#65 Creighton Defeats Men's Tennis, 7-0

Stonehill

Creighton

Doubles

Zachary Kuo / Oscar Alvarez (CRE)
def. Mateo Mallen / Guillaume de Benaze (STO)

6-2

Alejandro Gandini / Yuma Daijima (CRE)
def. Ben Simmons / Louis Coppi (STO)

6-2

Mark Kroll / Luke Nickerson (STO)
def. Zach Maline / Ethan Neil (CRE)

6-4

Singles

Matthew Lanahan (CRE)
def. Mateo Mallen (STO)

6-2, 6-4

Casey Ross (CRE)
def. Mark Kroll (STO)

6-1, 6-0

Shin Inoue (CRE)
def. Christian Duffy (STO)

6-4, 6-0

Kirtan Patel (CRE)
def. Mathias Langaard (STO)

6-1, 6-0

Zachary Kuo (CRE)
def. Donovan Rodrigues (STO)

6-0, 6-1

Ricky Rubio (CRE)
def. Luke Nickerson (STO)

6-1, 6-2

full stats

Kroll teamed up with Nickerson for a win at No. 3 doubles

Kuo a double-winner to lead nationally-ranked Blue Jays to eighth-straight win

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (March 7, 2023) – Creighton University, ranked No. 65 in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) NCAA Division I national rankings, posted its eighth-straight win with a 7-0 decision over Stonehill College in a non-conference men's tennis dual match at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Center this afternoon.

Highlights

Freshman Zachary Kuo was a double-winner to lead nationally-ranked Creighton to the win. He teamed up with postgrad Oscar Alvarez for a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles as the Blue Jays claimed the doubles point by taking two of the three matches. Kuo followed that up by dropping just a game on his way to a straight sets win at No. 5 singles.
Junior Matthew Lanahan earned a 6-2, 6-4 decision over Stonehill freshman Mateo Mallen at No. 1 singles.
Postgrad Casey Ross, junior Shin Inoue, freshman Kirtan Patel and postgrad Ricky Rubio all earned singles points for the Blue Jays.
Senior Luke Nickerson and freshman Mark Kröll teamed up for a win at No. 3 doubles for Stonehill, defeating junior Zack Maline and sophomore Ethan Neil 6-4.

Up Next

Stonehill (6-8, 0-2 NEC) returns to the courts on Thursday to face John Carroll University at the USTA National Center at 11:30 a.m. Creighton (8-3, 3-0 BIG EAST) is off until Friday when it plays IUPUI at the National Tennis Center at 11 a.m.

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