OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to Drake University on Sunday evening at the Miracle Hill Tennis Center.
The Bulldogs took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. The Mavericks'
Matt Dunn and
Luke Moorhead picked up a 6-3 victory over Tom Hands and Ben Clark at No. 3.
Drake's Tom Hands defeated
Abdoul Ouattara, 6-2, 6-2 to put the Bulldogs up 2-0. DU then took matches at No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 to clinch the match. The Mavericks got on the board with a split set at No. 3.
Nathan Reekie lost the first set 6-3 before winning the second set 6-3. Reekie then topped Barny Thorold in a super tiebreaker 10-6.
Razvan Grigorescu rallied from a set down to defeat Vinny Gillespie 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (4).
With the loss, the Mavericks are now 1-5 overall and 0-1 in Summit League play. The Bulldogs improved to 4-4 on the season and 1-0 in conference play.
Omaha returns to the court on Saturday, Feb. 10, against Nebraska. First serve is set for 9:30 a.m. in Lincoln, Neb.
Drake vs. Omaha
Feb. 4, 2018, at Omaha. NE (Miracle Hill Tennis Center)
Drake 5, Omaha 2
Singles competition
1.
Razvan Grigorescu (OMAHA) def. Vinny Gillespie (DU) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-4)
2. Tom Hands (DU) def.
Abdoul Ouattara (OMAHA) 6-2, 6-2
3.
Nathan Reekie (OMAHA) def. Barny Thorold (DU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
4. #124 Ben Clark (DU) def.
Matt Dunn (OMAHA) 6-3, 6-4
5. Freddie Powell (DU) def.
Alex Woodward (OMAHA) 6-1, 6-2
6. Finley Hall (DU) def.
Marko Minic (OMAHA) 6-0, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Vinny Gillespie/Barny Thorold (DU) def.
Abdoul Ouattara/
Nathan Reekie (OMAHA) 6-4
2. Finley Hall/Ben Wood (DU) def.
Razvan Grigorescu/
Alex Woodward (OMAHA) 6-2
3.
Luke Moorhead/
Matt Dunn (OMAHA) def. Tom Hands/Ben Clark (DU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Drake 4-4
Omaha 1-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,6,5,4,3,1)
T-3:00 A-16
