No. 56 Hurricane Falls at No. 26 Memphis

Sunday, March 5

Memphis, Tenn.

Noon

Tulsa

#26 Memphis

Photo by: Campbell Rogerson

No. 56 Hurricane Falls at No. 26 Memphis

3/5/2023 4:49:00 PM | Men's Tennis

MEMPHIS, TENN. — The University of Tulsa men's tennis team fell short 4-2 to the No. 26 Memphis Tigers (6-2) Sunday at the MUS Tennis Complex in Memphis.

The loss drops the Golden Hurricane to 5-5 on the season.

The doubles point came down to the No. 2 position after TU's Ezequiel Santalla and Stefan Hampe won the No. 3 spot and Connor Di Marco and Kody Pearson dropped a 7-6(5) decision at No. 1. Daniel Siddall and Timothy Carlsson Seger forced a tie at 6-6 and prevailed 9-7 in the tiebreaker set to secure the Hurricane's first point of the dual match.

Singles play was highlighted for Tulsa by senior Kody Pearson, who battled to a three-set victory (5-7, 6-3, 6-2) over the Tigers' No. 35 Pablo Alemany at the No. 1 position. On the season, Pearson is now 3-0 against nationally ranked singles players and 7-1 overall at the No. 1 slot.

Memphis would win the bottom four positions to close out the 4-2 decision over the Hurricane.

Tulsa will return home to host No. 17 Arizona on Wednesday, Mar. 8, at 6 p.m.

Singles
1. #53 Kody Pearson (TU) def. #35 Pablo Alemany (MEM) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
2. Stefan Hampe (TU) vs. David Stevenson (MEM) 7-6, 6-7, 0-1, unfinished
3. Conor Gannon (MEM) def. Volodymyr Zakharov (TU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Oscar Cutting (MEM) def. Callum Gale (TU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Harry Rock (MEM) def. Connor Di Marco (TU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. Pau Fanlo (MEM) def. Ezequiel Santalla (TU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4

Doubles
1. Jeremy Taylor/David Stevenson (MEM) def. #45 Connor Di Marco/Kody Pearson (TU) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Daniel Siddall/Timothy Seger (TU) def. Conor Gannon/Harry Rock (MEM) 7-6 (9-7)
3. Ezequiel Santalla/Stefan Hampe (TU) def. Pablo Alemany/Pau Fanlo (MEM) 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,4,6,1,5)