Sunday, February 4
Omaha, Neb.
6 p.m.
Omaha
2
vs
5
Drake
Nathan Reekie won a split set match against Drake on Sunday evening.
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Omaha Suffers 5-2 Loss to Drake
Feb 4, 2018 | Men's Tennis
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
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
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Vinny Gillespie / 0 [DU]
620
461
#2 Singles Match
12
Tom Hands / 0 [DU]
66
22
#3 Singles Match
123
Barny Thorold / 0 [DU]
630
361
#4 Singles Match
12
Ben Clark / 0 (124/-) [DU]
66
34
#5 Singles Match
12
Freddie Powell / 0 [DU]
66
12
#6 Singles Match
12
Finley Hall / 0 [DU]
66
04
Order of Finish:
2,6,5,4,3,1
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