Northwestern University Athletics
Sunday, March 7
Evanston, Ill.
Noon
Northwestern
6
vs
1
Iowa
'Cats Earn Commanding 6-1 Win Over Iowa
3/7/2021 7:01:00 PM | Men's Tennis
EVANSTON, IL- Northwestern men's tennis defeated Iowa 6-1 on Sunday at the Combe Tennis Center. The 'Cats improve to 5-3 on the season with the win and have now won three contests in a row.
Northwestern started the day by taking the doubles point, 2-1. Chris Ephron and Dominik Stary won on court two, while Gleb Blekher and Natan Spear were victorious on court three.
The 'Cats proceeded to take five of the six singles matches. #58 Dominik Stary defeated #39 Kareem Allaf in two sets in the No. 1 spot.
First-year Presley Thieneman made quick work of Peter Alam on the sixth courth, improving to 4-0 on the season in singles matches.
Senior Nick Brookes won his match in straight sets, while Simen Bratholm won 12 of the final 13 games in his match to come back from a first-set loss.
Northwestern returns to the court next Sunday, Mar. 14, as they travel to Champaign to take on Illinois at 3 p.m. CT.
Singles competition
1. #58 Dominik Stary (NU) def. #39 Kareem Allaf (UI): 6-4, 6-3
2. Nick Brookes (NU) def. Joe Tyler (UI): 6-3, 6-3
3. Chris Ephron (NU) def. Oliver Okonkwo (UI): 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
4. Will Davies (UI) def. Trice Pickens (NU): 5-7(8), 6-4, 1-0
5. Simen Bratholm (NU) def. Jason Kerst (UI): 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
6. Presley Thieneman (NU) def. Peter Alam (UI): 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #17 Okonkwo/Davies (UI) def. #57 Brookes/Bratholm (NU): 6-3
2. Ephron/Stary (NU) def. Snezhko/Allaf (UI): 6-4
3. Blekher/Spear (NU) def. Tyler/Alam (UI): 6-4
Match Notes:
Iowa 3-4
Northwestern 5-3; National ranking #29
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,2,1,5,3,4)
Northwestern started the day by taking the doubles point, 2-1. Chris Ephron and Dominik Stary won on court two, while Gleb Blekher and Natan Spear were victorious on court three.
The 'Cats proceeded to take five of the six singles matches. #58 Dominik Stary defeated #39 Kareem Allaf in two sets in the No. 1 spot.
First-year Presley Thieneman made quick work of Peter Alam on the sixth courth, improving to 4-0 on the season in singles matches.
Senior Nick Brookes won his match in straight sets, while Simen Bratholm won 12 of the final 13 games in his match to come back from a first-set loss.
Northwestern returns to the court next Sunday, Mar. 14, as they travel to Champaign to take on Illinois at 3 p.m. CT.
Singles competition
1. #58 Dominik Stary (NU) def. #39 Kareem Allaf (UI): 6-4, 6-3
2. Nick Brookes (NU) def. Joe Tyler (UI): 6-3, 6-3
3. Chris Ephron (NU) def. Oliver Okonkwo (UI): 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
4. Will Davies (UI) def. Trice Pickens (NU): 5-7(8), 6-4, 1-0
5. Simen Bratholm (NU) def. Jason Kerst (UI): 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
6. Presley Thieneman (NU) def. Peter Alam (UI): 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #17 Okonkwo/Davies (UI) def. #57 Brookes/Bratholm (NU): 6-3
2. Ephron/Stary (NU) def. Snezhko/Allaf (UI): 6-4
3. Blekher/Spear (NU) def. Tyler/Alam (UI): 6-4
Match Notes:
Iowa 3-4
Northwestern 5-3; National ranking #29
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,2,1,5,3,4)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Kareem Allaf / 0 [IOWA]
43
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Joe Tyler / 0 [IOWA]
33
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Oliver Okonkwo / 0 [IOWA]
362
616
#4 Singles Match
123
Will Davies / 0 [IOWA]
561
740
#5 Singles Match
123
Jason Kerst / 0 [IOWA]
610
266
#6 Singles Match
12
Peter Alam / 0 [IOWA]
41
66
Order of Finish:
6,2,1,5,3,4
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