Tigers Top Tulsa in Semifinals, Head to AAC Championship Title Match

Saturday, April 23

Tulsa, Okla.

Noon

University of Memphis

(3) #37 Tulsa

2022 American Athletic Conference Tennis Championships

Photo by: Joey Johnson

Tigers Top Tulsa in Semifinals, Head to AAC Championship Title Match

Apr 23, 2022 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

TULSA, Okla. – The second-seeded Memphis Tiger men's tennis team advanced to the title match of the 2022 American Athletic Conference Championship with a 4-3 victory over third-seeded and No. 37 Tulsa Saturday afternoon in Tulsa, Okla.

No. 36 Memphis (16-6) will face top-seeded and No. 26 SMU Sunday at noon for the title. The match can be seen on ESPN+.

"Today was another exciting tennis match and a great team win by our team," Memphis head coach Paul Goebel said. "We played a super doubles point, and getting that one proved to be important in our 4-3 victory. David Stevenson played a terrific singles match at number one, and it was so good to see Oscar Cutting clinch the match for the team."

Stevenson's win was over Tulsa's Kody Pearson, who is ranked 49th in the nation. Stevenson now has two wins against ranked opponents on the year. Pablo Alemany Malea moved to 17-0 this season with his 6-3, 6-2 win on singles court four.

"We are already looking forward to tomorrow's finals and know it will be another great battle," Goebel explained.

The Tigers will be looking for their first AAC Championship title in their second all-time title match, as they finished runners-up in 2014.

#36 Memphis 4, #37 Tulsa 3
Singles
1. David Stevenson (MEM) def. #49 Kody Pearson (TLS) 6-1, 6-4
2. Stefan Hampe (TLS) def. Jeremy Taylor (MEM) 6-2, 7-5
3. Oscar Cutting (MEM) def. Ezequiel Santalla (TLS) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
4. Pablo Alemany Malea (MEM) def. Adham Gaber (TLS) 6-3, 6-2
5. Connor Di Marco (TLS) def. Pau Fanlo (MEM) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
6. Callum Gale (TLS) def. Harry Rock (MEM) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles
1. #29 David Stevenson/Jeremy Taylor (MEM) def. #50 Kody Pearson/Connor Di Marco (TLS) 6-1
2. Oscar Cutting/Pablo Alemany Malea (MEM) vs. Adham Gaber/Ezequiel Santalla (TLS) 3-5, unfinished
3. Patrick Sydow/Pau Fanlo (MEM) def. Daniel Siddall/Tom Thelwall-Jones (TLS) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,1,4,2,5,3)

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