Men's Tennis Drops Season-Opener Against Iowa

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The Creighton men's tennis team opened the 2017 campaign with a 7-0 loss at Iowa on Saturday night.

The Hawkeyes took early control of the match with the doubles point and a trio of 6-1 victories. Josh Silverstein and Lefteris Theodorou defeated Harrison Lang and Brooks Kendall in the No. 1 doubles match, Michael Koch and Mac Mease fell in the No. 3 slot to Robin Haden and Jake Jacoby, and Aaron Chalstrom and Armando Gandini fell to Kareem Allaf and Jonas Larsen.

Gandini battled in a back-and-forth affair in his No. 2 singles opening set with Theordorou, before the Iowa junior took the first set 6-4 and completed the sweep 6-3 in the second.

Chalstrom fell 6-2, 6-3 to Allaf at No. 3, and Kendall dropped a straight-sets match to Haden. Kendall tied the opening set at five before Haden took the final two games and the momentum into the second set to pick up the match-clinching point with a Hawkeye victory in the No. 4 singles slot.

Lang dropped a well-contested first set in the No. 1 singles match, 6-4, before falling in straight-sets to Silverstein with a 6-3 decision in the second.

Jake Glazer also fell by a 6-4 margin in his opening set, but Larsen ended the No. 5 singles match with a 6-1 second-set victory.

Jacoby completed Iowa's sweep with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Creighton freshman Daniel Lopez-Rey in No. 6 singles.

"After getting off to a slow start in doubles, the guys responded well and competed pretty well throughout the lineup," head coach Tom Lilly said. "This match will definitely help us as we move forward. Iowa has a strong team and all the credit goes to their players and coaching staff."

Creighton returns to Omaha for three matches next weekend at the Hanscom Tennis Courts. The Bluejays host Northern Illinois on Friday afternoon at 12:30, before welcoming North Dakota and William Jewell for a pair of matches on Jan. 28.

Iowa Hawkeyes 7, Creighton 0
Jan 21, 2017 at Iowa City, Iowa (HTRC)

Singles competition

1. Josh Silverstein (IOWA) def. Harrison Lang (CU) 6-4, 6-3

2. Lefteris Theodorou (IOWA) def. Armando Gandini (CU) 6-4, 6-3

3. Kareem Allaf (IOWA) def. Aaron Chalstrom (CU) 6-2, 6-3

4. Robin Haden (IOWA) def. Brooks Kendall (CU) 7-5, 6-2

5. Jonas Larsen (IOWA) def. Jake Glazer (CU) 6-4, 6-1

6. Jake Jacoby (IOWA) def. Daniel Lopez-Rey (CU) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Josh Silverstein/Lefteris Theodorou (IOWA) def. Harrison Lang/Brooks Kendall (CU) 6-1

2. Kareem Allaf/Jonas Larsen (IOWA) def. Aaron Chalstrom/Armando Gandini (CU) 6-1

3. Robin Haden/Jake Jacoby (IOWA) def. Michael Koch/Mac Mease (CU) 6-1

Match Notes

Creighton 0-1

Iowa Hawkeyes 2-0

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

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Players Mentioned

Aaron Chalstrom

Armando Gandini

Jake Glazer

Brooks Kendall

Michael Koch

Harrison Lang

Daniel Lopez-Rey

Mac Mease