Men’s Tennis Closes Homestand This Weekend versus Wright State and Lewis

Senior Christian Gonzalez

CHICAGO – The Chicago State men's tennis team closes out a four-match homestand with a pair of home matches this weekend.

CSU hosts Horizon League foe Wright State tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. before battling local NCAA Division II member Lewis on Sunday with a start time of 1 p.m.

The Cougars come into this week sporting a 4-8 dual-match record after opening their homestand at H-F last Saturday with a 6-1 victory over Roosevelt after dropping a 6-1 decision to UIC.

Senior Christian Gonzalez (Mungia, Spain/Larramendi Ikastola) has been on tear in singles play for the Green and White by winning his last six matches to become the school's Division I career wins leader with 52 while also producing a team-leading 14-8 record with a 7-4 mark in dual matches.

Gonzalez has also teamed up with junior Felix Savard (Laval, QC Canada/Saint-Gabriel) in doubles play to post a 14-6 record and holds a 10-2 mark at the No. 1 flight. The duo finished 2-1 last week to capture their third Western Athletic Conference Doubles Team of the Week award of the year

Wright State heads into tomorrow's battle with a 5-6 record on the season following a 7-0 win against Indiana University Southeast last Sunday that ended a four-match homestand of its own. The top singles player for WSU is sophomore Param Pun as he has amassed a 14-7 record which includes an 8-2 mark in dual matches, while seniors Michal Kianicka and Fernando Nardelli own a 5-3 doubles record

Producing a 3-4 record going into the weekend, Lewis has already competed this week after falling at Embry-Riddle by an 8-1 margin. The Flyers are paced in singles by junior Alan Braschinsky's 11-2 record which includes a 7-0 mark in dual matches. Braschinsky and freshman teammate Oscar Lusti are 9-3 in doubles with a 6-1 record in dual matches for the Flyers.

Up next for the Cougars is a trip to Florida for a pair of matches next week against a pair of MEAC opponents in Orlando. CSU takes on North Carolina Central on March 16 at 11:30 a.m. and closes the short trip on March 17 against Howard beginning at 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Christian Gonzalez: Senior

Felix Savard: 6' 0"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Christian Gonzalez
: Senior

Felix Savard
: 6' 0"; Junior

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Players Mentioned

Christian Gonzalez

Felix Savard

Players Mentioned

Christian Gonzalez

Felix Savard