SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Drake University men's tennis team came back to beat Arizona, 4-3, on Friday on the second day of the San Diego Spring Break Tournament at the Hogan Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif.
 
The Bulldogs won the doubles point for the second-straight day, taking an early 1-0 lead. Sophomores Vinny Gillespie and Tom Hands topped Trent Botha and Oliver Plaskett 6-4 at No. 2 doubles, while juniors Calum MacGeoch and Ben Wood clinched the doubles point with a thrilling 7-6 (10) tiebreaker victory at No. 3 doubles.
 
The Wildcats earned a pair of straight sets wins at No. 6 and No. 5 singles, respectively to take a 2-1 lead.
 
Gillespie came away with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win at No. 1 to tie the match up at 2-2.
 
Freshman Barny Thorold won the first set 6-4, but Arizona's Alejandro Reguant managed to win the next two sets 7-5, 6-4 at No. 4 to put the Wildcats ahead 3-2.
 
Hands dropped the first set 4-6 but surged back to win the next two sets 6-3, 7-6 (0) at No. 3, to tie the match up at 3-3.
 
MacGeoch extended his winning streak to four matches with a hard fought 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5) victory at No. 2 to secure the 4-3 win for the Bulldogs.
 
Drake will square off against Harvard in the consolation championship match on Saturday at 10 a.m. PST.
 
Drake 4, Arizona 3
March 17, 2017 at San Diego, Calif. (Hogan Tennis Center)
 
Singles competition
1. #48 Vinny GIllespie (DU) def. Shoti Meparidze (UA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
2. Calum MacGeoch (DU) def. Will Kneale (UA) 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5)
3. Tom Hands (DU) def. Trent Botha (UA) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (0)
4. Alejandro Reguant (UA) def. Barny Thorold (DU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
5. Shoki Kasahara (UA) def. Ben Clark (DU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Oliver Plaskett (UA) def. Bayo Philips 6-0, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. Meparidze/Adkisson (UA) def. Philips/Stride (DU) 6-4
2. Gillespie/Hands (DU) def. Plaskett/Botha (UA) 6-4
3. MacGeoch/Wood (DU) def. Reguant/Kasahara (UA) 7-6 (10)