Tulsa Men’s Tennis Falls To In-State Rival Oklahoma, 4-1, Saturday Night

Saturday, February 20

Tulsa, Okla.

5:00 p.m.

Tulsa

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Tulsa Men’s Tennis Falls To In-State Rival Oklahoma, 4-1, Saturday Night

2/20/2016 7:49:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: Drake Allen

TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa men's tennis team lost to in-state rival No. 8-ranked Oklahoma in a 4-1 decision Saturday night at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. The No. 29-ranked Golden Hurricane falls to an overall 6-3 record, while Oklahoma improves to 6-3 overall.

Oklahoma's No. 37-ranked doubles pair Alex Ghilea and Andrew Harris (No. 1) defeated Dylan McCloskey and Matthew Kirby in a 6-4 decision to take a 1-0 doubles match lead. Tulsa's No. 52-ranked doubles pair Carlos Bautista and Juan Matias Gonzalez (No. 2) defeated OU's No. 57-ranked doubles pair Axel Alvarez Llams and Spencer Papa in a 6-3 decision tying the doubles match score at 1-1. With the doubles point on the line, Oklahoma's Austin Siegel and Andre Biro defeated Or Ram-Harel and Dominic Bechard in a 6-4 decision to take a 1-0 match lead going into singles play.

In singles play, Oklahoma's No. 60-ranked singles player Axel Alvarez Llams (No. 1) defeated No. 94-ranked singles Carlos Bautista, 6-3, 6-1, to extend the match lead to 2-0. Momentum was with Oklahoma as Florin Bragusi (No. 3) defeated Dylan McCloskey, 6-3, 6-1, lengthening the lead to 3-0. Majed Kilani (No. 5) defeated Andre Biro, 6-1, 6-2, to earn TU's only match point, before Maxime Mora (No. 4) defeated Juan Matias Gonzalez, 6-3, 7-5, to clinch the 4-1 Oklahoma victory.

Tulsa 1, Oklahoma 4
SINGLES
1. Axel Alvarez Llamas defeated Carlos Bautista (Tulsa), 6-3, 6-1
2. Or Ram-Harel (Tulsa) vs. Alex Ghilea (Oklahoma), DNF 3-6, 6-4
3. Florin Bragusi (Oklahoma) defeated Dylan McCloskey (Tulsa), 6-3, 6-1
4. Maxime Mora (Oklahoma) defeated Juan Matias Gonzalez (Tulsa), 6-3, 7-5
5. Majed Kilani (Tulsa) defeated Andre Biro (Oklahoma), 6-1, 6-2
6. Francois Kellerman (Tulsa) vs. Austin Siegel (Oklahoma) DNF 3-6, 6-1, 2-1

Order of singles finish: 1, 3, 5, 4

DOUBLES
1. Harris/Ghilea (Oklahoma) defeated McCloskey/Kirby (Tulsa), 6-4
2. Bautista/Gonzalez (Tulsa) defeated Alvarez/Papa (Oklahoma), 6-3
3. Siegel/Biro (Oklahoma) defeated Ram-Harel/Bechard (Tulsa), 6-4

Order of doubles finish: 1, 2, 3

Records: Tulsa 6-3, Oklahoma 6-3

The Hurricane travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., to take on No. 48-ranked Washington on Saturday, Feb. 27, and No. 45-ranked Michigan on Sunday, Feb. 28.

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The University of Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center is host site for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Tennis Championships, May 19-30