Sunday, February 23
Ithaca, N.Y.
8:00 AM
Tulsa
2
at
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Cornell
Photo by: Bill Powell
Tulsa Men's Tennis Splits Competition in Empire State
2/23/2020 7:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Match #1 Box Score | Match #2 Box Score | Season Stats
ITHACA, N.Y. - The Tulsa men's tennis team went 1-1 on Sunday in the Empire State, as the Golden Hurricane fell in a morning dual match against No. 16 Cornell, 4-2, before bouncing back with a 6-0 win over Binghamton. Both matches were played at the Reis Tennis Center on the campus of Cornell University.
The Golden Hurricane now stand at 7-4 overall. The Big Red improve to 7-1, while the Bearcats fall to 4-6.
The Golden Hurricane are set to hit the road this later this week, as they head to No. 21 Texas Tech (8-4) for a 4 p.m. dual match on Friday.
Match #1: No. 16 Cornell 4, Tulsa 2
Tulsa trailed No 16 Cornell in all three of its doubles matches early on, but the Golden Hurricane fought back and captured the lone point for an early 1-0 lead. Connor Di Marco and Kody Pearson won the final three games in the top spot over Alafia Ayeni and Eero Vasa, 6-4. The victory keeps the top tandem undefeated in doubles competition, as they improve to 5-0 overall and 4-0 at No. 1 doubles. In just their second dual match together, Ezequiel Santalla and Daniel Siddall erased a 2-1 deficit and clinched the doubles point over Evan Bynoe and Pietro Rimondini, 6-2.
Di Marco secured the first win in singles for the Golden Hurricane, giving TU a 2-1 lead. He took down Bynoe in the No. 4 position in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2.
Tulsa battled to three sets in three matches. Jarod Hing fell in the No. 2 position to Ayeni, 6-1, 6-7, 6-3. Santalla dominated his opening set at No. 5 singles, but suffered a heartbreaking loss in a three-set tiebreaker to Pietro Rimondini, 1-6, 6-0, 7-6(5).
No. 56-ranked Kody Pearson went unfinished in the top spot against No. 110-ranked Eero Vasa, 6-4, 6-7, 3-3.
Match #2: Tulsa 6, Binghamton 0
ITHACA, N.Y. - The Tulsa men's tennis team went 1-1 on Sunday in the Empire State, as the Golden Hurricane fell in a morning dual match against No. 16 Cornell, 4-2, before bouncing back with a 6-0 win over Binghamton. Both matches were played at the Reis Tennis Center on the campus of Cornell University.
The Golden Hurricane now stand at 7-4 overall. The Big Red improve to 7-1, while the Bearcats fall to 4-6.
The Golden Hurricane are set to hit the road this later this week, as they head to No. 21 Texas Tech (8-4) for a 4 p.m. dual match on Friday.
Match #1: No. 16 Cornell 4, Tulsa 2
Tulsa trailed No 16 Cornell in all three of its doubles matches early on, but the Golden Hurricane fought back and captured the lone point for an early 1-0 lead. Connor Di Marco and Kody Pearson won the final three games in the top spot over Alafia Ayeni and Eero Vasa, 6-4. The victory keeps the top tandem undefeated in doubles competition, as they improve to 5-0 overall and 4-0 at No. 1 doubles. In just their second dual match together, Ezequiel Santalla and Daniel Siddall erased a 2-1 deficit and clinched the doubles point over Evan Bynoe and Pietro Rimondini, 6-2.
Di Marco secured the first win in singles for the Golden Hurricane, giving TU a 2-1 lead. He took down Bynoe in the No. 4 position in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2.
Tulsa battled to three sets in three matches. Jarod Hing fell in the No. 2 position to Ayeni, 6-1, 6-7, 6-3. Santalla dominated his opening set at No. 5 singles, but suffered a heartbreaking loss in a three-set tiebreaker to Pietro Rimondini, 1-6, 6-0, 7-6(5).
No. 56-ranked Kody Pearson went unfinished in the top spot against No. 110-ranked Eero Vasa, 6-4, 6-7, 3-3.
Match #2: Tulsa 6, Binghamton 0
Tulsa would bounce back against Binghamton, as the Golden Hurricane blanked the Bearcats, 7-0. The two teams only played singles, where TU dominated all six courts in straight-set wins.
Stefan Hampe put the first point on the scoreboard for the Hurricane with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 3 singles over Alejandro Pena. Kody Pearson increased the lead in the top position by way of a 6-1, 6-3 triumph over Michael Pawlowicz. In the No. 5 spot, Tom Thelwall-Jones secured his fourth straight singles win overall, as he took down Dan Pergel, 6-2, 6-1.
Jarod Hing secured the match for TU at No. 2 singles with a 7-5, 6-3 win against Kushaan Nath. Tulsa would go up 5-0 following Juan Pablo Cenoz's 6-4, 6-2 win in the No. 4 spot over Dylan Friedman. The final victory in singles came in the bottom position, as Daniel Siddall won his fourth straight singles match in a 6-4, 7-5 defeat of Sebastian Quiros. With the win, TU has now posted an 8-2 record at No. 6 singles this season.
