Tulsa Men’s Tennis Falls to No. 28-Ranked Michigan, 4-1, Sunday Afternoon

Sunday, February 28

Ann Arbor, MI

12:00 p.m.

Tulsa

University of Michigan

Tulsa Men’s Tennis Falls to No. 28-Ranked Michigan, 4-1, Sunday Afternoon

2/28/2016 4:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: Drake Allen

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Tulsa men's tennis team lost to the No. 28-ranked Michigan Wolverines in a 4-1 decision Sunday afternoon at the Varsity Tennis Center. The No. 22-ranked Golden Hurricane falls to an overall 7-4 record, while the Wolverines improve to 9-2 overall.

Michigan's Jathan Malik and Kevin Wong (No. 2) defeated Carlos Bautista and Juan Matias Gonzalez, 6-4, before Tulsa bounced back to tie the doubles match score at 1-1 as Matthew Kirby and Okkie Kellerman defeated Alex Knight and Runhao Hua, 7-6. With the doubles point on the line, Dylan McCloskey and Dominic Bechard defeated Lubomir Cuba and Davis Crocker, 7-6, to take a 1-0 match lead going into singles play.

Singles was dictated by Michigan as Kevin Wong (No. 6) defeated Matthew Kirby, 6-2, 6-2, before Alex Knight (No. 2) defeated Carlos Bautista, 6-3, 6-3, to extend the Wolverine match lead to 2-1. Michigan's Runhao Hua (No. 5) defeated Francois Kellerman, 6-1, 6-4, before Carter Lin (No. 3) defeated Juan Matias Gonzalez, 6-2, 6-7, 6-2, to clinch the match at 4-1.

Tulsa 1, Michigan 4
SINGLES
1. Or Ram-Harel (Tulsa) vs. Jathan Malik (Michigan), DNF 7-6, 6-6
2. Alex Knight (Michigan) defeated Carlos Bautista (Tulsa), 6-3, 6-3
3. Carter Lin (Michigan) defeated Juan Matias Gonzalez (Tulsa), 6-2, 6-7, 6-2
4. Majed Kilani (Tulsa) vs. Davis Crocker (Michigan), 6-2, 3-6, 3-3
5. Runhao Hua (Michigan) defeated Francois Kellerman (Tulsa), 6-1, 6-4
6. Kevin Wong (Michigan) defeated Matthew Kirby (Tulsa)

DOUBLES
1. Kirby/O.Kellerman (Tulsa) defeated Knight/Hua, 7-6
2. Malik/Wong (Michigan) defeated Bautista/Gonzalez (Tulsa), 6-4
3. McCloskey/Bechard (Tulsa) defeated Cuba/Crocker (Michigan), 7-6

Records: Tulsa 7-4, Michigan 9-2

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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