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Men's Tennis Anne Hirschfeld

Men's Tennis Wins Summit League Championship

Fragistas clinches the win for Drake.

OMAHA, Nebraska -- Redshirt junior Evan Fragistas of the Drake University men's tennis team clinched the win in the Summit League Championship over No. 1 seed Denver, 4-3, Saturday afternoon in Omaha. 

The Bulldogs started off the match earning the point in doubles play after winning courts one and two. 

Denver scored it's first point on court one after James Davis defeated Matija Matic, 6-3, 6-1. 

The Bulldogs earned the next two points after winning on courts four and five in singles action. 

Denver earned its second point on court six after Charlie Miller defeated Matt Clegg, 6-2, 7-5. 

Nicolas Herrea Cuesta tied the match, 3-3, after he defeated Jeremy Schifris 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2 on court two. 

Similar to the two teams first meeting, the final point came down to a match between Fragistas and Matt Summers. Fraagistas made a come back in the third set after trailing 5-2 and ended up winning 5-7, 6-4, 7-5. He secured the final point for the Bulldogs to win 4-3 over Denver and become the 2022 Summit League Championions. 

The last time the Bulldogs won the Summit League Tournament was in 2019 -- the tournament was not held in 2020 due to the pandemic. 

The Bulldogs earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and await to see who their first opponent will be. 

 
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Players Mentioned

Evan Fragistas

Evan Fragistas

Redshirt Junior
Matija Matic

Matija Matic

6' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jeremy Schifris

Jeremy Schifris

Sophomore
Matt Clegg

Matt Clegg

Junior

Players Mentioned

Evan Fragistas

Evan Fragistas

Redshirt Junior
Matija Matic

Matija Matic

6' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jeremy Schifris

Jeremy Schifris

Sophomore
Matt Clegg

Matt Clegg

Junior