Tulsa Shuts Out Tulane to Advance to AAC Semifinals

Friday, April 22

Tulsa, Okla.

11:00 AM

Tulsa

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Tulsa Shuts Out Tulane to Advance to AAC Semifinals

4/22/2022 3:44:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

TULSA, Okla. ― The third seeded Tulsa men's tennis team shutout Tulane 4-0 in Friday's American Athletic Conference Men's Championship quarterfinal match. The Hurricane, who improve to 15-10, advance to the AAC Semifinals and will face second seeded Memphis at noon. Due to potential high winds, TU's match is slated for indoor play with No. 1 seeded SMU and No. 4 South Florida squaring off before at 9 a.m.

Tulsa won the doubles point behind victories from Adham Gaber/Ezequiel Santalla at No. 2 doubles, 6-1, before Daniel Siddall/Tom Thelwall-Jones clinched the point with a 6-3 win at No. 3 doubles. The newly paired duo of Gaber/Santalla is now 5-2 this season, while Siddall/Thelwall-Jones tallied their ninth win.

TU clinched the win behind three straight set wins from Connor Di Marco, Kody Pearson, and Gaber. At No. 5 singles, Di Marco tallied a 6-3, 6-1 win for his 14^th win of the season. Pearson, the No. 49^th ranked singles player in the country, followed his doubles partner with a 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 singles.

Gaber clinched the quarterfinal win for Tulsa, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 singles, to avenge TU's earlier loss at Tulane back on March 25^th.

First serve of Tulsa's semifinal match against Memphis is set for noon, and admission to the AAC Championships is free.

(3) Tulsa 4, (6) Tulane 0
Singles:
1. #49 Kody Pearson (TLS) def. HOEIJMANS, Luc (TLN) 6-2, 6-2
2. Stefan Hampe (TLS) vs. KUENKLER, Fynn (TLN) 6-2, 5-7, unfinished
3. Ezequiel Santalla (TLS) vs. PETROVIC, Luka (TLN) 6-2, 5-6, unfinished
4. Adham Gaber (TLS) def. BARRY, Charlie (TLN) 6-3, 6-3
5. Connor Di Marco (TLS) def. BANCILA, Alex (TLN) 6-3, 6-1
6. Callum Gale (TLS) vs. DE ALBA, Rafael (TLN) 2-6, 6-2, 1-2, unfinished

Doubles
1. #50 Kody Pearson/Connor Di Marco (TLS) vs. BARRY, Charlie/JACOBSON, Benji (TLN) 5-3, unfinished
2. Adham Gaber/Ezequiel Santalla (TLS) def. KUENKLER, Fynn/PETROVIC, Luka (TLN) 6-1
3. Daniel Siddall/Tom Thelwall-Jones (TLS) def. HOEIJMANS, Luc/DE ALBA, Rafael (TLN) 6-3

Match Notes:
Tulane 7-15; National ranking #74
Tulsa 15-10; National ranking #37
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (5,1,4)
American Athletic Conference Championship Quarterfinal