Lincoln, Neb. – The Omaha men's tennis team fell 5-2 to UMKC Friday evening at the Dillon Tennis Center in Lincoln, Neb. With the loss, the Mavericks are now 4-6 (0-0 Summit League) overall, while the Kangaroos improve to 5-2 (0-0 WAC).
UMKC edged Omaha 2-1 in doubles action to claim the point. Freshman Nathan Reekie and sophomore Matt Dunn dropped a close match at No. 2, 6-4. Freshman Razvan Grigorescu and senior Colin Buckley evened things up with a 6-3 win over Uldis Gaismines and Amaury Navette at No. 1. Sophomore Alex Woodward and senior John Ellis lost a tight match at No. 3, 6-4.
The Kangaroos went on top with singles wins at No. 2 and No. 6. Reekie put Omaha on the board with a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 3. UMKC won competitive matches at No. 4 and No. 5 to clinch the match. Grigorescu gave Omaha its second point of the night with a 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (5) win at No. 1 singles.
Omaha returns home next weekend, hosting Central (IA) College at 3 p.m. and Hastings at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 3. Both matches will be held at the Miracle Hill Tennis Center.
UMKC 5, Omaha 2
Singles competition
- Razvan Grigorescu (OMAHA/13.23) def. Airam Castellano (UMKC/13.39) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)
- Uldis Gaismines (UMKC/12.65) def. Colin Buckley (OMAHA/11.53) 6-0, retired
- Nathan Reekie (OMAHA/11.69) def. Amaury Navette (UMKC/12.71) 6-0, 6-4
- Tom Kruse (UMKC/12.05) def. Matt Dunn (OMAHA/11.66) 6-2, 7-6 (10-1)
- Vinh Pham (UMKC/UR) def. Louis-Jonas Heizlsperger (OMAHA/11.52) 6-1, 7-6 (10-4)
- Daniel Izadifer (UMKC/UR) def. Alex Woodward (OMAHA/11.45) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
- Grigorescu/Buckley (OMAHA) def. Gaismines/Navette (UMKC) 6-3
- Castellano/Kruse (UMKC) def. Reekie/Dunn (OMAHA) 6-4
- Pham/Izadifer (UMKC) def. Woodward/Ellis (OMAHA) 6-4
Match Notes
Omaha 4-6
UMKC 5-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,6,3,4,5,1)
played in Lincoln, Neb.
Indoor
T-3:00 A-23
