MINNEAPOLIS – The 49th-ranked Drake University men's tennis team fell at No. 41 Minnesota, 7-0, Friday night at the Baseline Tennis Center.
The Gophers narrowly won the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead. After Minnesota won No. 1 doubles, Drake's juniors
Tom Hands and
Ben Clark won No. 3 doubles for to tie the doubles up at one match apiece. Josip Krstanovic and Justyn Levin managed to defeat
Ben Wood and
Finley Hall, 7-5 at No. 2 doubles to secure the doubles point for Minnesota.
The Gophers took that momentum from doubles and used it to win the first set on all six courts.
Krstanovic topped
Freddie Powell, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 6 singles, while Felix Corwin beat
Vinny Gillespie at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-0 to put the Gophers up 3-0. Eli Ogilvy clinched the match for Minnesota with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Clark at No. 4 singles.
Hall was one of the bright spots for the Bulldogs in singles as he managed to win his second set, 6-4, after dropping the first, 6-1. Jackson Allen took the third set 6-1 over Hall at No. 5 singles.
Barny Thorold played No. 45 Stefan Milicevic tough but ultimately fell 6-3, 7-6 at No. 3 singles.
The Bulldogs will have a quick turnaround as they will wrap up their trip to the Land of 10,000 Lakes with a neutral site match against Penn on Saturday at 3 p.m.
#41 Minnesota 7, #49 Drake 0
Feb 23, 2018 at Minneapolis, Minn. (Baseline Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Felix Corwin (MINN) def. Vinny Gillespie (DU) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 2. Matic Spec (MINN) def. Tom Hands (DU) 7-5, 6-2 |
| 3. #45 Stefan Milicevic (MINN) def. Barny Thorold (DU) 6-3, 7-6 |
| 4. Eli Ogilvy (MINN) def. Ben Clark (DU) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 5. Jackson Allen (MINN) def. Finley Hall (DU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 |
| 6. Josip Krstanovic (MINN) def. Freddie Powell (DU) 6-0, 6-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Drake 10-5 (3-0 Summit); National ranking #49 |
| Minnesota 5-3 (1-0 Big Ten); National ranking #41 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,1,4,5,2,3) |
