[54] Denver Drops Tight 4-2 Match to [28] Tulsa - University of Denver Athletics

Friday, February 25

Lubbock, Texas

6 p.m. MT

University of Denver

Tulsa

2/25/2022 10:48:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

The Pioneers will take on hosts Texas Tech Saturday at 12 p.m. MT

By: Niko Blankenship

LUBBOCK, Texas– The [54] University of Denver men's tennis team got singles wins against nationally ranked players from James Davis and Nicolas Herrero Cuesta, but the Pioneers fell to [28] Tulsa 4-2 on Friday night at the Falls Athletic Club.

Doubles:
Denver dropped both court two and court three by a count of 6-2 to give Tulsa the doubles point, while the Pioneers No. 1 doubles pair of Davis and Matt Summers held a 5-4 lead.

Singles:
It took three sets, but Davis was the first to finish on Friday night, defeating 92^nd-ranked Kody Pearson 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. With the win, Davis improved to 5-2 overall, including 4-2 in Denver's top spot in the lineup.

Tulsa retook the lead at 2-1 with a three-set win on court four after Mattia Ros took the first set in the match 6-2.

Herrero Cuesta evened things up at 2-2 with a three-set win of his own, coming from a set down to defeat 99^th-ranked Ezequiel Santalla 2-6, 7-5, 6-1. The Denver sophomore is now 7-1 on the season.

A tight first-set breaker proved the difference on court three as Matt Summers took it the distance but fell 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-4. Tulsa wrapped up the match on four five with a straight-set win.

UP NEXT: Denver will take on hosts [50] Texas Tech on Saturday at 12 p.m. MT.

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