General 1/28/2022 6:12:00 PM

Cougars Men's Tennis Picks Up 5-2 Victory Over Eastern Illinois

Freshman Hugo Hidalgo Vega Earns First Collegiate Victory

Box Score

The Chicago State men's tennis team picked up their second win of the season with a 5-2 victory over Eastern Illinois Friday afternoon at the H-F Racquet and Fitness Club in Homewood. Freshman Hugo Hidalgo Vega picked up his first collegiate victory while the Cougars claimed four singles wins and the doubles point. Complete match results below.

"It feels good to get this win," head coach Jack Barton said. "Everyone is playing well. There are still some things we need to work on but we are at a good place right now. Hugo (Hidalgo Vega) got his first college singles victory today and he set the pace to lead the guys to this win. I'm really happy for him."

The men's tennis team will be back in action Sunday, Jan. 30, traveling to West Lafayette, IN to compete in a pair of matches at the Schwartz Tennis Center. The Cougars will face IUPUI at 9 a.m. followed by host Purdue at 3 p.m.

Chicago State University 5, Eastern Illinois 2

January 28, 2022

(H-F Racquet & Fitness Club)

Singles competition

1. Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) def. Leighton Brandon (EIU) 6-2, 6-1

2. Christos Kyrillou (EIU) def. J Sanchez Pradillo (CSUM) 7-5, 4-6, 10-8

3. Charles Courteau (EIU) def. Jesus Perez Plaza (CSUM) 6-4, 6-4

4. Max Sandoval (CSUM) def. Pau Riera (EIU) 6-3, 6-3

5. Jakub Zamorski (CSUM) def. Tyler Carlin (EIU) 6-1, 6-1

6. Hugo Hidalgo Vega (CSUM) def. Thomas Wallace (EIU) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Jakov Suler/Jesus Perez Plaza (CSUM) def. Leighton Brandon/Pau Riera (EIU) 6-4

2. Christos Kyrillou/Thomas Wallace (EIU) def. Jakub Zamorski/Max Sandoval (CSUM) 6-2

3. J Sanchez Pradillo/Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) def. Charles Courteau/M Pililpovic-Kljajic (EIU) 6-4

Match Notes:

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (16,5,4,3,2)

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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. In 1991, the Chicago State women's tennis team became the first all-black college team to amass an unbeaten season at the NCAA level. 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, also making an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). 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. Chicago State volleyball recorded a historic season in 2021, with Yanlis Feliz becoming CSU's first volleyball All-American and head coach Tony Trifonov earning selection as WAC Coach of the Year.

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