Men's Tennis Tops South Dakota State, 6-1

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's tennis team won its second straight match, defeating South Dakota State by a 6-1 score at Hanscom Indoor Tennis Center on Friday afternoon.

The victory improved Creighton to 8-9 on the season, and avenged a 4-3 setback against the Jackrabbits (12-11) last year.

Three Bluejays were part of a pair of victories on Friday, Alex Koca, Brooks Kendall and Quinn Dippel.

Koca and Kendall clinched the doubles point at No. 2 doubles with a 7-5 victory. That came after Dippel and Aaron Chalstrom cruised to a 6-1 triumph at No. 3 doubles.

Dippel dominated Henrique Pereira at No. 2 singles before SDSU won its lone point with a 6-4, 6-1 victory at No. 5 doubles to draw the Jackrabbits within one. CU responded with a 6-3, 75- win by Harrison Lang at No. 3 singles before Jake Glazer clinched the Bluejay victory with a 7-6, 6-4 win at No. 6 singles. Lang leads CU with 11 singles victories this spring and has won his last three outings.

Koca won his match at No.1 singles over Lovro Curcija by a 6-2, 6-4 score, gaining revenge after losing to Curcija last season in straight sets. Kendall closed out the victory with a win in the lone three-set match of the afternoon, a 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 decision over Mateus Moreira.

Creighton will close the regular-season on Saturday at 4 pm when it hosts Hastings College, also at Hanscom Indoor Tennis Center.

Creighton 6, South Dakota State 1
Apr 22, 2016 at Omaha, Neb. (Hanscom Indoor Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. Alex Koca (CU) def. Lovro Curcija (SDSU) 6-2, 6-4

2. Quinn Dippel (CU) def. Henrique Pereira (SDSU) 6-2, 6-3

3. Harrison Lang (CU) def. Emerson Styles (SDSU) 6-3, 7-5

4. Brooks Kendall (CU) def. Mateus Moreira (SDSU) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4

5. Lucas Pereira (SDSU) def. Aaron Chalstrom (CU) 6-4, 6-1

6. Jake Glazer (CU) def. Marco Paulo (SDSU) 7-6, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Harrison Lang/August Nysted (CU) vs. Mateus Moreira/Emerson Styles (SDSU) 5-5, unfinished

2. Brooks Kendall/Alex Koca (CU) def. Marco Paulo/Jonny Higham (SDSU) 7-5

3. Aaron Chalstrom/Quinn Dippel (CU) def. Chuck Tang/Lucas Pereira (SDSU) 6-1

Match Notes

South Dakota State 12-11

Creighton 8-9

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

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Players Mentioned

Aaron Chalstrom

Quinn Dippel

Jake Glazer

Brooks Kendall

Alex Koca

Harrison Lang

August Nysted