Playing for the first time since Kansas University announced it would drop its men’s tennis team next year, the Jayhawks suffered a 4-3 loss to fifth-ranked Texas A&M on Wednesday at Alvamar Racquet Club.
The Kansas duo of Quentin Blakeney and Pete Stroer led the charge, each winning their singles matches in convincing fashion in addition to teaming up to earn a doubles victory. Blakeney (13-1) knocked off Dumitru Caradima, 6-3, 6-3, while Stroer defeated Cody Hubbell, 6-3, 6-2.
Blakeney and Stroer defeated Tres Davis and Ryan Newport, 8-4, at No. 2 doubles, while KU’s 19th-ranked doubles duo of Rodrigo Echagaray and Eleazar Magallan edged out Shuon Madden and Caradima, 9-8 (7-3).
“The guys played with a tremendous amount of emotion and passion and fought their hearts out, but fell a little bit short,” KU coach Ross Nwachukwu said. “You could tell they were fired up. I was pleased we took the doubles point against some of the best doubles teams in the country, and I was hoping we could take that momentum into singles.”
Shuon Madden (TAMU) def. Rodrigo Echagaray, 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (5-7), 6-1.
Ryan Newport (TAMU)def. Eleazar Magallan, 7-6 (7-0), 6-3.
Quentin Blakeney (KU)def. Dumitru Caradima, 6-3, 6-3.
Pete Stroer (KU) def.Cody Hubbell, 6-3, 6-2.
Keith From (TAMU) def.Alex Barragan, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0.
Jarin Skube (TAMU) def.Andrew Metzler, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Echagaray-Magallan (KU) def. Madden-Caradina, 9-8 (7-3).
Blakeney-Stroer (KU) def. Davis-Newport, 8-4.
Hubbell-Skube (TAMU) def. Barragan-Metzler, 8-1.
| Wednesday at Alvamar Racquet Club | |
| Texas A&M 4, Kansas 3 | |
| Singles | |
| Shuon Madden, A&M, def. Rodrigo Echagaray, 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (5-7), 6-1. | |
| Ryan Newport, A&M, def. Eleazar Magallan, 7-6 (7-0), 6-3. | |
| Quentin Blakeney, KU, def. Dumitru Caradima, 6-3, 6-3. | |
| Pete Stroer, KU, def. Cody Hubbell, 6-3, 6-2. | |
| Keith From, A&M, def. Alex Barragan, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0. | |
| Jarin Skube, A&M, def. Andrew Metzler, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. | |
| Doubles | |
| Echagaray-Magallan, KU, def. Madden-Caradina, 9-8 (7-3). | |
| Blakeney-Stroer, KU, def. Davis-Newport, 8-4. | |
| Hubbell-Skube, A&M, def. Barragan-Metzler, 8-1. |
Kansas University’s men’s tennis team defeated Boise State and UMKC by 4-3 scores on Saturday at Alvamar.
Kansas lost the doubles point in each match, however rebounded in singles play.
Singles wins by Eleazar Magallan, Quentin Blakeney, Pete Stroer and Andrew Metzler sparked KU against Boise.
Blakeney led the way with a 6-3, 6-0 win over 95th-ranked Mark Roberts.
“We started off flat in doubles and BSU took the doubles point from us. That fired us up and we came out and played very well from top to bottom in singles,” KU coach Ross Nwachukwu said.
Against UMKC, KU’s top four singles players Magallan, Blakeney, Stroer and Barragan all came out and won in straight sets.
KU will next meet Texas A&M on Wednesday at Alvamar.
Guillaume Bouvier, BSU, def. Rodrigo Echagaray, 6-3, 7-5
Eleazar Magallan, KU def. Marcus Berntson, 6-2, 6-3
Quentin Blakeney, KU def. Mark Roberts, 6-3, 6-0
Pete Stroer, KU def. Jonny Bjorkman, 6-0, 6-3
Mahmoud Rezk, BSU, def. Alex Barragan, 7-5, 6-3
Andrew Metzler, KU def. Mark Edney, 6-1, 6-1
Bouvier/Berntson, BSU, def. Echagaray/Magallan, 8-4
Blakeney/Stroer, KU def. Bjorkman/Edney, 9-8 (9-7)
Roberts/Rezk, BSU, def. Barragan/Metzler, 8-6
Eleazar Magallan, KU def. Angelo Vasilescu, 6-1, 6-3
Quentin Blakeney, KU def. Yasuhito Minoda, 6-2, 6-0
Pete Stroer, KU def. James Nelson, 6-3, 6-4
Alex Barragan, KU def. Darrin Heck, 6-1, 6-2
Alonso Tomas, UMKC, def. David Stauffer, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-2)
Brian Takemoto, UMKC, def. Gustavo Telles, 6-4, 6-1
1. Nelson/Vasilescu, UMKC, def. Echagaray/Magallan, 9-8 (7-4)
2. Blakeney/Stroer, KU, def. Minoda/Heck, 8-1
3. Barragan/Stauffer, KU, def. Takemoto/Tomas, 8-6
The Jayhawks’ men’s tennis team lost the first match in their competition with Penn in Philadelphia Friday, then won everything else to notch a convincing win.
KANSAS 6, PENN 1
Frantisek Stejskal, Penn, def. Eleazar Magallan, 6-3, 6-0
Rodrigo Echagaray, KU, def. Ryan Harwood, 6-0, 6-3
Quentin Blakeney, KU, def. Eric Sobotka, 6-3, 6-0
Pete Stroer, KU, def. Brian Barki, 6-3, 6-3
Alex Barragan, KU, def. Andy Kolker, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3
Andrew Metzler, KU, def. Kevin STrouse, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Echagaray-Magallan, KU, def. Harwood-Stejska, 9-7
Blakeney-Stroer, KU, def. Barki-Sobotka, 8-5
Barragan-Metzler, KU, def. Corby-Strouse, 9-7
Kansas University’s men’s tennis team bounced back from Friday’s loss to Minnesota by defeating Iowa, 4-3, on Sunday at Alvamar Racquet Club.
Junior Quentin Blakleney and sophomore Pete Stroer both won their singles matches and also won their doubles match.
The Jayhawks are in action again next Wednesday in Philadelphia against Penn.
Tyler Cleveland, I, def. Rodrigo Echagaray, 6-4, 6-3.
Eleazar Magallan, KU, def. Stuart Waters, 6-3, 6-3.
Quentin Blakeney, KU, def. Petar Mandic, 6-2, 6-2.
Pete Stroer, KU, def. Hunter Skogman, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
Pete Rose, I, def. Alex Barragan, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2).
Andrew Metzler, KU, def. David Freijd, 6-2, 6-1.
Cleveland-Waters, I, def. Echagaray-Magallen, 8-3.
Blakeney-Stroer, KU, def. Buetikofer-Mandic, 8-6.
Rose-Skogman, I, ded. Barragan-Metzler, 8-4.
