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Men's Tennis

ORU Falls to Creighton, 7-0

TULSA, Okla. -

Oral Roberts University fell in men's tennis action on Saturday afternoon, 7-0, to Creighton University at the Case Tennis Complex.

ORU's record now stands at 1-10.

Both doubles matches were close, with Billy Paluch and J.T. Christian taking the top court over Nathaniel Avery and Alvaro Gutierrez, 8-3. Ryan Norman and Sean Mathison knocked off Parker Allen and Pedro Moreno on court two, 8-6, to clinch the doubles point.

The highlight of the match for ORU came at No. 1 singles, where Gutierrez took a set from Paluch before falling, 2-6, 6-3, 11-9.

The rest of the singles courts were easy victories for the Blue Jays (8-3). Christian dropped Allen on the second court, 6-1, 6-1, and Kyle Obermeier earned the win over Moreno, 6-2, 6-1.

Norman won court four with a 6-2, 6-0 triumph over Avery, and Gabe Nagy scored a 6-0, 6-1 win over Matthew Prevost on the fifth court.

Mathison won the No. 6 singles point by default.

ORU returns to the court on Friday, March 30, when they continue Summit League play with a 3:30 pm CT match against Western Illinois in Macomb, Ill.

Match Stats vs. Creighton (PDF)
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Players Mentioned

Parker Allen

Parker Allen

6' 0"
Sophomore
South Alabama
Nathaniel Avery

Nathaniel Avery

6' 0"
Redshirt
Edmond Memorial HS
Alvaro Gutierrez

Alvaro Gutierrez

6' 4"
Redshirt
Nuestra Senora de Loreto
Pedro Moreno

Pedro Moreno

6' 3"
Sophomore
Matthew Prevost

Matthew Prevost

6' 1"
Sophomore
Walker HS

Players Mentioned

Parker Allen

Parker Allen

6' 0"
Sophomore
South Alabama
Nathaniel Avery

Nathaniel Avery

6' 0"
Redshirt
Edmond Memorial HS
Alvaro Gutierrez

Alvaro Gutierrez

6' 4"
Redshirt
Nuestra Senora de Loreto
Pedro Moreno

Pedro Moreno

6' 3"
Sophomore
Matthew Prevost

Matthew Prevost

6' 1"
Sophomore
Walker HS
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