The Basics
Score: No. 2 Drake 4, No. 1 Denver 1
Records: Drake (16-10), Denver (15-8)
Location: Bernis Duke Tennis Center
TULSA, Okla. – The second-seeded Drake Bulldogs captured their fourth Summit League men’s title for the fourth time in the last five championships Saturday afternoon after they defeated top-seeded and No. 61 ranked Denver in a 4-1 match at the Bernis Duke Tennis Center.
Drake took a 1-0 advantage after picking up two wins in the doubles action. After Denver’s duo of Nicolas Herrero Cuesta and Conner Olsen defeated Drake’s Jeremy Schifris and Evan Fragistas, 6-3, at the No. 3 spot, the Bulldogs won on courts one and two. Matija Matic and Reid Jarvis beat DU’s Peter Sallay and Anish Sriniketh, 6-3, at the No. 1 spot and the duo of Oliver Johansson and Olle Sonesson Lidholt clinched doubles at the No. 2 spot with a 6-4 final against Denver’s Daniel Sancho Arbizu and Raffaello Papajcik.
In singles action, Drake’s Reid Jarvis gave the Bulldogs their second point with a 6-2, 6-3 win against Sriniketh at the No. 6 position. Herrero Cuesta earned the Pioneers a point at the No. 2 spot with a 7-5, 6-3 triumph over Drake’s Matija Matic.
Johansson of Drake made it 3-1 thanks to a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Conner Olsen. Sonesson Lidholt sealed and clinched the match with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 win against Denver’s Charlie Miller.
Up Next
As The Summit League men’s champion, Drake secured the league’s NCAA automatic bid. The NCAA Selection Show is scheduled to stream on NCAA.com on Monday, May 1 at 5 p.m. CT.
