Men's Tennis lose in Oklahoma

Friday, March 18

Tulsa, Okla.

6:30 PM

South Dakota State University

Oral Roberts

3/19/2016 12:46:00 AM | Men's Tennis

By: SDSU Sports Info

TULSA, Okla.—The South Dakota State men's tennis team dropped its Summit League opener Friday, losing 4-3 at Oral Roberts at Philcrest Hills Tennis Center.

The Jackrabbits fall to 10-7 overall and 0-1 in league play while the Golden Eagles improve to 9-7 and 2-0.

"Some days you give it all you've got and just get beat by a good team. I thought tonight was definitely one of those days for our team. We played some of the best doubles we have played all year followed by some great singles play," sixth-year head coach Michael Engdahl said. "All the credit goes to Oral Roberts which just played too good today. Looking back, we had a few chances we could have executed a bit better, but overall I couldn't be happier with the way we competed. Now, we just need to regroup and be ready for tough UIC team tomorrow."

The Jackrabbits won the doubles point for the 10^th time this season. Senior Mateus Moreira and freshman Emerson Styles won their second consecutive match, 6-4 at No. 1. Junior Jonny Higham and sophomore Marco Paulo Castro won 6-4 at No. 2 to improve to 8-2 overall.

Despite leading 1-0, SDSU lost at No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 singles. Junior Lucas Pereira won in three sets at No. 5, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6, and Castro won 7-6, 1-6, 10-8.

The Jacks return to action Sunday when they play Illinois Chicago at 6 p.m.