Box Score St. Louis came from behind to defeat Chicago State 4-3 Saturday afternoon at the H-F Racquet and Fitness Club in Homewood. The Cougars won the doubles point and
Pedro Alvarez won in straight sets at No. 1 singles before the Billikens won the next three to turn a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead.
Rodrigo Alves then won in straight sets at No. 2 to knot the match 3-3, leaving the deciding match at No. 5 where
Percy Siercke lost 6-4, 6-4.
Compete results listed below.
The Cougars will be back in action on Friday, March 1 at 3 p.m. against Southern at H-F Racquet and Fitness in Homewood.
St. Louis vs Chicago State University
2/24/2024 at Homewood, Illinois
(H-F Racquet and Fitness)
St. Louis 4, Chicago State University 3
Singles competition
1.
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) def. Ryota Fukushima (SLUM) 6-0, 6-2
2.
Rodrigo Alves (CSUM) def. Declan Townsend (SLUM) 6-2, 6-3
3. Luca Lo Nardo (SLUM) def.
Max Sandoval (CSUM) 6-1, 6-2
4. Theo Ortis (SLUM) def.
Zak Radziwillowicz (CSUM) 6-4, 6-1
5. Adam Behun (SLUM) def.
Percy Siercke (CSUM) 6-4, 6-4
6. Valentin Vasquez (SLUM) def.
Reed Gahagan (CSUM) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1.
Pedro Alvarez/
Max Sandoval (CSUM) def. Jonathan Sadowski/Declan Townsend (SLUM) 6-1
2.
Zak Radziwillowicz/
Rodrigo Alves (CSUM) def. Adam Behun/Theo Ortis (SLUM) 6-4
3. Valentin Vasquez/Luca Lo Nardo (SLUM) def.
Percy Siercke/
Reed Gahagan (CSUM) 6-1
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,3,4,6,2,5)
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