CHICAGO - Chicago State men's tennis player Chad Valdes earned his first win of the season with a 7-5, 6-3 win over IU Indy's top player, Steven Paz to close out the 2025 spring season.
The Cougars dropped the match, 6-1, overall but had very encouraging play at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, outside of Valdes win at No. 1, Andrei-Rares Negrut had a very close match at No. 2 singles falling 7-5, 6-3 to Eli Mercer.
The match concludes the 2025 season for the Cougars.
Results
IU Indianapolis 6, Chicago State University 1
4/19/2025
at Chicago, Illinois
Singles
1. Chad Valdes (CSU) def. Steven Paz (INDY) 7-5, 6-3Â
2. Eli Mercer (INDY) def. Andrei-Rares Negrut (CSU) 7-5, 6-3
3. Will Thurin (INDY) def. Reed Gahagan (CSU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Konner Gunwall (INDY) def. Logan Daily (CSU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Vincent Nauta (INDY) def. No player (CSU), by default
6. Nate Day (INDY) def. No player (CSU), by default
Doubles
1. Nate Day/Konner Gunwall (INDY) def. Chad Valdes/Andrei-Rares Negrut (CSU) 6-1
2. Will Thurin/Steven Paz (INDY) def. Reed Gahagan/Logan Daily (CSU) 6-0
3. Eli Mercer/Pumiphat Sukkho (INDY) def. No player/No player (CSU), by default
Match Notes: IU Indianapolis 10-12 Chicago State University 1-10
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