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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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)
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.
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.
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.
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
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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