Men’s Tennis Edges Purdue Northwest at Home, 4-3

Felix Savard captured a three-set win at No. 1 singles to clinch the match for CSU today against Purdue Northwest

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HOMEWOOD, Ill. – Chicago State men's tennis came back from an early 1-0 deficit during the first of its two matches today to edge visiting Purdue Northwest by a 4-3 margin here at the H-F Racquet and Fitness Club.

The Pride began the match by claiming the doubles point with a default win at No. 3 followed by a win at No. 2.

Senior Christian Gonzalez (Mungia, Spain/Larramendi Ikastola) and junior Felix Savard (Laval, QC Canada/Saint-Gabriel) recorded their sixth consecutive victory after claiming a 6-2 win in the No. 1 flight over Moritz Gisy and Carter Moldenhauer which improved their record to 10-4.

PNW began singles play with a default win at No. 6 before the Cougars rebounded to win four of the final five flights to capture the match.

Gonzalez posted a dominant 6-0, 6-1 win in his No. 4 flight contest against Mauricio Villegas and sophomore Cody Wurzelbacher (Toledo, Ohio/Springfield) knocked off Dru Kennedy at No. 5 via scores of 6-4 and 6-1 to even the score at 2-2.

After the Pride gained a three-set victory at No. 3 for a 3-2 advantage, senior Rohan Wattley (Slough, United Kingdom/Burnham) knotted the match once again for CSU after beating Gisy at the No. 2 flight with close scores of 6-4, 7-6 (5). Savard clinched the win thanks to a three-set win at No. 1 over Ulf Grosseloh via scores of 3-6, 6-3 and 6-3.

The Green and White are currently facing off against Northwestern in their second match of the day from Evanston, Ill. Check back later to www.gocsucougars.com for final results.

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Players Mentioned

Christian Gonzalez: Senior

Felix Savard: 6' 0"; Junior

Rohan Wattley: Senior

Cody Wurzelbacher: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Christian Gonzalez
: Senior

Felix Savard
: 6' 0"; Junior

Rohan Wattley
: Senior

Cody Wurzelbacher
: Sophomore

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Players Mentioned