Men's Tennis 1/30/2018 7:00:00 PM Corey Miggins, Sports Information Director

Gonzalez and Savard Win Fourth Straight in Doubles as CSU Falls to EIU at Home

The team of Christian Gonzalez (L) and Felix Savard claimed their fourth straight doubles win today after defeating Eastern Illinois' No. 1 team by a score of 6-4

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HOMEWOOD, Ill. – Senior Christian Gonzalez (Mungia, Spain/Larramendi Ikastola) and junior Felix Savard (Laval, QC Canada/Saint-Gabriel) earned their fourth straight doubles victory as host Chicago State fell to Eastern Illinois today at the H-F Racquet and Fitness Center.

Gonzalez and Savard recorded a 6-4 victory in the No. 1 flight over Freddie O'Brien and Trent Reiman just hours after being named the Western Athletic Conference Doubles Team of the Week and improved their record to 8-4 that includes a perfect 4-0 mark in dual matches.

EIU responded by earning the doubles point thanks a default win at No. 3 and a 6-3 win at No. 2 to gain a 1-0 lead.

The Green and White produced a pair of wins in singles play, but the Panthers captured the remaining four flights for the match.

Senior Rohan Wattley (Slough, United Kingdom/Burnham) took a 6-2 win in the first set of his No. 2 flight contest against Kaisei Kuroki and was ahead 3-0 in the second set before Kuroki retired. The win improved Wattley's singles record to 9-4.

In the No. 3 match, freshman George Botha (Craddock, South Africa/Gray College Secondary School) recorded a three-set victory at No. 3 over Logan Charbonneau by scores of 6-4, 3-6 and 1-0 (10-5) to improve his season record to 3-0.

Chicago State is back in action on Feb. 9 as it travels to Detroit to take on host Detroit Mercy with a start time of 8 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Christian Gonzalez: Senior

Felix Savard: 6' 0"; Junior

Rohan Wattley: Senior

George Botha: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Christian Gonzalez
: Senior

Felix Savard
: 6' 0"; Junior

Rohan Wattley
: Senior

George Botha
: Freshman

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Players Mentioned