Box Score
Playing their second match of the day, the Chicago State men's tennis team lost to host Purdue 7-0 Sunday afternoon at the Schwartz Tennis Center in West Lafayette, Indiana. Earlier in the day, the Cougars beat IUPUI 4-2 on the same courts. The Boilermakers claimed the doubles point despite two close matches then swept the singles competitions.
Despite the outcome, head coach Jack Barton was encouraged by his team's performance.
"We really played well from the start
," Barton said. "We started off strong and hung in there in doubles. Javi (Sanchez Pradillo) and Pedro (Alvarez) got behind two breaks of serve and recovered one break, but couldn't get the second break they needed.
"In singles, everyone played hard and the effort was there. Mentally, we gave it our best. If there was no scoreboard I wouldn't have been able to tell if we were winning or losing, so that is the attitude growth we need going forward. Today was a good day."
The men's tennis team will be back in action Friday, Feb. 4, taking on Illinois State at a neutral site, playing on the campus of the University of Illinois at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, IL at 9 a.m.
Chicago State University vs Purdue
1/30/2022
Purdue 7, Chicago State University 0
Singles competition
1. Athell Bennett (PUR) def.
Jakov Suler (CSUM) 6-1, 6-3
2. Sebastian Welch (PUR) def.
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) 6-4, 6-2
3. Gabriele Brancatelli (PUR) def. J Sanchez Pradillo (CSUM) 6-2, 6-1
4. Rohan Sachdev (PUR) def.
Jesus Perez Plaza (CSUM) 6-3, 6-1
5. Piotr Galus (PUR) def.
Hugo Hidalgo Vega (CSUM) 6-3, 6-2
6. Milledge Cossu (PUR) def.
Jakub Zamorski (CSUM) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Piotr Galus/Michal Wozniak (PUR) vs.
Jakov Suler/
Jesus Perez Plaza (CSUM) 5-5, unfinished
2. Athell Bennett/Milledge Cossu (PUR) def.
Jakub Zamorski/
Max Sandoval (CSUM) 6-1
3. Sebastian Welch/Andre Suzanne (PUR) def. J Sanchez Pradillo/
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) 6-4
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (); Singles (4,1,5,6,3,2)
About Chicago State
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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