
Tulsa defeats Red Raiders in Oklahoma
February 05, 2023 | Men's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. – The Texas Tech Red Raiders dropped their match to the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
Tech (2-4) jumped out to an early, 1-0 lead when the Red Raiders snagged the doubles point over Tulsa (3-2).
First, Tech's duo of Piotr Pawlak and Franco Ribero earned a win over Tulsa's Stefan Hampe and Ezequiel Santalla, 6-3, on court two.
The Golden Hurricanes evened things up when Kody Pearson and Connor Di Marco defeated Dimitrios Azoidis and Reed Collier at court one by a 6-4 score.
Tech clinched the doubles point at court three after Sebastian Abboud and Tyler Stewart overtook the Tulsa pair of Daniel Siddall and Timothy Seger, 6-4.
Tech battled with the Golden Hurricanes in singles, but came up just short after Tulsa won at four courts.
Pearson picked up the first win for Tulsa at court one when he defeated Collier, 6-2, 7-6 (5). Over at court six, Siddall posted a win against Abboud, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Tulsa got its third point at court four when Volodymyr Zakharov beat Stewart, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.
Ribero was able to cut into Tulsa's lead when he defeated Hampe on court two, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
But, the Golden Hurricanes would clinch the match after Callum Gale defeated Azoidis by a score of 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-0.
When the match finished, Lorenzo Esquici was even with Santalla at court five, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 1-1.
Tech will continue its road trip tomorrow as the team takes on Wichita State at 1 p.m. in Kansas.
RESULTS
Singles
1. Kody Pearson (TLS) def. Reed Collier (TTU), 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Franco Ribero (TTU) def. Stefan Hampe (TLS), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
3. Callum Gale (TLS) def. Dimitrios Azoidis (TTU), 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-0
4. Volodymyr Zakharov (TLS) def. Tyler Stewart (TTU), 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
5. Ezequiel Santalla (TLS) vs. Lorenzo Esquici (TTU), 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 1-1, unfinished
6. Daniel Siddall (TLS) def. Sebastian Abboud (TTU), 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
Doubles
1. Kody Pearson/Connor Di Marco (TLS) def. Dimitrios Azoidis/Reed Collier (TTU), 6-4
2. Franco Ribero/Piotr Pawlak (TTU) def. Stefan Hampe/Ezequiel Santalla (TLS), 6-3
3. Tyler Stewart/Sebastian Abboud (TTU) def. Daniel Siddall/Timothy Seger (TLS), 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (1, 6, 4, 2, 3)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
Order of Finish:
1,6,4,2,3