Box Score The Chicago State men's tennis team opened Western Athletic Conference pod play with a 4-0 loss to Abilene Christian Friday afternoon at the New Mexico State Tennis Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Abilene Christian entered Friday's match as the WAC's top team based on the results of the preseason coaches poll released March 16.
The Wildcats earned the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and 2 while the Cougars No. 3 team of
Jakov Suler and
Max Sandoval led in their match 5-3 when the team point was clinched. In singles, Abilene Christian earned wins at No. 2, 5 and 3 to earn the 4-0 victory while two matches were in a third set and with
Pedro Alvarez going into a tiebreak at No. 1. Complete results listed below.
"We played hard, it just didn't go our way," head coach
Jack Barton said. "We had some really good play from the guys who didn't finish their matches. We just have to get everyone on the same page when it comes to their confidence. It was tough coming to play outside after being inside for the last two months, but that's a challenge we have to meet. ACU was picked to win the WAC and I think we played well against them. We have to be better tomorrow."
The Cougars will be back on the court tomorrow, Saturday, March 19, at 10 a.m. against UTRGV at the New Mexico State Tennis Center in Las Cruces. UTRGV is 3-11 overall and 0-1 in the WAC after dropping a 5-1 decision to WAC pod host New Mexico State earlier in the day.
Abilene Christian vs Chicago State University
3/18/2022 at Las Cruces, New Mexico
(New Mexico State Tennis Center)
Abilene Christian 4, Chicago State University 0
Singles competition
1.
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) vs. Daniel Morozov (ACU) 4-6, 6-6, unfinished
2. Dario Kmet (ACU) def.
Jakov Suler (CSUM) 6-1, 6-1
3. Tyler Stewart (ACU) def.
Jesus Perez Plaza (CSUM) 7-6 (1-0), 6-3
4. J Sanchez Pradillo (CSUM) vs. Savan Chhabra (ACU) 3-6, 6-4, 2-1, unfinished
5. Cesar Barranquero (ACU) def.
Hugo Hidalgo Vega (CSUM) 6-3, 6-2
6.
Jakub Zamorski (CSUM) vs. Oswaldo Cano (ACU) 3-6, 6-3, 2-3, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Daniel Morozov/Tyler Stewart (ACU) def. J Sanchez Pradillo/
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) 6-3
2. Savan Chhabra/Dario Kmet (ACU) def.
Jesus Perez Plaza/
Jakub Zamorski (CSUM) 6-1
3.
Jakov Suler/
Max Sandoval (CSUM) def. Jose Maria Rastrojo/Benjamin McDonald (ACU) 5-3
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,5,3)
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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. During that same season, 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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