Homewood, Ill.– The Chicago State men's tennis team fell to Valparaiso, 7-0 in it's home opener on Friday afternoon at the Homewood-Flossmor Racquet and Fitness Club.
At No. 1 singles,
Jakov Suler (Zagreb, Croatia/Sportska Gimnazija) trailed the first set 4-1 early but battled back to make it a game, 4-3 before the players battled the remainder of the contest. Suler pulled the comeback, taking the first set 7-6 (6). Valparaiso's Ancona battled back to tie the match at 1-1 with a 6-1 win in the second set before a convincing 6-2 win to earn the victory.
Jesus Perez Plaza (Madrid, Spain/) also jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first set at No. 2 singles before Valparaiso's Brian Pecya tied the set at 4-4, but Perez Plaza closed the set with a break to win 6-4. The second set went to Pecyna 7-6 (5) to tie the match at 1-1. The pair battled back and forth but ultimately the match went to Pecyna in the form of a third set tiebreaker which he won, 10-7.
The other matches were decided in straight sets but the Cougars had some promising play out of
Cody Wurzelbacher (Toledo, Ohio/Springfield) at No. 5 singles and
Pedja Kolaric (Birkenfeld, Germany/) at No. 6.
Results
Singles
1. Brandon Ancona (Valpo) def
Jakov Suler (Zagreb, Croatia/Sportska Gimnazija) (CSU), 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-2
2. Brian Pecyna (Valpo) def
Jesus Perez Plaza (Madrid, Spain/) (CSU), 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-7
3. Gabriel Carvajal (Valpo) def
Javier Sanchez Pradillo (Toledo, Spain/) (CSU), 6-3, 6-6
4. Kalenic (Valpo) def.
Pedja Kolaric (Birkenfeld, Germany/) (CSU), 6-3, 7-6
5. Philipp Leithold (Valpo), def
Cody Wurzelbacher (Toledo, Ohio/Springfield) (CSU) 6-3, 7-5
6. Oscar Mendoza def. No Player (CSU)
Order of Finish
6, 5,4,3,1,2
Doubles
1. Brandon Ancona/Brian Pecyna (Valpo) def Jakov Suler (Zagreb, Croatia/Sportska Gimnazija)/ Jesus Perez Plaza (Madrid, Spain/) (CSU), 6-2
2. Daniel Langston/Phillipp Leithhold (Valpo)/ def. Javier Sanchez Pradillo (Toledo, Spain/)/Pedja Kolaric (Birkenfeld, Germany/) (CSU), 6-3
3. Franklin Brozovich/Oscar Mendoza (Valpo) def. No player/No player (CSU)
Order of Finish
3, 1,2
Up Next
The Cougars will be back at the Homewood-Flossmor Racquet and Fitness Club on Saturday when they take on North Dakota State at 3 pm.
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