Orlando, Fla. - The Chicago State men's tennis team defeated the Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors 6-1 and lost to the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 5-1 to wrap up their Spring Break trip on Thursday (March 13).
Bethune-Cookman 5, Chicago State 1
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This match only featured singles play as the Wildcats took five of the six points. Junior
Mario Noboa (Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador/) was the only winner for the Cougars as he took down Santiago Lobelo 6-2, 7-6.
Walid Gtari beat junior
Sergiu Muresan (Roman, Romania/) 6-1, 6-1 while Gilbert Rotich defeated freshman
Uros Pajic (Smederevo, Seribia/Maple Valley) 6-2, 7-5. Diego Garavito was 6-3, 6-2 winner over junior
Luis Ulloa (Guayaquil, Ecuador/). Junior
Julian Chavez (Bogota, Colombia/) lost 6-4, 6-4 to Pablo Lopez while junior
Rashley Yeremia (Jakarta, Indonesia/) fell 6-0, 6-0.
Chicago State 6, Wisconsin Lutheran 1
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The Cougars won five of the six singles matches to clinch the victory. Noboa and Chavez did not drop a game, winning their matches 6-0, 6-0. Yeremia dropped just one game, defeating Adam Breister 6-1, 6-0. Ulloa was a 6-2, 6-1 winner over Derek Sallmann while Muresan was victorious over Ryan Sallmann 6-3, 6-1. Lee Johnson had a 6-3, 6-1 win over Pajic.
Chicago State also won all of the doubles matches. Noboa and Muresan won 8-1 over Zach Birner and Johnson. Pajic and Ulloa had a 8-3 victory over Ryan and Derek Sallmann. Yeremia and Chavez wrapped up the scoring with a 8-0 shutout over David Parez and Austin Wagenknect.
The Cougars saw their record improve to 3-14 on the season. Wisconsin Lutheran fell to 1-6 while Bethune-Cookman saw their record jump to 3-12.
Jack Barton's squad will get back on the court vs St. Louis at the Homewood-Flossmoor Racquet and Fitness Club next Friday (March 21). The match is set to begin at 2 p.m. CT.
