Men's Tennis Falls To Marquette In BIG EAST Championship Play

CAYCE, S.C. --- The Xavier University men's tennis team fell 4-0 in the quarterfinals of the 2017 BIG EAST Championship at Cayce Tennis & Fitness Center.

Marquette avenged a regular season loss to the Musketeers at XU.

Gabriel Araujo and Matt Bishop fell 6-4 in No. 1 doubles and Trent Smith and Jack Dykema fell at No. 3 doubles 6-2, giving Marquette a 1-0 advantage in the match. Connor LaFavre fell 7-5, 6-0 at No. 6 singles, Gabriel Araujo fell 6-2, 6-4 at No. 5 singles and Jeremy Schneider fell 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 in the match-clinching No. 2 singles contest. Matt Bishop and Trent Smith led their matches at No. 1 and No. 4 singles when play was halted. Jack Dykema was at 5-7, 7-6 at No. 3 singles.

Xavier plays in the consolation bracket on Saturday at 4 p.m.

SINGLES

1. Matt Bishop (XU) vs. Alvaro Verdu (MU) 7-6, unfinished
2. Luke Smrek (MU) def. Jeremy Schneider (XU) 6-3, 1-6, 6-0
3. Jack Dykema (XU) vs. Greg Anderson (MU) 5-7, 7-6, unfinished
4. Trent Smith (XU) vs. Nick Dykema (MU) 7-6, unfinished
5. Kris Trukov (MU) def. Gabriel Araujo (XU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Brett Meyers (MU) def. Connor LaFavre (XU) 7-5, 6-0

DOUBLES

1. Alvaro Verdu/Nick Dykema (MU) def. Gabriel Araujo/Matt Bishop (XU) 6-4
2. Connor LaFavre/Jeremy Schneider (XU) vs. Kris Trukov/Brett Meyers (MU) unfinished
3. Luke Smrek/Greg Anderson (MU) def. Trent Smith/Jack Dykema (XU) 6-2

ORDER OF FINISH

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (16,5,2)

Xavier Men's Tennis vs. Marquette at 2017 BIG EAST Championship by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure

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