Friday, April 15
Wichita, Kan.
1:00 PM
Tulsa
4
vs
2
Middle Tennessee
No. 49 Tulsa Knocks Off No. 17 Middle Tennessee State in Wichita
4/15/2022 6:53:00 PM | Men's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. ― The 49th ranked Tulsa men's tennis team collected its highest ranked win of the season Friday afternoon, knocking off No. 17 Middle Tennessee State 4-2 in a neutral site match in Wichita, Kansas. Tulsa improves to 13-9 this season after posting two wins in the past two days.
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Tulsa's tandem of Kody Pearson/Connor Di Marco both posted two ranked victories each, as the duo, who is ranked No. 73 in doubles, downed No. 54 Poulsen/Rocha 6-4 in doubles play. Di Marco, who is 13-4 in singles play this spring, tallied his first ranked win of the dual season with 6-3, 6-4 win over No. 120 Holis. Pearson notched his third ranked win of the year, downing No. 67 Slump 6-1, 6-2, and is on a three-match win streak.
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Ezequiel Santalla and Adham Gaber both collected wins in the third set of their respective matches. Santalla won 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 at No. 3 singles, while Gaber clinched the victory at No. 5 singles, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, and claimed Tulsa's second win against a top-20 opponent this season.
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The Hurricane will be off tomorrow before hosting Temple at 5 p.m. Sunday and No. 27 SMU Monday night at 5 p.m. for senior night. Admission is free to all Tulsa tennis matches, including next week's American Athletic Conference Championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
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No. 49 Tulsa 4, No. 17 Middle Tennessee State 2
Singles:
1. #87 Kody Pearson (TLS) def. #67 SLUMP, Stijn (MTSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. #80 ROCHA, Francisco (MTSU) def. Stefan Hampe (TLS) 6-4, 7-5
3. Ezequiel Santalla (TLS) def. EDGE, Chris (MTSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
4. Connor Di Marco (TLS) def. #120 HOLIS, Stepan (MTSU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Adham Gaber (TLS) def. POULSEN, Oskar (MTSU) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
6. Callum Gale (TLS) vs. MOTL, Pavel (MTSU) 3-6, 7-6, 2-2, unfinished
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Doubles:
1. #73 Connor Di Marco/Kody Pearson (TLS) def. #54 POULSEN, Oskar/ROCHA, Francisco (MTSU) 6-4
2. MOTL, Pavel/SLUMP, Stijn (MTSU) def. Adham Gaber/Ezequiel Santalla (TLS) 6-2
3. EDGE, Chris/HOLIS, Stepan (MTSU) def. Callum Gale/Daniel Siddall (TLS) 7-6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,3,4,2,5)
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Tulsa's tandem of Kody Pearson/Connor Di Marco both posted two ranked victories each, as the duo, who is ranked No. 73 in doubles, downed No. 54 Poulsen/Rocha 6-4 in doubles play. Di Marco, who is 13-4 in singles play this spring, tallied his first ranked win of the dual season with 6-3, 6-4 win over No. 120 Holis. Pearson notched his third ranked win of the year, downing No. 67 Slump 6-1, 6-2, and is on a three-match win streak.
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Ezequiel Santalla and Adham Gaber both collected wins in the third set of their respective matches. Santalla won 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 at No. 3 singles, while Gaber clinched the victory at No. 5 singles, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, and claimed Tulsa's second win against a top-20 opponent this season.
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The Hurricane will be off tomorrow before hosting Temple at 5 p.m. Sunday and No. 27 SMU Monday night at 5 p.m. for senior night. Admission is free to all Tulsa tennis matches, including next week's American Athletic Conference Championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
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No. 49 Tulsa 4, No. 17 Middle Tennessee State 2
Singles:
1. #87 Kody Pearson (TLS) def. #67 SLUMP, Stijn (MTSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. #80 ROCHA, Francisco (MTSU) def. Stefan Hampe (TLS) 6-4, 7-5
3. Ezequiel Santalla (TLS) def. EDGE, Chris (MTSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
4. Connor Di Marco (TLS) def. #120 HOLIS, Stepan (MTSU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Adham Gaber (TLS) def. POULSEN, Oskar (MTSU) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
6. Callum Gale (TLS) vs. MOTL, Pavel (MTSU) 3-6, 7-6, 2-2, unfinished
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Doubles:
1. #73 Connor Di Marco/Kody Pearson (TLS) def. #54 POULSEN, Oskar/ROCHA, Francisco (MTSU) 6-4
2. MOTL, Pavel/SLUMP, Stijn (MTSU) def. Adham Gaber/Ezequiel Santalla (TLS) 6-2
3. EDGE, Chris/HOLIS, Stepan (MTSU) def. Callum Gale/Daniel Siddall (TLS) 7-6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,3,4,2,5)
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