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University of Denver Athletics

Men's Tennis

Denver Defeats Oral Roberts

April 8, 2016

Results

DENVER - The 49th-ranked University of Denver men's tennis team defeated the Oral Roberts University today 6-1 at Stapleton Tennis Pavilions on the DU Campus.

The Pioneers are now 14-7 overall this season and 3-0 in conference play. DU went 5-1 in singles play and 2-0 in doubles.

DU received singles victories from Henry Craig (Murrieta, Calif.), Diogo Rocha (Lisbon, Portugal), Yannik James (St. Georges, Grenada), David Fox (Surrey, United Kingdom) and Wyatt Lovera (Miami, Fla.).

In doubles play, the pair of James and Jesse Ruder-Hook (Denver, Colo.) defeated Barnabas Koncz and Amar Saletovic (ORU) 6-2, while the duo of Zach Fryer (Centennial, Colo.) and Rocha defeated Michael Sosnowski and Braxton Bates (ORU) 6-2.

Denver will host IUPUI next weekend on Saturday, April 16 for Senior Day. The match is scheduled to take place at Stapleton Tennis Pavilions at 1:00 p.m. MT.

Below are the results from today's match:

Friday, April 8:

Singles
1. Henry Craig (DEN) def. Barnabas Koncz (ORU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
2. Diogo Rocha (DEN) def. Jan Pehnec (ORU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Yannik James (DEN) def. Amar Saletovic (ORU) 6-2, 6-0
4. David Fox (DEN) def. Kenneth Boykin (ORU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Michael Sosnowski (ORU) def. Alex Gasson (DEN), by default
6. Wyatt Lovera (DEN) def. Alvaro Santamaria (ORU) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
1. Henry Craig/Alex Gasson (DEN) -- Jan Pehnec/Kenneth Boykin (ORU) unfinished
2. Yannik James/Jesse Ruder-Hook (DEN) def. Barnabas Koncz/Amar Saletovic (ORU) 6-2
3. Zach Fryer/Diogo Rocha (DEN) def. Michael Sosnowski/Braxton Bates (ORU) 6-2

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Players Mentioned

Henry Craig

Henry Craig

5' 9"
Senior
David Fox

David Fox

5' 11"
Senior
Zach Fryer

Zach Fryer

6' 1"
Sophomore
Alex Gasson

Alex Gasson

6' 2"
Junior
Yannik James

Yannik James

6' 2"
Junior
Wyatt Lovera

Wyatt Lovera

6' 0"
Sophomore
Diogo Rocha

Diogo Rocha

6' 0"
Junior
Jesse Ruder-Hook

Jesse Ruder-Hook

6' 5"
Sophomore
Jesse Ruder-Hook

Jesse Ruder-Hook

Senior

Players Mentioned

Henry Craig

Henry Craig

5' 9"
Senior
David Fox

David Fox

5' 11"
Senior
Zach Fryer

Zach Fryer

6' 1"
Sophomore
Alex Gasson

Alex Gasson

6' 2"
Junior
Yannik James

Yannik James

6' 2"
Junior
Wyatt Lovera

Wyatt Lovera

6' 0"
Sophomore
Diogo Rocha

Diogo Rocha

6' 0"
Junior
Jesse Ruder-Hook

Jesse Ruder-Hook

6' 5"
Sophomore
Jesse Ruder-Hook

Jesse Ruder-Hook

Senior