Tulsa Men’s Tennis Team Falls to Tennessee, 7-0

Friday, February 10

Knoxville, Tenn.

5 p.m.

Tulsa

Tennessee

Tulsa Men’s Tennis Team Falls to Tennessee, 7-0

2/10/2017 7:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: Stephanie Hall

The Tulsa men's tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision to Tennessee on Friday night at the Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, Tenn. The Golden Hurricane fell to 4-5 on the season, while the Volunteers moved to 7-2 overall.

Tennessee's 24^th-ranked Jack Schipanski and Luis Valero captured a 6-1 win over Tulsa's Dominic Bechard and Okkie Kellerman at the No. 1 double position, while the Volunteers' 29^th-ranked Scott Jones and Timo Stodder earned a 6-2 decision in the No. 2 slot over 23^rd-ranked Majed Kilani and Or Ram-Harel to take the doubles point.

Jones recorded a win over Bechard at the No. 3 singles position, 6-2, 6-1, and Schipanski tallied a 6-1, 6-3 decision over Kellerman at the No. 5 slot. Srdjan Jakovljevic tallied the final point for the Volunteers with his win over Mitchell Pritchard at the No. 4 position, 6-1, 6-4.

Tulsa's 23^rd-ranked Ram-Harel dropped a 7-6 (6), 7-5 decision to 118^th-ranked Stodder at the No. 1 slot and in the No. 2 position, 115^th-ranked Majed Kilani fell to Luis Valero, 5-7, 7-6 (1), 1-0 (5). Jarod Hing won his first set, 7-5, but fell 6-1 and 6-4 in the final two sets at the No. 6 slot to Luca Wiedenmann.

The Hurricane will host #7 UCLA at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on Monday, marking the third top-seven ranked opponent that Tulsa's has welcomed into their building through six home events. Tulsa is 0-2 in their last two meetings against the Bruins, falling on the road in 2015 and 2013.

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Tennessee def. Tulsa, 4-0
Singles
1. #118 Timo Stodder (Tenn.) def. #23 Or Ram-Harel (Tulsa), 7-6 (6), 7-5
2. Luis Valero (Tenn.) def. #115 Majed Kilani (Tulsa), 5-7, 7-6 (1), 1-0 (5)
3. Scott Jones (Tenn.) def. Dominic Bechard (Tulsa), 6-2, 6-1
4. Srdjan Jakovljevic (Tenn.) def. Mitchell Pritchard (Tulsa), 6-1, 6-4
5. Jack Schipanski (Tenn.) def. Okkie Kellerman (Tulsa), 6-1, 6-3
6. Luca Wiedenmann (Tenn.) def. Jarod Hing (Tulsa), 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 5, 4, 6, 1, 2
Doubles
1. #24 Jack Schipanski/Luis Valero (Tenn.) def. Dominic Bechard/Okkie Kellerman (Tulsa), 6-1
2. #29 Scott Jones/Timo Stodder (Tenn.) def. #23 Majed Kilani/Or Ram-Harel (Tulsa), 6-2
3. Jarod Hing/Daniel Santos (Tulsa) vs. Srdjan Jakovljevic/Luca Wiedenmann (Tenn.) 5-3, DNF
Order of Finish: 1, 2