#43 Tulane Rebounds in Singles to Defeat #56 Tulsa

Friday, March 24

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#43 Tulane Rebounds in Singles to Defeat #56 Tulsa

Mar 24, 2023 | Men's Tennis

TULSA, OK – The 43rd-ranked Tulane men's tennis team fell behind early at No. 56 Tulsa by dropping the all-important doubles point, but the bottom of its singles lineup picked up the slack as the visitors knocked off the Golden Hurricane 4-3 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa.

The Green Wave improved to 11-7 overall, while Tulsa dipped to 7-9 in 2023.

The Golden Hurricane won the doubles point via victories at Nos. 1 and 3. The No. 2 match, featuring Tulane's Luka Petrovic and Sam Scherer, went unfinished.

Tulsa took the No. 2 singles match, but the Green Wave roared back with wins in the other completed contests to secure the victory. Billy Suarez (6-4, 6-2), Alex Bancila (7-5, 6-4) and Rafael de Alba (6-1, 7-6 (4)) all garnered straight-set wins. The Olive and Blue's Luc Hoeijmans (6-3, 2-6, 6-4) then put the visitors over the top with a three-set win at No. 4.

The No. 1 tilt between 28th-ranked Kody Pearson and 114th-ranked Fynn Kuenkler went unfinished, with Pearson leading 2-1 in the third set.

The road doesn't get any easier for Tulane as it heads to Stillwater on Sunday to face #36 Oklahoma State.

Singles
1. #28 Kody Pearson (TLS) vs. #114 Fynn Kuenkler (TLN) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 2-1, unfinished
2. Stefan Hampe (TLS) def. Luka Petrovic (TLN) 6-2, 6-2
3. Billy Suarez (TLN) def. Volodymyr Zakharov (TLS) 6-4, 6-2
4. Luc Hoeijmans (TLN) def. Adham Gaber (TLS) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
5. Alex Bancila (TLN) def. Ezequiel Santalla (TLS) 7-5, 6-4
6. Rafael de Alba (TLN) def. Timothy Seger (TLS) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)

Doubles
1. Connor Di Marco/Kody Pearson (TLS) def. Charlie Barry/Benji Jacobson (TLN) 6-2
2. Timothy Seger/Daniel Siddall (TLS) vs. Luka Petrovic/Sam Scherer (TLN) 5-4, unfinished
3. Stefan Hampe/Ezequiel Santalla (TLS) def. Fynn Kuenkler/Billy Suarez (TLN) 6-0

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