UND Men's Tennis v Idaho 2/16/2018
Russell Hons

Men's Tennis Toria Marturano, FightingHawks.com

Fighting Hawks top Mavericks, 5-2

Box Score OMAHA, Neb. - The University of North Dakota men's tennis team won a 5-2 decision to Omaha on Sunday morning at the Westside Tennis Courts.

In doubles play, North Dakota jumped out to a 1-0 lead by taking two of the three doubles matches. Lukas Buth and Nejc Sitar teamed up to take down Davis Lawley and Nathen Reekie 6-2 on court one. On court two, Davide Callegari and Johnnie Carmichael joined forces to top Abdoul Ouattara and Matt Dunn 7-5.

In singles play, UND jumped out to a 3-0 lead with wins in the No. 2 and No. 3 matches. The Mavericks then got on the board when Nejc Sitar was defeated by Omaha's Abdoul Ouattara 7-5, 6-2 in No. 1 singles play. 

To clinch the team win, UND's Davide Callegari topped Matt Dunn 6-4, 7-6 (10-3) in the No. 5 spot, while Alex Reinke defeated Alex Woodward 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 in the No. 6 spot. 

To finish off the dual, Omaha's Davis Lawley downed UND's Jake Kuhlman 7-6 (10-5), 3-6, 6-2 in No. 4 singles to add the second point on the day for the Mavericks.

Today's win puts North Dakota at 11-8 overall. They will try to add another W to their win column as they take on Oral Roberts April 13 at 11:30 am at Choice Health and Fitness in Grand Forks.

 

North Dakota 5, Omaha 2

Singles competition
1. Abdoul Ouattara (OMAHA) def. Nejc Sitar (UND) 7-5, 6-2
2. Lukas Buth (UND) def. Nathan Reekie (OMAHA) 7-5, 6-1
3. Johnnie Carmichael (UND) def. Hugo Piles Ballester (OMAHA) 6-3, 7-5
4. Davis Lawley (OMAHA) def. Jake Kuhlman (UND) 7-6 (10-5), 3-6, 6-2
5. Davide Callegari (UND) def. Matt Dunn (OMAHA) 6-4, 7-6 (10-3)
6. Alex Reinke (UND) def. Alex Woodward (OMAHA) 6-1, 2-6, 7-5

Doubles Competition
1. Lukas Buth/Nejc Sitar (UND) def. Davis Lawley/Nathan Reekie (OMAHA) 6-2
2. Davide Callegari/Johnnie Carmichael (UND) def. Abdoul Ouattara/Matt Dunn (OMAHA) 7-5
3. Hugo Piles Ballester/Ethan Henry (OMAHA) def. Jake Kuhlman/Chuck Tang (UND) 6-4

Match Notes:
North Dakota 10-7, 2-1
Omaha 8-13, 1-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (,2,3,1,5,6,4) T-4:00 A-32

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Players Mentioned

Lukas Buth

Lukas Buth

Junior
Davide Callegari

Davide Callegari

Senior
Alex Reinke

Alex Reinke

Senior
Chuck Tang

Chuck Tang

Junior
Jake Kuhlman

Jake Kuhlman

Sophomore
Nejc Sitar

Nejc Sitar

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lukas Buth

Lukas Buth

Junior
Davide Callegari

Davide Callegari

Senior
Alex Reinke

Alex Reinke

Senior
Chuck Tang

Chuck Tang

Junior
Jake Kuhlman

Jake Kuhlman

Sophomore
Nejc Sitar

Nejc Sitar

Freshman