DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University men's tennis team fell to Denver, 4-3, Friday afternoon at Roger Knapp Tennis Center. The Bulldogs advance to 3-1 in Summit League play.
The two schools split the doubles set. The point was decided on court three when Peter Sallay and Nicolas Herrera Cuesta defeated Bulldog duo
Olle Sonesson Lidholt and
Jeremy Schifris, 7-5.
Reid Jarvis picked up the Bulldogs first point on court five in singles action.
Oliver Johansson defeated Peter Sallay on court four 7-6, 7-5 to pick up point two.
Matija Matic picked up the Bulldogs third point when he won on court one, 6-2, 7-6.
Denver picked up points on courts three and six to even out the score, 3-3.
The deciding point came down to court three with
Evan Fragistas and Matt Summers of Denver. The match came down to a third set and Summers ended Fragistas eight match winning streak when he defeated him 6-7, 7-5, 6-2.
The Bulldogs will host Creighton on Saturday April 9 at 3pm in the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.
RESULTS
Doubles Results
- James Davis/Matt Summers (Denver) def. Evan Fragistas/Matija Matic (Drake), 6-3
- Matt Clegg/Oliveer Johansson (Drake) def. Charlie Miller/Daniel Krulig (Denver), 6-1
- Peter Sallay/Nicolas Herrera Cuesta (Denver) def. Jeremy Schifris/Olle Sonesson Lidholt (Drake), 7-5
Singles Results
- Matija Matic (Drake) def. James Davis (Denver), 6-2, 7-6
- Nicolas Herrera Cuesta (Denver) def. Jeremy Schifris (Drake), 6-4, 6-4
- Matt Summers (Denver) def. Evan Fragistas (Drake), 6-7, 7-5, 6-2
- Oliver Johansson (Drake) def. Peter Sallay (Denver), 7-6, 7-5
- Reid Jarvis (Drake) def. Daniel Krulig (Denver), 6-4, 6-4
- Charlie Miller (Denver) def. Markus Bolin (Drake),6-2, 6-4
