February 15, 2026-Both the Emporia State men and women dropped duals against Rockhurst on Sunday in Lawrence, Kan.
 
Rockhurst Men 4, Emporia State 2
Two of the three doubles matches went to a tiebreaker with Rockhurst winning 6-3 at #2 before Luke West and Duvan Santiago Torres picked up a 7-6 (8-6) win at #3 for the equalizer. The Hawks won the point with a 7-6 (7-5) win at #1 doubles.
Rockhurst went up 2-0 before Diego Calvo won 7-5, 6-1 to get the Hornets on the board. Mostafa Elbasnaly evened the dual with a 6-3, 6-2 win at 2 singles.  Anton Sarunic and Killian Guillou went to three sets at #1 with Guillou pulling out a 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 win to give the Hawks a 3-2 lead. A straight sets win at #5 clinched the dual for Rockhurst and the #6 singles match was abandoned.  
 
Rockhurst Women 4, Emporia State 0
The Hawks swept the doubles competition to take an early 1-0 lead and went up 2-0 with a 6-0, 6-0 win at 3 singles. 
Yuliya Klimova won her first set 7-3 in a tiebreaker before dropping the next two sets as Rockhust took a 3-0 lead. The Hawks clinched the win with a 6-4, 7-5 win at #4 singles and the remaining matches were abandoned due to the late hour.
 
UP NEXT
Both teams head to Bolivar, Mo. to take on Southwest Baptist on Friday February 20 at the John A. Bryant Tennis Center.