Chicago State Men's Tennis Falls to UIC 4-0

Box Score The Chicago State men's tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision to UIC Tuesday afternoon at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club in Homewood. The Flames earned wins at No. 1 and 2 doubles leaving the CSU duo of Percy Siercke and Hugo Hidalgo Vega unfinished with a 5-3 lead. In singles, Hidalgo Vega led at No. 2 7-5, 2-3 when UIC claimed the team win.

"I was proud of the fight of the guys today," head coach Jack Barton said. "They left it out on the court. There are still some things we have to do strategically, but they really gave UIC a run for their money today. They made them earn it."

Compete results listed below.

The men's tennis team will take a 10-day break from the court and return to action Friday, February 17 at Toledo at the Shadow Valley Tennis Club at 6 p.m., then stay in Toledo to face Duquesne Saturday, February 18 at the same location for a neutral-site match.

UIC vs Chicago State
February 07, 2023 at Homewood, IL
(H-F Racquet and Fitness)

UIC 4, Chicago State 0

Singles competition
1. Pedro Alvarez (CSU-M) vs. Pelle Strandberg (UIC-M) 6-7, 3-3, unfinished
2. Hugo Hidalgo Vega (CSU-M) vs. Aleksa Bucan (UIC-M) 7-5, 2-3, unfinished
3. Jai Vallurupalli (UIC-M) def. Max Sandoval (CSU-M) 6-0, 6-4
4. Rodrigo Alves (CSU-M) vs. Miroslav Cvjetan (UIC-M) 3-6, 6-1, 1-3, unfinished
5. Gustavo Schwebel (UIC-M) def. Arhaan Pahwa (CSU-M) 7-5, 6-1
6. Luis Dos Santos (UIC-M) def. Percy Siercke (CSU-M) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Gustavo Schwebel/Miroslav Cvjetan (UIC-M) def. Pedro Alvarez/Max Sandoval (CSU-M) 6-4
2. Artem Iermolov/Pelle Strandberg (UIC-M) def. Arhaan Pahwa/Rodrigo Alves (CSU-M) 6-0
3. Percy Siercke/Hugo Hidalgo Vega (CSU-M) vs. Luis Dos Santos/Jai Vallurupalli (UIC-M) 5-3, unfinished

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