Chicago State Tennis Earn Titles at Purdue University Northwest Fall Invitational

Chicago State's men's and women's tennis teams competed in the Purdue University Northwest Fall Invitational at Matchpoint Racket in Griffith, Indiana over the past two days with play winding up Saturday afternoon. The Cougars women's team swept through quarterfinal matches in singles Flight A play with Katarina Dukic, Manuella Eloundou, Nia Cooper and Sofiya Sedovich all earning wins and advancing to the semifinals where they will decide the tournament title Tuesday with semifinal play at H-F Racquet & Fitness Club with then winners advancing to the title match which they will contest Thursday. In the women's Flight B singles, Cougars women comprised three of the four finalists in Ethel Li, Helin Alvarez and Amina Taibi. Li defeated Alvarez and Taibi picked up a victory so Li and Taibi will also play Thursday to decide the flight title. The women also dominated doubles play where Katarina Dukic and Sofiya Sedovich defeated Nia Cooper and Ethel Li 7-6 (7-5) in an all-Cougars final in women's open doubles.

On the men's side, Pedro Alvarez never dropped a set and lost just 10 games in four matches en route to the Flight A men's open singles title where he earned the title with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Luka Markovic from Bethel. He also teamed with Max Sandoval to advance to the title match in doubles where the settled for a second-place finish. Other highlights for the men included Austin Hunter and Reed Gahagan earning their first victories in a Cougars uniform.

Compete results listed below.

Purdue University Northwest Fall Invitational
Matchpoint Racket
Griffith, Indiana
October 20-22, 2023

Women's Open Doubles
East Round of 16 (Championship)
Katarina Dukic/Sofiya Sedovich (Chicago State), Bye
Danina Hughes/Manuella Eloundou (Chicago State), Bye
Amina Taibi/Helin Alvarez (Chicago State) def. Rachel Shuflit/Clair Otto (Olivet Nazarene), 8-0
Nia Cooper/Ethel Li (Chicago State), Bye

East Quarterfinals (Championship)
Katarina Dukic/Sofiya Sedovich (Chicago State) def. Chieh You-Chen/Rafaela Luna Arnaiz (Olivet Nazarene), 8-2
Oona Kintscher/Daniela Rubio (Purdue Northwest) def. Danina Hughes/Manuella Eloundou (Chicago State), 8-6
Alma Regina Vazquez Rioja/Sienna Lopez (Purdue Northwest) def. Amina Taibi/Helin Alvarez (Chicago State), 8-5
Nia Cooper/Ethel Li (Chicago State) def. Hayley Tsuen/Kiah Farrington (Purdue Northwest), 8-1

East Semifinals (Championship)
Katarina Dukic/Sofiya Sedovich (Chicago State) def. Oona Kintscher/Daniela Rubio (Purdue Northwest), 8-4
Nia Cooper/Ethel Li (Chicago State) def. Alma Regina Vazquez Rioja/Sienna Lopez (Purdue Northwest), 8-4

East Finals (Championship)
Katarina Dukic/Sofiya Sedovich (Chicago State) def. Nia Cooper/Ethel Li (Chicago State), 7-6 (7-5)

North Semifinals (Consolation)
Amina Taibi/Helin Alvarez (Chicago State) vs. Hayley Tsuen/Kiah Farrington (Purdue Northwest), 6-0
Danina Hughes/Manuella Eloundou (Chicago State) def. Chieh You-Chen/Rafaela Luna Arnaiz (Olivet Nazarene), 7-6 (7-3)


Women's Open Singles
East Round of 16 Flight A (Championship)
Katarina Dukic (Chicago State), Bye
Manuella Eloundou (Chicago State), Bye
Nia Cooper (Chicago State), Bye
Sofiya Sedovich (Chicago State), Bye

East Quarterfinals Flight A (Championship)
Katarina Dukic (Chicago State) def. Chieh Yu-Chen (Olivet Nazarene), 6-1, 6-0
Manuella Eloundou (Chicago State) def. Sienna Lopez (Purdue Northwest), 6-2, 6-4
Nia Cooper (Chicago State) def. Oona Kintscher (Purdue Northwest), 6-2, 6-2
Sofiya Sedovich (Chicago State) def. Rafaela Luna Arnaiz (Olivet Nazarene), 6-1, 6-0

East Semifinals Flight A (Championship)
Manuella Eloundou (Chicago State) def. Katarina Dukic (Chicago State), 6-2, 7-5  (October 24, H-F Racquet & Fitness Club)
Sofiya Sedovich (Chicago State) def. Nia Cooper (Chicago State), 6-3, 7-5 (October 24, H-F Racquet & Fitness Club)

East Finals Flight A (Championship)
Sofiya Sedovich (Chicago State) def. Manuella Eloundou (Chicago State), 6-0, 6-3  (October 31, H-F Racquet & Fitness Club)

East Round of 16 Flight B (Championship)
Ethel Li (Chicago State), Bye
Helin Alvarez (Chicago State), Bye
Danina Hughes (Chicago State) def. Mia Schwada (Olivet Nazarene), 6-4, 6-0
Amina Taibi (Chicago State), Bye

