SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Drake University men's tennis team was setback by San Diego, 4-2, in the opening round of the San Diego Spring Break Tournament on Thursday at the Hogan Tennis Center.
The Bulldogs went up 1-0 by winning the doubles point. Sophomores
Vinny Gillespie and
Tom Hands defeated Gui Osorio and Joel Gamerov 6-3 at No. 2 doubles, while juniors
Calum MacGeoch and
Ben Stride secured the point with a 6-3 victory at No. 3 doubles.
The Toreros tied it up at 1-1 with a win at No. 2 singles, but MacGeoch put Drake back on top with a dominating performance over Joshua Page, 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 singles.
USD managed to take a 3-2 advantage with victories at No. 5 and No. 4, respectively.
Alexandros Araozos clinched the match for the Toreros by defeating
Bayo Philips, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2.
The Bulldogs will square off against Arizona in a consolation match on Friday at the Hogan Tennis Center in San Diego.
San Diego 4, Drake 2
March 16, 2017 at San Diego, Calif. (Hogan Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #48 Vinny GIllespie (DU) def. Filip Vittek (USD) 6-2, 5-7, 6-5 Unfinished
2. Gui Osorio (USD) def.
Ben Stride (DU) 6-1, 6-1
3.
Calum MacGeoch (DU) def. Joshua Page (USD) 6-0, 6-2
4. Guus Koevermans (USD) def.
Tom Hands (DU) 7-6, 7-5
5. Joel Gamerov (USD) def.
Barny Thorold (DU) 6-0, 6-3
6. Alexandros Araouzos (USD) def.
Bayo Philips (6-7, 6-3, 6-2)
Doubles competition
1. Page/Vittek (USD) def. Philips/Thorold (DU) 6-1
2. Gillespie/Hands (DU) def. Osorio/Gamerov (USD) 6-3
3. MacGeoch/Stride (DU) def. Araouzos/Koevermans 6-3
