Creighton University Athletics
Friday, September 25
Omaha, Neb.
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Creighton Invite
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Men’s Tennis Completes Creighton Invite and Splits Duals with Northwest Missouri State and Washburn
9/27/2026 7:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis
OMAHA, Neb. – The Creighton men's tennis team racked up seven wins at the Creighton Invite before splitting duals with Northwest Missouri State and Washburn on Sunday. The Bluejays completed a 5-0 sweep of the Bearcats on Sunday morning before falling to Washburn, 5-2, in the afternoon.
Creighton opened the weekend with six singles wins from five different Bluejays, while the duo of Neil Saxer and Timothee Lustig combined for a 6-3 doubles win over Omaha's Kaeden Taylor and Kristian Thomas.
Mathis Dahler claimed a 6-4 singles win over Omaha's Pavan Uppu on Friday, while Saxer (7-6 (8-6), 6-1), Jack McMahon (6-4, 6-1) and Lucas Mommessin (6-3, 3-6, 10-7) each picked up victories on Saturday. Maxime Grunig, meanwhile, captured singles wins over Northwest Missouri State's Carlos Doria (6-4, 6-3) and Washburn's Gael Mourmant (6-4, 2-6, 10-7) to close out play at the Creighton Invite.
Creighton then improved to 2-0 this season in dual matches with a 5-0 sweep of Northwest Missouri State on Sunday morning.
The Bluejays earned the double point with a pair of 6-3 wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions. Rocky McKenzie and Dahler teamed up for the victory at the top doubles positions, while Lustig and Mommessin combined for the win on the No. 3 doubles court to give the Jays a 1-0 advantage.
Creighton then tallied straight set victories on the No. 1, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles courts to earn their second sweep of the season. Sebastian Papp got the Bluejays started with a 6-1, 6-3 win on the No. 4 singles court, while Lustig posted a 6-4, 6-3 victory at the top singles spot to put the Jays up 3-0.
McKenzie followed with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph on the No. 4 singles court to clinch the overall dual, before Mommessin closed out the sweep with a 6-4, 6-1 victory at the No. 5 singles spot.
Creighton would then suffer its first loss of the season, falling to Washburn, 5-2, after battling for nearly three hours.
Washburn earned Sunday's doubles point with a 6-2 win at the No. 1 doubles position and a 6-3 triumph at the No. 2 doubles spot.
The Ichabods then secured the overall dual win with straight set victories at the No. 1, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 singles positions.
Saxer and Mommessin earned Creighton's only wins in the match, claiming a pair of three-set victories on the No. 2 and No. 5 singles courts. Saxer edged out Miyagawa, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 10-5 on the No. 2 singles court, while Mommessin battled his way to a 6-1, 5-7, 10-5 victory over Petr Leipner on the No. 5 singles court.
Creighton returns to the court on Saturday, Oct. 3 for the Drake Invite in Des Moines, Iowa.
Creighton opened the weekend with six singles wins from five different Bluejays, while the duo of Neil Saxer and Timothee Lustig combined for a 6-3 doubles win over Omaha's Kaeden Taylor and Kristian Thomas.
Mathis Dahler claimed a 6-4 singles win over Omaha's Pavan Uppu on Friday, while Saxer (7-6 (8-6), 6-1), Jack McMahon (6-4, 6-1) and Lucas Mommessin (6-3, 3-6, 10-7) each picked up victories on Saturday. Maxime Grunig, meanwhile, captured singles wins over Northwest Missouri State's Carlos Doria (6-4, 6-3) and Washburn's Gael Mourmant (6-4, 2-6, 10-7) to close out play at the Creighton Invite.
Creighton then improved to 2-0 this season in dual matches with a 5-0 sweep of Northwest Missouri State on Sunday morning.
The Bluejays earned the double point with a pair of 6-3 wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions. Rocky McKenzie and Dahler teamed up for the victory at the top doubles positions, while Lustig and Mommessin combined for the win on the No. 3 doubles court to give the Jays a 1-0 advantage.
Creighton then tallied straight set victories on the No. 1, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles courts to earn their second sweep of the season. Sebastian Papp got the Bluejays started with a 6-1, 6-3 win on the No. 4 singles court, while Lustig posted a 6-4, 6-3 victory at the top singles spot to put the Jays up 3-0.
McKenzie followed with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph on the No. 4 singles court to clinch the overall dual, before Mommessin closed out the sweep with a 6-4, 6-1 victory at the No. 5 singles spot.
Creighton would then suffer its first loss of the season, falling to Washburn, 5-2, after battling for nearly three hours.
Washburn earned Sunday's doubles point with a 6-2 win at the No. 1 doubles position and a 6-3 triumph at the No. 2 doubles spot.
The Ichabods then secured the overall dual win with straight set victories at the No. 1, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 singles positions.
Saxer and Mommessin earned Creighton's only wins in the match, claiming a pair of three-set victories on the No. 2 and No. 5 singles courts. Saxer edged out Miyagawa, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 10-5 on the No. 2 singles court, while Mommessin battled his way to a 6-1, 5-7, 10-5 victory over Petr Leipner on the No. 5 singles court.
Creighton returns to the court on Saturday, Oct. 3 for the Drake Invite in Des Moines, Iowa.
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