East Quarterfinals Flight B (Championship)
Ethel Li (Chicago State) def. Kiah Farrington (Purdue Northwest), 6-0, 6-2
Helin Alvarez (Chicago State) def. Alma Regina Vazquez Rioja (Purdue Northwest), 6-0, 6-0
Amina Taibi (Chicago State) def. Hayley Tsuen (Purdue Northwest), 6-1, 6-0
Daniela Rubio (Purdue Northwest) def. Danina Hughes (Chicago State), 6-3, 6-1

East Semifinals Flight B (Championship)
Ethel Li (Chicago State) def. Helin Alvarez (Chicago State), 6-4, 6-4
Amina Taibi (Chicago State) def. Daniela Rubio (Purdue Northwest), 6-1, 6-1

East Finals Flight B (Championship)
Amina Taibi (Chicago State) def. Ethel Li (Chicago State), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 (October 25, H-F Racquet & Fitness Club)

Extra Matches
Sofiya Sedovich (Chicago State) def. Oona Kintscher (Purdue Northwest), 6-3, 6-1
Sienna Lopez (Purdue Northwest) def. Katarina Dukic (Chicago State), 3-6, 7-5, 10-6
Nia Cooper (Chicago State) def. Lopez Yu-Chen (Olivet Nazarene), 6-1, 6-4


Men's Open Doubles
East Round of 16 Flight A (Championship)
Max Sandoval/Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State), Bye
Percy Siercke/Rodrigo Alves (Chicago State), Bye

East Quarterfinals Flight A (Championship)
Max Sandoval/Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State) def. Luka Markovic/Victor Bonsergent (Bethel), 8-5
Matias Parzajuk/Indrek Soome (Lewis) def. Percy Siercke/Rodrigo Alves (Chicago State), 8-6

East Semifinals Flight A (Championship)
Alexander Patane/Alex Van Lumich (Purdue Northwest) def. Max Sandoval/Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State), 8-6

East Round of 16 Flight B (Championship)
Carlos Gomez/Taiga Kurds (Olivet Nazarene) def. Reed Gahagan/Austin Hunter (Chicago State), 8-5

West Quarterfinals Flight B (Consolation)
Paul Saleh/Nicholas Bailey (Olivet Nazarene) def. Reed Gahagan/Austin Hunter (Chicago State), 8-6

North Semiinals Flight A (Consolation)
Oliwer Wierzbicki/Tatenda Mutetwa (Lewis) def. Percy Siercke/Rodrigo Alves (Chicago State), 8-4


Men's Open Singles
East Round of 16 Flight A (Championship)
Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State) def. Chatton Haws (Olivet Nazarene), 6-1, 6-0
Victor Bonsergent (Bethel) def. Rodrigo Alves (Chicago State), 6-2, 3-6, 11-9
Indrek Soome (Lewis) def. Max Sandoval (Chicago State), 6-1, 7-5

East Quarterfinals Flight A (Championship)
Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State) def. Dani Chicano Melero (Purdue Northwest), 6-1, 6-1

East Semifinals Flight A (Championship)
Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State) def. Victor Bonsergent (Bethel), 6-1, 6-4

East Championship Flight A (Championship)
Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State) def. Luka Markovic (Bethel), 6-1, 6-1

West Quarterfinals Flight A (Consolation)
Pedro Camacho (Purdue Northwest) def. Rodrigo Alves (Chicago State), 6-4, 6-3
Max Sandoval (Chicago State) def. Chatton Haws (Olivet Nazarene), 6-3, Retired

West Semifinals Flight A (Consolation)
Alex Van Lumich (Purdue Northwest) def. Max Sandoval (Chicago State), 6-1, 6-2

South Final Flight A (Consolation)
Rodrigo Alves (Chicago State) def. Tatenda Mutetwa (Lewis), 7-5, 6-2

East Round of 16 Flight B (Championship)
Percy Siercke (Chicago State), Bye
Davi Toledo (Olivet Nazarene) def Reed Gahagan (Chicago State), 6-0, 6-0

East Quarterfinals Flight B (Championship)
Daniel Sroka (Purdue Northwest) def. Percy Siercke (Chicago State), 7-6 (4), 1-6, 10-3

East Round of 16 Flight C (Championship)
Austin Hunter (Chicago State), Bye

East Quarterfinals Flight C (Championship)
Martin Gaviria (Bethel) def. Austin Hunter (Chicago State), 6-0, 6-0

West Semifinals Flight B (Consolation)
Brian Victoria Ayala (Olivet Nazarene) def Reed Gahagan (Chicago State), 6-2, 6-1

West Quarterfinals Flight B (Consolation)
Reed Gahagan (Chicago State) def. Zachary Garcia (Purdue Northwest) 6-1, 6-1

North Semifinals Flight B (Consolation)
Joao Martins (Purdue Northwest) def. Percy Siercke (Chicago State), 7-6 , 6-2

Northwest Finals Flight B (Consolation)
Percy Siercke (Chicago State) def. Adriano de Oliveira Andrade (Bethel), 6-0, 6-2

East Semifinals Flight C (Consolation)
Emmy Mugisha (Bethel) def. Austin Hunter (Chicago State), 8-3

Northwest Finals Flight C (Consolation)
Austin Hunter (Chicago State) def. Taiga Kurosu (Olivet Nazarene), 8-7 (7-4)


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