Box Score
The Chicago State men's tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision to the University of Illinois Saturday afternoon at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, IL. The Illini captured the doubles point with a pair of wins then clinched the match with victories at No. 5, 2 and 6 singles, leaving three matches unfinished.
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"These guys were riding high from their victory yesterday," head coach
Jack Barton said. "We came in with confidence against a team that is in the top 25 in the nation and we played very well.Â
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"We fought through some tough calls that didn't go our way. We got overruled a few times but that happens. We played some really good tennis and so we just have to learn how to overcome things that are not in our control and stay focused."
The Chicago State men's and women's tennis teams will host Eastern Illinois on Friday, Jan. 28 at the Park Forest Health & Fitness Club. The women are slated to start at 11:30 a.m. and the men will follow at 3 p.m.
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Chicago State University vs University of Illinois
Jan 22, 2022 at Urbana, IL
(Atkins Tennis Center)
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University of Illinois 4, Chicago State University 0
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Singles competition
1. Brown, Alex (ILL) def.
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) 4-6, 6-2, 3-1 unfinished
3. Guzauskas, Gabrieliu (ILL) def. J Sanchez Pradillo (CSUM) 6-4, 5-3 unfinished
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Doubles competition
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Pedro Alvarez/J Sanchez Pradillo (CSUM) vs. Meister, Nic/Petrov, Alex (ILL) unfinishedÂ
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Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,2,6)
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Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title and made an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Â The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet. In 2021, three different CSU teams earned victories over Big Ten opponents with men's soccer beating Northwestern, women's basketball upending Wisconsin and volleyball, which established a school record 17 wins and hosted a post-season volleyball tournament for the first time in program history, swept Indiana in Bloomington.
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