Tulsa
Yale
Golden Hurricane Rebounds to Defeat Yale in ITA Kick-Off Consolation Match
1/28/2018 3:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Match Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Tulsa (3-3) needed a come-from-behind effort as it beat the Yale Bulldogs (2-3), 4-3, Sunday at the OSU Varsity Tennis Center. The Golden Hurricane collected four singles match victories in the final day of the ITA Kick-Off.
Ryan Cheng claimed the first set of the No. 4 singles match, 6-1, against Lucca Baptista. Baptista was resilient as he took the second set, 6-4. With the overall match between Tulsa and Yale tied at 3-3, the third and final set would determine the winner of the match. Baptista and Cheng battled back and forth, until Baptista emerged victorious, 7-5. Baptista's victory clinched TU's come from behind victory, 4-3.
The Bulldogs jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, after they won the doubles point. Dylan King and Cheng defeated the Tulsa pair of Louis Corker and Joshua Goodger, 6-0. Ziqi Wang and Andrew Heller knocked off Baptista and Boriss Kamdem, 6-2.
Yale extended its lead to 2-0 during singles play, when Fedor Andrienko defeated Kamdem, 6-2 and 6-0, at the No. 6 singles position. The Bulldogs made the overall match score 3-0, as King knocked off Corker in two sets, 6-3 and 6-2, in the No. 5 singles match.
The Hurricane was unfazed and the comeback was started at the No. 1 position as the No. 82 ranked Goodger defeated Heller in straight sets. Goodger took the opening stanza, 6-3, followed by a 6-4 decision in the second. Tulsa trailed 3-1 after Goodger's win.
No. 56 ranked Majed Kilani squared off with Wang at the No. 2 singles position. Kilani took the opening frame, 6-2. The second set was forced into a tiebreaker with the score at 6-6. In the tiebreaker, Kilani led 4-3, when Wang was given a warning for arguing with the official. Wang continued to argue with the official, which led to a match penalty and Kilani was deemed the tiebreak winner. Kilani pulled the Hurricane within one, 3-2.
In the No. 3 singles match, Jarod Hing matched up with Stefan Doehler. Hing and Doehler battled back and forth in the first set, which saw Hing come out on top, 7-5. The second set was much like the first set and required a tiebreaker. In the tiebreaker, Hing managed to come away victorious, 7-5, and took the second set, 7-6 (7-5). Hing's win tied the match at 3-3, followed by Baptista's victory to seal the 4-3 match victory.
Tulsa, now 3-3, returns to action Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center, as it hosts the No. 7 ranked Texas A&M Aggies. First serves are scheduled for 6 p.m.
Tulsa 4, Yale 3
Singles competition
1. #82 Joshua Goodger (TU) def. Andrew Heller (YALE) 6-3, 6-4
2. #56 Majed Kilani (TU) def. Ziqi Wang (YALE) 6-2, 7-6
3. Jarod Hing (TU) def. Stefan Doehler (YALE) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Lucca Baptista (TU) def. Ryan Cheng (YALE) 1-6, 6-4, 7-5
5. Dylan King (YALE) def. Louis Corker (TU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Fedor Andrienko (YALE) def. Boriss Kamdem (TU) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Jarod Hing/Majed Kilani (TU) vs. #50 Fedor Andrienko/Stefan Doehler (YALE) 4-4, unfinished
2. Dylan King/Ryan Cheng (YALE) def. Louis Corker/Joshua Goodger (TU) 6-0
3. Ziqi Wang/Andrew Heller (YALE) def. Lucca Baptista/Boriss Kamdem (TU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,5,1,2,3,4)
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