ROCKFORD, Ill. – Chicago State men's tennis played their first Mid-American Conference match of the year on Friday (Jan. 25) evening against Northern Illinois. The Huskies defeated Chicago State 7-0.
In No. 1 singles sophomore
Sergiu Muresan (Roman, Romania/) (Roman, Romania) played a close match with Dor Amir, falling 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 10-4. Sophomore
Rashley Yeremia (Jakarta, Indonesia/) (Jakarta, Indonesia) played well in No. 4 singles before falling to Max Phillips 7-5, 5-7, 10-4.
“We played well,” Chicago State head coach
Jack Barton said. “We have to win the doubles point and stay in the singles matches longer to put pressure on our opponents. But there will be a point we have to stop playing well and start winning matches. It is a belief and a mindset they have to adopt.”
Northern Illinois is now 1-1 (1-0 MAC). Chicago State is 0-4 (0-1 MAC). The Cougars are in action on Saturday at 3 p.m. in a non-conference contest at Valparaiso.
Full results below:
Singles competition
1. Amir, Dor (NIU) def. Muresan, Sergiu (CHIST) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 10-4
2. Lagerlof, Axel (NIU) def. Noboa, Mario (CHIST) 6-3, 6-3
3. Cadieux, Frederic (NIU) def. Chavez, Julian (CHIST) 6-3, 6-3
4. Phillips, Max (NIU) def. Yeremia, Rashley (CHIST) 7-5, 5-7, 10-4
5. Formont, Simon (NIU) def. Jones, Jean Paul (CHIST) 6-0, 6-2
6. Lagutin, Maksym (NIU) def. Ulloa, Luis (CHIST) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Amir, Dor/Cadieux, Frederic (NIU) def. Noboa, Mario/Muresan, Sergiu (CHIST) 8-5
2. Formont, Simon/Phillips, Max (NIU) vs. Jones, Jean Paul/Chavez, Julian (CHIST) 5-5, unfinished
3. Lagerlof, Axel/Lagutin, Maksym (NIU) def. Yeremia, Rashley/Ulloa, Luis (CHIST) 8-2
