Men's Tennis Falls to #2 Tulsa in American Athletic Conference Quarterfinals

Friday, April 22

Memphis, Tenn.

10:00 a.m.

Temple University

Tulsa

Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University

Men's Tennis Falls to #2 Tulsa in American Athletic Conference Quarterfinals

4.22.16 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Temple men's tennis season came to an end on Friday afternoon after the seventh-seeded Owls fell to #2 Tulsa, 4-0.

The Golden Hurricane was able to pick up an early 1-0 lead by clinching the doubles point. Dylan McCloskey and Dominic Bechard defeated Santiago Canete and Artem Kapshuk, 6-2 at the second flight, while Matthew Kirby and Okkie Kellerman took down Hicham Belkssir and Vineet Naran at the first flight by the same score.

Tulsa would continue to lead into singles, as #46 Or Ram-Harel defeated Canete, 6-1, 6-1 at the first flight, while Florian Mayer fell to Kellerman, 6-0, 6-4 at the fifth flight. The Golden Hurricane clinched the victory as Majed Kilani defeated Kapshuk, 6-3, 6-3 at the second flight.

#2 Tulsa 4, #7 Temple 0
Doubles:
1. Matthew Kirby/Okkie Kellerman (TULSA) def. Hicham Belkssir/Vineet Naran (TEMPLE) 6-2
2. Dylan McCloskey/Dominic Bechard (TULSA) def. Santiago Canete/Artem Kapshuk (TEMPLE) 6-2
3. Majed Kilani/Carlos Bautista (TULSA) vs. Florian Mayer/Nicolas Paulus (TEMPLE) 3-3, unfinished

Singles:
1. #46 Or Ram-Harel (TULSA) def. Santiago Canete (TEMPLE) 6-1, 6-1
2. Majed Kilani (TULSA) def. Artem Kapshuk (TEMPLE) 6-3, 6-3
3. Nicolas Paulus (TEMPLE) vs. Carlos Bautista (TULSA) no result
4. Hicham Belkssir (TEMPLE) vs. Dylan McCloskey (TULSA) no result
5. Okkie Kellerman (TULSA) def. Florian Mayer (TEMPLE) 6-0, 6-4
6. Vineet Naran (TEMPLE) vs. Daniel Santos (TULSA) no result

Order of Finish:
Doubles: 2,1
Singles: 1,5,2