Wednesday, April 11
Lubbock, Texas
5 pm
Tulsa
2
at
5
Texas Tech
Photo by: Dave Crenshaw
Goodger and Kilani Collect Wins, but Tulsa Falls to No. 30 Texas Tech
4/11/2018 10:23:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LUBBOCK, Texas – Joshua Goodger and Majed Kilani picked up singles match victories Wednesday, at the McLeod Tennis Center, but Tulsa (10-16) fell to No. 30 Texas Tech (18-7), 5-2.
Connor Curry and Ilgiz Valiev knocked off Lucca Baptista and Majed Kilani, 6-3, in the No. 2 doubles match. In the No. 1 match, Jackson Cobb and Alex Sendegeya upset the
No. 62 duo of Joshua Goodger and Jarod Hing, 7-5. The Red Raiders held a 1-0 lead as the match went to singles play.
The No. 120 ranked Tommy Mylnikov won the opening set of the No. 2 singles match, 6-1, against the No. 102 ranked Goodger. Goodger was unfazed and bounced back in the second, as he bested Mylnikov, 7-6 (7-3). Goodger used the momentum of the second set and claimed a 6-3 victory in the final set. Goodger improved to 14-7 in dual match competition.
In the No. 1 singles match, Sendegeya took the opening set against the No. 114 Kilani, 6-2. Kilani was resilient and claimed the second set, 7-5. In the final set, Kilani won 10-3. The final set was a super tiebreaker due to the match being clinched by Texas Tech. Kilani moved to 14-6 in dual match play.
Curry defeated Hing, 6-3 and 6-3, in the No. 3 singles match. Valiev knocked off Baptista, 6-3, 3-6, and 6-1, at the No. 4 position. Artem Kapshuk claimed a 6-4 and 6-3 victory over Mitchell Pritchard in the No. 5 match. Matheus Leite bested Boriss Kamdem in the No. 6 spot, 4-6, 6-4, and 6-1.
The Golden Hurricane wraps up the regular season with a trip to Dallas, Texas, for a matchup with the SMU Mustangs on Friday, April 11, at 4:30 p.m.
#30 Texas Tech 5, Tulsa 2
Singles competition
1. #114 Majed Kilani (TU) def. Alex Sendegeya (TT) 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3)
2. #102 Joshua Goodger (TU) def. #120 Tommy Mylnikov (TT) 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
3. Connor Curry (TT) def. Jarod Hing (TU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Ilgiz Valiev (TT) def. Lucca Baptista (TU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
5. Artem Kapshuk (TT) def. Mitchell Pritchard (TU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Matheus Leite (TT) def. Boriss Kamdem (TU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Jackson Cobb/Alex Sendegeya (TT) def. #62 Joshua Goodger/Jarod Hing (TU) 7-5
2. Connor Curry/Ilgiz Valiev (TT) def. Lucca Baptista/Majed Kilani (TU) 6-3
3. Matheus Leite/Tommy Mylnikov (TT) vs. Louis Corker/Mitchell Pritchard (TU) 5-5, unfinished
Tulsa 10-16
Texas Tech 18-7; National ranking #30
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,5,4,2,1,6)
T-2:30 A-145
Connor Curry and Ilgiz Valiev knocked off Lucca Baptista and Majed Kilani, 6-3, in the No. 2 doubles match. In the No. 1 match, Jackson Cobb and Alex Sendegeya upset the
No. 62 duo of Joshua Goodger and Jarod Hing, 7-5. The Red Raiders held a 1-0 lead as the match went to singles play.
The No. 120 ranked Tommy Mylnikov won the opening set of the No. 2 singles match, 6-1, against the No. 102 ranked Goodger. Goodger was unfazed and bounced back in the second, as he bested Mylnikov, 7-6 (7-3). Goodger used the momentum of the second set and claimed a 6-3 victory in the final set. Goodger improved to 14-7 in dual match competition.
In the No. 1 singles match, Sendegeya took the opening set against the No. 114 Kilani, 6-2. Kilani was resilient and claimed the second set, 7-5. In the final set, Kilani won 10-3. The final set was a super tiebreaker due to the match being clinched by Texas Tech. Kilani moved to 14-6 in dual match play.
Curry defeated Hing, 6-3 and 6-3, in the No. 3 singles match. Valiev knocked off Baptista, 6-3, 3-6, and 6-1, at the No. 4 position. Artem Kapshuk claimed a 6-4 and 6-3 victory over Mitchell Pritchard in the No. 5 match. Matheus Leite bested Boriss Kamdem in the No. 6 spot, 4-6, 6-4, and 6-1.
The Golden Hurricane wraps up the regular season with a trip to Dallas, Texas, for a matchup with the SMU Mustangs on Friday, April 11, at 4:30 p.m.
#30 Texas Tech 5, Tulsa 2
Singles competition
1. #114 Majed Kilani (TU) def. Alex Sendegeya (TT) 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3)
2. #102 Joshua Goodger (TU) def. #120 Tommy Mylnikov (TT) 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
3. Connor Curry (TT) def. Jarod Hing (TU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Ilgiz Valiev (TT) def. Lucca Baptista (TU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
5. Artem Kapshuk (TT) def. Mitchell Pritchard (TU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Matheus Leite (TT) def. Boriss Kamdem (TU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Jackson Cobb/Alex Sendegeya (TT) def. #62 Joshua Goodger/Jarod Hing (TU) 7-5
2. Connor Curry/Ilgiz Valiev (TT) def. Lucca Baptista/Majed Kilani (TU) 6-3
3. Matheus Leite/Tommy Mylnikov (TT) vs. Louis Corker/Mitchell Pritchard (TU) 5-5, unfinished
Tulsa 10-16
Texas Tech 18-7; National ranking #30
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,5,4,2,1,6)
T-2:30 A-145
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