Men's Tennis 9/28/2015 1:05:00 AM Corey Miggins, Sports Information Director

Men’s Tennis Posts Big Day in Singles at Purdue Invitational

CSU's Gonzalo Martinez (L) and Rohan Wattley (R) pose after playing each other in the Flight F finals at the Purdue Invitational

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Chicago State men's tennis team had a big day in singles here on Sunday as it captured four wins to conclude the Purdue Invitational.

Leading CSU was sophomore Rohan Wattley (Slough, United Kingdom/Burnham) as he earned two wins to claim the Flight F singles crown, while senior Sergiu Muresan (Roman, Romania) and sophomore Gonzalo Martinez (Madrid, Spain/Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo) also recorded wins on the day.

Wattley knocked off Dayton's Kyle MacDonald in the Flight F semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 margin and later defeated Martinez in a three-set battle in the championship match by scores of 7-5, 2-6 and 7-5.

It marked the second three-set match of the day for Martinez, who captured a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 semifinal win over Alberto Tintoré of Eastern Kentucky.

Muresan became the all-time singles win leader in CSU's Division I history after claiming a three-set win over Tennessee Tech's Jorge Alfonso in a Flight C consolation match by scores of 3-6, 6-4 and 10-8. The win was Muresan's 47th of his collegiate career to surpass former Cougar Leslie Moore's (1998-02) total of 46.

The Cougars return to action on Oct. 9-11 when they travel to Toledo, Ohio for the Rocket Invitational.

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