YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Chicago State University fell to Mercyhurst 6-1 on Friday. CSU secured its lone singles victory at the No. 1 position and claimed a win in the No. 1 doubles match.
Chicago State fell short in doubles, with Mercyhurst claiming the doubles point.
Yurii Hoida and
Joao Teixeira secured a 6-3 victory at No. 1 doubles over Colm Schultz and Petar Belosevic. However,
Andrew Kunaka and
Reed Gahagan were defeated 6-2 at No. 2 doubles by Danylo Rekun and Lukas Cabue Valverde. The match at No. 3 doubles was decided administratively, resulting in a 1-0 win for Mercyhurst.
In singles play,
Yurii Hoida put the Cougars on the board with a straight-sets victory at No. 1 singles, defeating Lukas Cabue Valverde 6-4, 7-5.
Joao Teixeira battled through three sets at No. 2 singles but ultimately fell to Petar Belosevic, 6-4, 0-6, 10-6. Colm Schultz overcame
Andrew Kunaka in a tense match at No. 3 singles, ending 6-1, 3-6, 10-8.
At No. 4 singles,
Reed Gahagan was unable to overcome Mykhailo Polishchuck, losing 6-2, 6-1. Chicago State's
Justin Atkins was defeated by Nikola Radisic at No. 5 singles with a 6-2, 6-0 result. The final singles match at No. 6 was another administrative finish, with David Mengher securing a 1-0 win for Mercyhurst. The final score saw Mercyhurst triumph 6-1 over the Cougars.
Doubles Â
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Hoida,Yurii/Teixeira,Joao (CSU-M) def. Schultz,Colm/Belosevic,Petar (MER) 6-3 Â
Rekun,Danylo/Valverde,Lukas Cabue (MER) def. Kunaka,Andrew/Gahagan,Reed (CSU-M) 6-2 Â
Davalos,Raul/Mengher,David (MER) def. TEAM/TEAM (CSU-M) by default Â
Singles Â
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Hoida,Yurii (CSU-M) def. Valverde,Lukas Cabue (MER) 6-4, 7-5 Â
Belosevic,Petar (MER) def. Teixeira,Joao (CSU-M) 4-6, 6-0, 10-6 Â
Schultz,Colm (MER) def. Kunaka,Andrew (CSU-M) 6-1, 3-6, 10-8 Â
Polishchuck,Mykhailo (MER) def. Gahagan,Reed (CSU-M) 6-2, 6-1 Â
Radisic,Nikola (MER) def. Atkins,Justin (CSU-M) 6-2, 6-0 Â
Mengher,David (MER) def. TEAM (CSU-M) by default Â
The next challenge for the Cougars comes as it travels to face Youngstown State University on Saturday, April 4 at 10 a.m. at the campus courts in Youngstown, Ohio.
