Singles wins from Pallares and Stevenson not enough for men's tennis

Sunday, January 19

Chicago, Ill.

12:00 p.m.

University of Memphis

Northwestern

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Singles wins from Pallares and Stevenson not enough for men's tennis

Jan 19, 2020 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Tigers drop 4-2 match to Northwestern

CHICAGO, Ill. – The University of Memphis men's tennis team fell short in Sunday's match against Northwestern, suffering a 4-2 setback against the Wildcats.

Down 1-0 in doubles play, the duo of Marshall Sullivan and Jeremy Taylor picked up a 6-3 win on Court 3 to tie up doubles. Northwestern, however, would claim the last court to take the doubles point.

Undeterred, the Tigers found a straight-set win from Jan Pallares, who won 6-2, 6-3 on Court 1. Minutes later, David Stevenson added a win on Court 3 to give Memphis a 2-1 advantage.

Northwestern would go on to take matches on Courts 2, 3 and 6 to cap off the day.

Staying on the road, Memphis travels to Charlottesville, Va., to face Virginia next Saturday. First serve against the Cavaliers is set for 12 p.m. CT.

Results
Singles
1. Jan Pallares (MEM) def. Dominik Stary (NW) 6-2, 6-3
2. #123 Steven Forman (NW) def. James Story (MEM) 6-2, 7-5
3. #125 Nick Brookes (NW) def. Oscar Cutting (MEM) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
4. David Stevenson (MEM) def. Trice Pickens (NW) 7-6, 6-3
5. Chris Ephron (NW) vs Jeremy Taylor (MEM) 6-2, 4-6, 2-0 (Incomplete)
6. Simen Bratholm (NW) def. Patrick Sydow (MEM) 6-4, 7-5
(Order of finish: 1, 4, 2, 6, 5)

Doubles
1. Brookes/Bratholm (NW) def. #21 Stevenson/Cutting (MEM) 7-5
2. Ephron/Forman (NW) def. J. Story/Pallares (MEM) 6-4
3. Sullivan/Taylor (MEM) def. Pickens/Stary (NW) 6-3
(Order of finish: 2, 3, 1)