Saturday, April 21
Normal, Ill.
11:00 AM
Omaha
1
at
6
Illinois State
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Omaha Falls to Illinois State
Apr 21, 2018 | Men's Tennis
NORMAL, Ill. – The Omaha men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Illinois State Saturday afternoon.
Illinois State won two of three doubles matches to claim the doubles point for an early 1-0 lead. Junior Matt Dunn and sophomore Luke Moorhead teamed up at No. 3 to defeat Cameron Petersen and Egehan Sertkaya. ISU then won No. 1 and No. 2 doubles in a tiebreaker to take the point.
Abdoul Ouattara evened the match with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Christoffer Greve at No. 2. The Red Birds won straight-set matches at No. 6 and No. 1 to go in front 3-0. Matt Dunn dropped a three-set match at No. 4 to Manuel Bernhard, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, to clinch the match for the Red Birds. Marco Minic and Nathan Reekie each fell in three sets as ISU took the match 6-1.
Omaha finished the 2018 season at 10-17 overall and 5-11 in Summit League play, while the Redbirds improved to 12-8 (2-3).
Illinois State won two of three doubles matches to claim the doubles point for an early 1-0 lead. Junior Matt Dunn and sophomore Luke Moorhead teamed up at No. 3 to defeat Cameron Petersen and Egehan Sertkaya. ISU then won No. 1 and No. 2 doubles in a tiebreaker to take the point.
Abdoul Ouattara evened the match with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Christoffer Greve at No. 2. The Red Birds won straight-set matches at No. 6 and No. 1 to go in front 3-0. Matt Dunn dropped a three-set match at No. 4 to Manuel Bernhard, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, to clinch the match for the Red Birds. Marco Minic and Nathan Reekie each fell in three sets as ISU took the match 6-1.
Omaha finished the 2018 season at 10-17 overall and 5-11 in Summit League play, while the Redbirds improved to 12-8 (2-3).
Players Mentioned
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
61
Igor Kolaric / 0 [ILS]
76
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Christoffer Greve / 0 [ILS]
01
#3 Singles Match
123
725
Andreas Boers / 0 [ILS]
567
#4 Singles Match
123
363
Manuel Bernhard / 0 [ILS]
646
#5 Singles Match
123
462
Egehan Sertkaya / 0 [ILS]
626
#6 Singles Match
12
01
Pol Rius Botifoll / 0 [ILS]
66
Order of Finish:
2,6,1,4,5,3
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