Box Score The Chicago State men's tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision to IUPUI Saturday afternoon at the West Indy Racquet Club in Indianapolis, Indiana. IUPUI earned the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and 3 and the Cougars rallied in singles with straight-set wins by
Pedro Alvarez at No. 1 and
Percy Siercke at No. 5 along with a three-set victory by
Zak Radziwillowicz at No. 3. Siercke's win knotted the match at 3-3 but IUPUI won at No. 6 for the 4-3 victory.
"This was a match where bad decisions and a lack of mental toughness was the difference," head coach
Jack Barton said. "I told the guys at the beginning of the season that when moments come we can't miss them and this was definitely one where we missed it. As a team we were not 100% focused. Some were and some were not and it cost us."
Compete results listed below.
The Cougars will wrap up the regular season at Northern Kentucky tomorrow, Sunday, April 21, at 11:30 a.m.
Chicago State University vs IUPUI
4/20/2024 at Indianapolis, Indiana
(West Indy Racquet Club)
IUPUI 4, Chicago State University 3
Singles competition
1.
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) def. Kamil Kozerski (IUPUIM) 7-5, 6-0
2. Steven Paz (IUPUIM) def.
Rodrigo Alves (CSUM) 6-2, 6-0
3.
Zak Radziwillowicz (CSUM) def. Noah Viste (IUPUIM) 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
4. Luka Rodic (IUPUIM) def.
Max Sandoval (CSUM) 6-2, 6-1
5.
Percy Siercke (CSUM) def. Eli Mercer (IUPUIM) 7-6, 6-3
6. Emil Jankowski (IUPUIM) def.
Reed Gahagan (CSUM) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Kamil Kozerski/Emil Jankowski (IUPUIM) def.
Max Sandoval/
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) 6-3
2. Luka Rodic/Steven Paz (IUPUIM) vs.
Rodrigo Alves/
Zak Radziwillowicz (CSUM) 5-4, unfinished
3. Noah Viste/Will Thurin (IUPUIM) def.
Andrei-Rares Negrut/
Percy Siercke (CSUM) 6-2
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,2,1,3,5,6)
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