The Chicago State men's tennis team began their 2023 fall season competing in a weather-shortened 2023 River Forest Collegiate Invitational host by Northern Illinois at the River Forest Tennis Club in River Forest, Illinois. Junior
Pedro Alvarez advanced to the championship match of the No. 1 finals draw but all singles matches were cancelled due to steady rainfall. Alvarez also teamed with
Max Sandoval to advance to the championship match of the No. 1 Doubles draw but lost 6-2.
"Really proud of the fight the guys showed this weekend," head coach
Jack Barton said. "They competed really hard and used the game plans we worked on in practice. We just have to be a little more focused but we will cover that in practice."
Compete results listed below.
The Cougars will be back on the court Sept. 22-24 competing in the Bellarmine Invitational at the Eddie Weber Tennis Complex in Louisville, Kentucky.
2023 River Forest Collegiate Invitational
Host by Northern Illinois
September 15-16, 2023
River Forest Tennis Club
River Forest, IL
No. 1 Singles
Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State) def. Jackson Boone (WMU), 3-6, 6-1, 10-5
Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State) def. Iker Gaztambide (NIU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Singles
Randy Wilson (UIC) def.
Rodrigo Alves (Chicago State), 6-3, 6-3
Pau Riera (EIU) def.
Rodrigo Alves (Chicago State), 6-3, 4-6, 10-7
No. 3 Singles
Matej Kajzer (WMU) def.
Max Sandoval (Chicago State), 3-6, 6-1, 10-6
Colin Fox (WASHU) def.
Max Sandoval (Chicago State), 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 Singles
Luca Lo Nardo (SLU) def. Percy SIercke (Chicago State), 6-2, 6-3
Ferdinand Schuter (WMU) def.
Percy Siercke (Chicago State), 7-5, 2-6, 10-3
No. 5 Singles
Dimitri Moriarty (WMU) def.
Reed Gahagan (Chicago State), 6-2, 6-1
Antonio Ayerbe Streubel (EIU) def.
Reed Gahagan (Chicago State), 6-1, 6-0
No. 1 Doubles
Max Sandoval/
Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State) def. Behun/Townsend (SLU), 6-4
Max Sandoval/
Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State) def. Phillips/Kuo (WASHU), 7-5 (6)
Norln/Gaztambide (NIU) def.
Max Sandoval/
Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State), 6-2
No. 2 Doubles
Boone/Evans (WMU) def.
Rodrigo Alves/
Percy Siercke (Chicago State), 6-4
Ortis/Fukushima (SLU) def.
Rodrigo Alves/
Percy Siercke (Chicago State)
Rodrigo Alves/
Percy Siercke (Chicago State) def. Bottino/Dam (UIC) 6-3
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