LINCOLN, Neb. – The Creighton men’s tennis team concluded play at the ITA Central Region Championships on Friday evening at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center in Lincoln, Neb.
After picking up a pair of impressive doubles wins on Thursday, freshmen Neil Saxer and Timothee Lustig had their run come to an end in the round of 16 with a hard-fought 8-6 loss to Memphis’ Lasse Rensing and Yannic Nittmann on Friday.
In single play, Lustig finished play in the Main Draw Round of 32 after dropping a 6-3, 6-2 decision to Memphis’ Loan Lestir. Mathis Dahler and Saxer, meanwhile, suffered straight set losses to Tulsa’s Otso Martikainen (6-4, 6-4) and Omaha’s Eloi Roux (6-3, 6-3) in the singles consolation bracket to end the day.
Creighton will return to the courts for the dual season starting in the middle of January.
Singles Main Draw
R32 – Loan Lestir (Mem) def. Timothee Lustig (CU), 6-3, 6-2
Singles Consolation
C-R32 – Otso Martikainen (Tulsa) def. Mathis Dahler (CU), 6-4, 6-4
C-R32 – Eloi Roux (OMA) def. Neil Saxer (CU), 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Main Draw
R16 – Lasse Rensing/Yannic Nittmann (Mem) def. Neil Saxer/Timothee Lustig (CU), 8-6