MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Chicago State University (1-10) fell to Marquette (2-10) 7-0 on Sunday at the Sprovieri Tennis Complex. CSU was unable to secure any victories in both singles and doubles play.
Marquette secured the doubles point with victories on No. 1 and No. 3 doubles courts. Blake Roegner and Remi St Laurent defeated Chicago State's
Justin Atkins and
Joao Teixeira, 6-2, at No. 1 doubles. Ivan Vazquez and Evan Glebov followed with a 6-2 win over
Reed Gahagan and
Yurii Hoida at No. 3 doubles. The match on No. 2 doubles between
Andrew Kunaka and
Chad Valdes of the Cougars and Hugh Perrill and Kristian Blagoev of Marquette was left unfinished with CSU leading 5-4.
In singles, Marquette extended its lead as Roegner overcame Hoida, 7-5, 7-6, at No. 1 singles. Valdes' match against Blagoev at No. 2 singles was left unfinished, with the score at 6-1, 4-6, 0-96. Clayton Anderson added a point for Marquette with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Teixeira at No. 3 singles.
St Laurent secured another point for Marquette, rallying for a 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 victory over Kunaka at No. 4 singles. Luke Coppage defeated Gahagan, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 5 singles, while Glebov closed the match with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Atkins at No. 6 singles.
Doubles
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Justin Atkins/
Joao Teixeira (CSU) vs. Blake Roegner/Remi St Laurent (MU) 2-6
Andrew Kunaka/
Chad Valdes (CSU) vs. Hugh Perrill/Kristian Blagoev (MU) 5-4 (unfinished)
Reed Gahagan/
Yurii Hoida (CSU) vs. Ivan Vazquez/Evan Glebov (MU) 2-6
Singles
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Yurii Hoida (CSU) vs. Blake Roegner (MU) 5-7, 1-6
Chad Valdes (CSU) vs. Kristian Blagoev (MU) 6-1, 4-6, 0-96 (unfinished)
Joao Teixeira (CSU) vs. Clayton Anderson (MU) 4-6, 5-7
Andrew Kunaka (CSU) vs. Remi St Laurent (MU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-7
Reed Gahagan (CSU) vs. Luke Coppage (MU) 1-6, 0-6
Justin Atkins (CSU) vs. Evan Glebov (MU) 0-6, 1-6
The next challenge for the Cougars is a matchup against the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The game is set for Friday, March 6 at 6 p.m. at a venue in Omaha, Nebraska.
