Box Score The Chicago State men's tennis team beat St. Louis 4-1 Sunday afternoon at the St. Clair Tennis Club in O'Fallon, Illinois. The Cougars improve to 5-9 overall with their second consecutive win and will return home for three consecutive home matches this week.
CSU picked up wins at No. 1 and 3 doubles to earn the team point then won three of four singles matches for the win, leaving two matches on courts.
Complete results listed below.
"This was a great team win," head coach
Jack Barton said. "St. Louis is always a tough match and the final score doesn't reflect the battle. Jakov (Suler) and Pedro (Alvarez) really stayed focus on the first sets by winning the tiebreaker and they really helped us keep the momentum going forward. I'm really proud of the guys."
The men's tennis team will be back in action Wednesday, March 2 against UIC at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club in Homewood, Illinois at 12 p.m.
Chicago State University at St. Louis
2/27/2022 at O'Fallon, Illinois
(St. Clair Tennis Club)
Chicago State University 4, St. Louis 1
Singles competition
1. Oscar Alvarez (STLM) vs.
Jakov Suler (CSUM) 6-7, 4-5, unfinished
2.
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) def. Ryota Fukushima (STLM) 7-6, 6-2
3. Theo Ortis (STLM) def.
Jesus Perez Plaza (CSUM) 6-1, 6-4
4. Adam Behun (STLM) vs.
Max Sandoval (CSUM) 6-4, 4-6, 2-1, unfinished
5.
Jakub Zamorski (CSUM) def. Pavel Badaiants (STLM) 6-0, 6-3
6.
Hugo Hidalgo Vega (CSUM) def. Jonthan Sadowski (STLM) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1.
Pedro Alvarez/J Sanchez Pradillo (CSUM) def. Jonthan Sadowski/Eliott Ekindi (STLM) 6-3
2. Oscar Alvarez/Adam Behun (STLM) vs.
Jakub Zamorski/
Jesus Perez Plaza (CSUM) 3-5, unfinished
3.
Max Sandoval/
Jakov Suler (CSUM) def. Ryota Fukushima/Pavel Badaiants (STLM) 6-4
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5,3,6,2)
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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