No. 16 Cornell 4, Tulsa 2
Singles
1. No. 56 Kody Pearson (Tulsa) vs. No. 110 Eero Vasa (Cornell), 6-4, 6-7, 3-3 unfinished
2. Alafia Ayeni (Cornell) def. Jarod Hing (Tulsa), 6-1, 6-7, 6-3
3. Lev Kazakov (Cornell) def. Stefan Hampe (Tulsa), 4-6, 6-1, 6-0
4. Connor Di Marco (Tulsa) def. Evan Bynoe (Cornell), 6-1, 6-2
5. Pietro Rimondini (Cornell) def. Ezequiel Santalla (Tulsa), 1-6, 6-0, 7-6(5)
6. Daniel Soyfer (Cornell) def. Boriss Kamdem (Tulsa), 6-3, 6-3
Stefan Hampe put the first point on the scoreboard for the Hurricane with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 3 singles over Alejandro Pena. Kody Pearson increased the lead in the top position by way of a 6-1, 6-3 triumph over Michael Pawlowicz. In the No. 5 spot, Tom Thelwall-Jones secured his fourth straight singles win overall, as he took down Dan Pergel, 6-2, 6-1.
Jarod Hing secured the match for TU at No. 2 singles with a 7-5, 6-3 win against Kushaan Nath. Tulsa would go up 5-0 following Juan Pablo Cenoz's 6-4, 6-2 win in the No. 4 spot over Dylan Friedman. The final victory in singles came in the bottom position, as Daniel Siddall won his fourth straight singles match in a 6-4, 7-5 defeat of Sebastian Quiros. With the win, TU has now posted an 8-2 record at No. 6 singles this season.
No. 16 Cornell 4, Tulsa 2
Singles
1. No. 56 Kody Pearson (Tulsa) vs. No. 110 Eero Vasa (Cornell), 6-4, 6-7, 3-3 unfinished
2. Alafia Ayeni (Cornell) def. Jarod Hing (Tulsa), 6-1, 6-7, 6-3
3. Lev Kazakov (Cornell) def. Stefan Hampe (Tulsa), 4-6, 6-1, 6-0
4. Connor Di Marco (Tulsa) def. Evan Bynoe (Cornell), 6-1, 6-2
5. Pietro Rimondini (Cornell) def. Ezequiel Santalla (Tulsa), 1-6, 6-0, 7-6(5)
6. Daniel Soyfer (Cornell) def. Boriss Kamdem (Tulsa), 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
1. Connor Di Marco/Kody Pearson (Tulsa) def. Alafia Ayeni/Eero Vasa (Cornell), 6-4
2. Lev Kazakov/Daniel Soyfer (Cornell) def. Stefan Hampe/Jarod Hing (Tulsa), 6-0
3. Ezequiel Santalla/Daniel Siddall (Tulsa) def. Evan Bynoe/Pietro Rimondini (Cornell), 6-2
Tulsa 6, Binghamton 0
Singles
1. Kody Pearson (Tulsa) def. Michael Pawlowicz (Binghamton), 6-1, 6-3
2. Jarod Hing (Tulsa) def. Kushaan Nath (Binghamton), 7-5, 6-3
3. Stefan Hampe (Tulsa) def. Alejandro Pena (Binghamton), 6-2, 6-2
4. Juan Pablo Cenoz (Tulsa) def. Dylan Friedman (Binghamton), 6-4, 6-2
5. Tom Thelwall-Jones (Tulsa) def. Dan Pergel (Binghamton), 6-2, 6-1
6. Daniel Siddall (Tulsa) def. Sebastian Quiros (Binghamton), 6-4, 7-5
1. Kody Pearson (Tulsa) def. Michael Pawlowicz (Binghamton), 6-1, 6-3
2. Jarod Hing (Tulsa) def. Kushaan Nath (Binghamton), 7-5, 6-3
3. Stefan Hampe (Tulsa) def. Alejandro Pena (Binghamton), 6-2, 6-2
4. Juan Pablo Cenoz (Tulsa) def. Dylan Friedman (Binghamton), 6-4, 6-2
5. Tom Thelwall-Jones (Tulsa) def. Dan Pergel (Binghamton), 6-2, 6-1
6. Daniel Siddall (Tulsa) def. Sebastian Quiros (Binghamton), 6-4, 7-5
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
1234
6630
Eero Vasa / 0 (110/-) [CORNELL]
473UF
#2 Singles Match
123
173
Alafia Ayeni / 0 [CORNELL]
666
#3 Singles Match
123
610
Lev Kazakov / 0 [CORNELL]
466
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Evan Bynoe / 0 [CORNELL]
12
#5 Singles Match
123
606
Pietro Rimondini / 0 [CORNELL]
167
#6 Singles Match
12
33
Daniel Soyfer / 0 [CORNELL]
66
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