Box Score Illinois State won a tiebreaker in doubles and came out on the winning side of two three-set matches to earn a 6-1 victory over Chicago State in men's tennis Saturday at the Park Forest Health Club in Park Forest. The Redbirds clinched the doubles point with a 7-6 (7-5) win at No. 2 just before
Pedro Alvarez and
Max Sandoval teamed for a win at No. 1. In singles, Alvarez won in straight sets at No. 1 for the Cougars lone point but CSU pushed ISU to three sets at both No. 3 and 4.
"I thought the guys played well," head coach
Jack Barton said. "We lost the doubles point by the closest of margins. We stayed in it till the end. ISU just shut the door before we could get a win on the last three courts. I'm seeing the progress, we just have to stay the course."
Compete results for both matches listed below.
The Cougars will be back on the court tomorrow, Sunday, March 3, against Georgia State at 10 a.m. at the H-F Racquet and Fitness Club in Homewood, Illinois. The Panthers are coached by LeTrone Mason who was the head coach at Chicago State prior to the arrival of Cougars current head coach
Jack Barton, the longest-tenured coach on the CSU staff. Mason led the Cougars women's team to a National Independent Tennis Championship in 2009.
Illinois State vs Chicago State University
3/2/2024 at Park Forest, Illinois
(Park Forest Health and Fitness Club)
Illinois State 6, Chicago State University 1
Singles competition
1.
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) def. Nam Pham (ILLSTM) 6-4, 6-2
2. Arvid Hjalte (ILLSTM) def.
Max Sandoval (CSUM) 6-3, 6-1
3. Adrian Dibildox (ILLSTM) def.
Rodrigo Alves (CSUM) 2-6, 7-5, 10-4
4. Tomas Valencia (ILLSTM) def.
Zak Radziwillowicz (CSUM) 5-7, 6-2, 10-4
5. Tin Ostro (ILLSTM) def.
Percy Siercke (CSUM) 6-4, 6-1
6. Caden Scarlett (ILLSTM) def.
Andrei-Rares Negrut (CSUM) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1.
Max Sandoval/
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) def. Tin Ostro/Emiliano Gonzales (ILLSTM) 7-6 (11-9)
2. Arvid Hjalte/Tom Bevan (ILLSTM) def.
Zak Radziwillowicz/
Rodrigo Alves (CSUM) 7-6 (7-5)
3. Caden Scarlett/Tomas Valencia (ILLSTM) def.
Percy Siercke/
Reed Gahagan (CSUM) 6-1
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,6,5,1,3,4)
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