Box Score The Chicago State men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Omaha Friday afternoon at the Miracle Hill Tennis Center in Omaha. The Mavericks captured the doubles point on a tiebreaker at No. 2 and then Omaha won five of six singles matches, with
Pedro Alvarez turning back the sweep with a victory at No. 1. Complete results listed below.
"Doubles was a heart breaking loss but it didn't kill their spirit,"head coach
Jack Barton said. "Singles went well. There were some very close matches on most of the singles courts. Pedro (Alvarez) showed up big after getting beat pretty bad in the first set."
Chicago State will be back in action Saturday, Feb. 19 to take on the Creighton Bluejays at the Hanscom Tennis Courts in Omaha.
Chicago State University vs Omaha
2/18/2022 at Omaha, NE
(Miracle Hill Tennis Center)
Omaha 6, Chicago State University 1
Singles competition
1.
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) def. Matt Hulme (OMAHAM) 1-6, 7-5, 7-5
2. Davis Lawley (OMAHAM) def. J Sanchez Pradillo (CSUM) 7-5, 6-1
3. Todd Chen (OMAHAM) def.
Jesus Perez Plaza (CSUM) 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4)
4. Hugo Piles Ballester (OMAHAM) def.
Max Sandoval (CSUM) 6-3, 6-4
5. Mikhail Korkunov (OMAHAM) def.
Jakub Zamorski (CSUM) 6-2, 6-2
6. Victor Sklenka (OMAHAM) def.
Hugo Hidalgo Vega (CSUM) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. J Sanchez Pradillo/
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) def. Matt Hulme/Ethan Henry (OMAHAM) 6-3
2. Hugo Piles Ballester/Davis Lawley (OMAHAM) def.
Jesus Perez Plaza/
Jakub Zamorski (CSUM) 7-6 (7)
3. Todd Chen/Victor Sklenka (OMAHAM) def.
Max Sandoval/
Hugo Hidalgo Vega (CSUM) 6-3
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,4,6,2,1,3)
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