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ST. JOHN’S, N.Y. \u2013 The Villanova men’s tennis team battled in a tough matchup on Thursday, March 12, but ultimately fell to Creighton, 6-1, at St. John’s.<\/p>\n
Villanova opened the match with a strong showing at the top doubles position. Cooper Gordon<\/a> and Ethan Carr<\/a> earned a 6-4 victory over Creighton’s McKenzie and McMahon at the No. 1 spot.<\/p>\n Creighton responded on the other two courts to claim the doubles point. The Bluejays took a 6-0 decision at No. 2 doubles, and secured the point with a closely contested 7-5 win at the No. 3 position over Jack Sherner<\/a> and Quincy Jones<\/a>.<\/p>\n Creighton carried its momentum into singles play, winning five of the six matches to secure the team victory.<\/p>\n At the top spot, Creighton’s Daisima defeated Cooper Gordon<\/a> 6-0, 6-2. The Bluejays also picked up wins at the No. 2 and No. 4 positions, where Will Monahan<\/a> fell 6-3, 6-3 and Thomas Wakefield<\/a> was defeated 6-3, 6-1.<\/p>\n Villanova saw a pair of tightly contested matches further down the lineup. At No. 3 singles, Ethan Carr<\/a> forced a deciding tiebreak after taking the second set 7-5 before falling 10-6 in the match tiebreak. At the No. 6 position, Jack Sherner<\/a> battled back to win the second set in a tiebreak but ultimately dropped a 10-6 match tiebreak in the third.<\/p>\n Creighton also earned a straight-set win at No. 5 singles to close out the match.<\/p>\n Up Next: Villanova will stay on the road to take on Loyola Maryland, in Baltimore Maryland on Saturday, March 14, at 12 p.m.<\/p>\n Doubles Competition
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\n\tCooper Gordon<\/a>\/Ethan Carr<\/a> (NOVA) def. McKenzie\/McMahon (CU) \u2013 6-4
\n\tDaisima\/Daniel (CU) def. Kush Anand<\/a>\/Thomas Wakefield<\/a> (NOVA) \u2013 6-0
\n\tKuo\/Danler (CU) def. Jack Sherner<\/a>\/Quincy Jones<\/a> (NOVA) \u2013 7-5
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\n\tDaisima (CU) def. Cooper Gordon<\/a> (NOVA) \u2013 6-0, 6-2
\n\tPatel (CU) def. Monahan (NOVA) \u2013 6-3, 6-3
\n\tKuo (CU) def. Ethan Carr<\/a> (NOVA) \u2013 6-3, 5-7, 10-6
\n\tDanler (CU) def. Thomas Wakefield<\/a> (NOVA) \u2013 6-3, 6-1
\n\t\u00a0McKenzie (CU) def. Justin Frattarelli<\/a> (CSU) \u2013 6-4, 6-2
\n\tMcMaron (CU) def. Jack Sherner<\/a> (NOVA) \u2013 6-4, 6-7 (3), 10-6
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