sophomore Rocky McKenzie would follow it up with a 6-4 triumph at the No. 2 doubles spot to clinch the doubles point and give the Jays a 1-0 lead.
Xavier battled back in singles as Alexander Kotarski and Bode Campbell erased one-set deficits on the No. 2 and No. 5 singles court to take a 2-1 lead. Campbell put the Musketeers on the scoreboard with a 2-6, 6-0, 6-3 three-set win at the No. 5 singles spot to level the contest at 1-1, before Kotarski edged out McKenzie, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4, on the No. 2 singles court to put Xavier out in front 2-1.
Creighton, however, responded with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 three-set win on the No. 4 singles court from Kuo and a 7-6, 6-4 straight sets victory from Dahler at the No. 3 singles spot to regain a 3-2 advantage.
Xavier answered right back with a Nick Herdoica 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 three-set victory on the top singles court to tie things up at 3-3 and force a winner-take-all scenario on the No. 6 singles court.
Knotted at 3-3, Creighton Lucas Mommessin soared out to an early advantage with a 6-4 victory in set one. Xavier's Lukas Grossman bounced back with a 6-4 win in set two, before clinching the match for the Musketeers with a 6-4 triumph in the decisive third set.
Friday's match marked the final collegiate match for Creighton seniors Yuma Daijima, Kirtan Patel and Zachary Kuo, who have combined for more than 300 career victories at the collegiate level.
The Bluejays ended the 2025 season with a 12-14 overall record, while the Musketeers improved to 10-12 on the year and advanced to tomorrow's semifinals match where they will take on second-seeded DePaul.
Creighton stormed out of the games, capturing the doubles point for 15th time this season with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions. Senior Zachary Kuo and freshman Mathis Dahler got things started with their team-leading 14th doubles win of the season after combining for a 6-2 victory on the No. 3 doubles court. Senior Kirtan Patel and sophomore Rocky McKenzie would follow it up with a 6-4 triumph at the No. 2 doubles spot to clinch the doubles point and give the Jays a 1-0 lead.
Xavier battled back in singles as Alexander Kotarski and Bode Campbell erased one-set deficits on the No. 2 and No. 5 singles court to take a 2-1 lead. Campbell put the Musketeers on the scoreboard with a 2-6, 6-0, 6-3 three-set win at the No. 5 singles spot to level the contest at 1-1, before Kotarski edged out McKenzie, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4, on the No. 2 singles court to put Xavier out in front 2-1.
Creighton, however, responded with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 three-set win on the No. 4 singles court from Kuo and a 7-6, 6-4 straight sets victory from Dahler at the No. 3 singles spot to regain a 3-2 advantage.
Xavier answered right back with a Nick Herdoica 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 three-set victory on the top singles court to tie things up at 3-3 and force a winner-take-all scenario on the No. 6 singles court.
Knotted at 3-3, Creighton Lucas Mommessin soared out to an early advantage with a 6-4 victory in set one. Xavier's Lukas Grossman bounced back with a 6-4 win in set two, before clinching the match for the Musketeers with a 6-4 triumph in the decisive third set.
Friday's match marked the final collegiate match for Creighton seniors Yuma Daijima, Kirtan Patel and Zachary Kuo, who have combined for more than 300 career victories at the collegiate level.
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