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Incarnate Word
Men's Tennis Rolls Past Incarnate Word
1/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. - The No. 40 University of Tulsa's men's tennis team swept Incarnate Word, 7-0, Sunday afternoon at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
The sweep moves the Hurricane to 3-1, while the Redbirds fall to 0-2 early in the year.
Sunday's match began with singles play, where the Hurricane won four of the six matches in straight sets.
Alejandro Espejo earned the win from the No. 1 position, 6-1, 7-6, while Dylan McCloskey won a three-set battle, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6, in the No. 2 position.
The other three-set match came from the No. 3 matchup, where Matthew Kirby had to come from behind after dropping the first frame, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.
TU controlled the doubles action, giving up just five games in three matches.
Espejo and Carlos Bautista swept their No. 1 match, winning 6-0, while Kirby and Mitchell Pritchard took their match, 6-2.
In the No. 3 doubles, Chase Gordon and Daniel Santos saw their first doubles action of the year and took advantage of it, winning 6-3.
The Hurricane will now travel to Columbus, Ohio for the ITA Kick-Off on January 24 and 25.
Tulsa Men vs. Incarnate Word
Jan. 18, 2015 at Tulsa, Okla.
Michael D. Case Tennis Center
RESULTS # 40 Tulsa 7, Incarnate Word 0
SINGLES 1. Alejandro Espejo (TLS) def. Leonard Ivic (UIW): 6-1, 7-6
2. Dylan McCloskey (TLS) def. Josip Smoljan (UIW): 6-2, 4-6, 7-6
3. Matt Kirby (TLS) def. Tucker Brown (UIW): 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
4. Daniel Santos (TLS) def. Joey Vatanadilok (UIW): 6-1, 6-4
5. Mitchell Pritchard (TLS) def. Philipp Raickovic (UIW): 6-2, 6-2
6. Carlos Bautista (TLS) def. Ryan Hoverson (UIW): 6-1, 6-4
DOUBLES
1. Espejo/Bautista (TLS) def. Raikovic/Hoverson (UIW): 6-0
2. Kirby/Pritchard (TLS) def. Vatanadilok/Brown (UIW): 6-2
3. Gordon/Santos (TLS) def. Ivic/Smoljan (UIW): 6-3
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