Tulsa Men Drop 4-1 Decision at Arkansas

Wednesday, February 15

Fayetteville, Ark.

6:00 P.M.

Tulsa

Arkansas

Photo by: Campbell Rogerson

Tulsa Men Drop 4-1 Decision at Arkansas

2/15/2023 10:25:00 PM | Men's Tennis

BOX SCORE (PDF) | SEASON RESULTS (PDF)

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Tulsa men's tennis team fell 4-1 to the Arkansas Razorbacks (11-1) Wednesday at the Billingsley Tennis Center in Fayetteville.

The loss drops the Golden Hurricane to 4-3 on the year.

Senior Daniel Siddall and freshman Timothy Carlsson Seger shined in Tulsa's lone doubles win of the night, earning a 6-4 win over Gerard Planelles and Oscar Pinto at the No. 3 position. The doubles point ultimately came down to the No. 1 spot, where senior duo Kody Pearson and Connor Di Marco fought to a 6-6 tie but could not hang on in the tiebreaker set, losing 7-6(7-3).

Pearson scored for Tulsa with a decisive 6-2, 6-1 victory over the Razorbacks' Stefanos Savva at Singles No. 1. Following Pearson's win, Arkansas rattled off consecutive wins at the No. 3, 6 and 4 positions to clinch the dual match.

Tulsa will return home to host Nebraska (4-2) on Friday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. in the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.

Singles
1. #58 Kody Pearson (TU) def. Stefanos Savva (ARK) 6-2, 6-1
2. Melvin Manuel (ARK) vs. Stefan Hampe (TU) 6-4, 3-5, unfinished
3. Adrien Burdet (ARK) def. Callum Gale (TU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Benedikt Emesz (ARK) def. Volodymyr Zakharov (TU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Alan Sau Franco (ARK) vs. Ezequiel Santalla (TU) 1-6, 6-1, 2-1, unfinished
6. Gerard Planelles (ARK) def. Daniel Siddall (TU) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles
1. Adrien Burdet/Melvin Manuel (ARK) def. #51 Kody Pearson/Connor Di Marco (TU) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Alan Sau Franco/Stefanos Savva (ARK) def. Callum Gale/Ezequiel Santalla (TU) 6-4
3. Daniel Siddall/Timothy Seger (TU) def. Gerard Planelles/Oscar Pinto Sansano (ARK) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,3,6,4)