EVANSTON, IL- The Chicago State men's tennis team kicked off the 2025 spring slate at Northwestern on Sunday. The team dropped the match 6-0 to the Big Ten foe.
Chad Valdes played at No. 1 and took four games off Northwestern's Saiprakash Goli, falling 6-2, 6-2 while Reed Gahagan fell to Greyson Casey, 6-1, 6-1.
The Cougars will look to bounce back against ins-state foe Northern Illinois on FEb. 28 in Dekalb.
Singles Results
1. Saiprakash Goli (NUM) def. Chad Valdes (CSU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Greyson Casey (NUM) def. Reed Gahagan (CSU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Max Bengtsson (NUM) def. Adrei-Rares Negrut (CSU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Vincent Yang (NUM) def. Justin Atkins (CSU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Owen Megargee (NUM) def. Logan Daily (CSU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Felix Nordby/Greyson Casey (NUM) def. Chad Valdes/Reed Gahagan (CSU) 6-2
2. Vincent Yang/Owen Megargee (NUM) vs. Adrei-Rares Negrut/Justin Atkins (CSU) 5-1, unfinished
3. Saiprakash Goli/Max Bengtsson (NUM) def. Logan Daily/No player (CSU), by forfeit
Match Notes:
Chicago State 0-1
Northwestern Men's Tennis 5-7
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5,4,3,2,1)
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