NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men's tennis team earned an impressive 13-1 record in singles and doubles during the squad's season-opening matches at the Indiana Hoosier Classic and the SIUE Fall Invitational Friday.
The Redbirds posted a 5-1 doubles record and 4-0 singles mark at the SIUE Fall Invitational and went undefeated in three single matches and one doubles match at the Hoosier Classic.
"The guys had a good start to the fall and picked up a lot of good wins," second-year head coach Mark Klysner said. "Tomorrow should be another good day for the team and for the freshmen on the team to get some matches under their belts."
Redbird sophomore Urh Krajnc Domiter led the way for Illinois State at the SIUE Fall Invitational, defeating Christoph Haertel of Western Illinois in the No. 1 flight of singles play, 7-5, 7-5. Domiter also won both of his doubles matches at the tournament, teaming up with freshman Christoffer Greve of ISU to beat Brandon Harris and Juan Calero of Saint Louis, 8-6, and Nicolas Vincent and Matthew Hutchinson of SIUE, 8-7 (7-1).
At the Hoosier Classic, Redbird's Jakub Eisner and Rolando Torrellas started their individual seasons with perfect records. Eisner defeated Connor Lafarve of Xavier, 7-5, 6-4, while Torrellas beat Josh Malyon of Dayton, 6-3, 7-5, and Santiago Salazar of Louisville, 6-3, 6-1. The pair also won their doubles match, beating IPFW's Andres Cobos and Daniel Cardenas, 8-5.
"I am very happy with the way Rolando and Jakub played today," Klysner said. "It's always tough to play your best in the first tournament of the fall, but both played very mature tennis today."
Sophomore Dylan Steffens also had success for ISU at the SIUE Fall Invitational, winning his single's match in straight sets against Western Illinois' Surya Sawhney, 6-0, 6-0. Steffens also won both his double's matches, pairing with ISU freshman Andreas Boers to defeat Miguel Flores and Paarth Dodhiawala of Saint Louis, 8-6, and Patrick Gaffigan and Tristan Houle of SIUE, 8-5.
Muddappa Appanervanda and Rodrigo Oliveira also won their respective singles matches at the SIUE Fall Inviational.
The Redbirds will continue match play at the SIUE Fall Invitational and the Hoosier Classic on Saturday, Sept. 20.
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Results
SIUE Fall Invitational
Singles
F1R1 Urh Krajnc Domiter (Illinois State) def. Christoph Haertel (Western
Illinois) 7-5, 7-5
F2R1 Rodrigo Oliveira (Illinois State) def. Chris Bunch (Western Illinois)
6-1, 6-0
F3R1 Muddappa Appanervanda (Illinois State) def. Colin Adams (Western
Illinois) 6-1, 6-0
F4R1 Dylan Steffens (Illinois State) def. Surya Sawhney (Western Illinois)
6-0, 6-0
Doubles
F1R1 Yehia El Sallaly/David Ferragut (Saint Louis) def. Rodrigo
Oliveira/Muddappa Appanervanda (Illinois State) 8-7 (7-4)
F1R2 Rodrigo Oliveira/Muddappa Appanervanda (Illinois State) def. Stephen
Washuta/Nico Kuehn (SIUE) 8-2
F2R1 Dylan Steffens/Andreas Boers (Illinois State) def. Miguel Flores/Paarth
Dodhiawala (Saint Louis) 8-6
F2R2 Dylan Steffens/Andreas Boers (Illinois State) def. Patrick
Gaffigan/Tristan Houle (SIUE) 8-5
F3R1 Urh Krajnc Domiter/Christoffer Greve (Illinois State) def. Brandon
Harris/Juan Calero (Saint Louis) 8-6
F3R2 Urh Krajnc Domiter/Christoffer Greve (Illinois State) def. Nicolas
Vincent/Matthew Hutchinson (SIUE) 8-7 (7-1)
Hoosier Classic
Singles
Rolando Torrellas def. Karl Wangensten-Oye(IPFW) 6-3, 7-5
Rolando Torrellas def. Santiago Salazar (Louisville) 6-3, 6-1
Jakub Eisner def. Connor Lafavre (Xavier) 7-5, 6-4
Doubles
Eisner/Torrellas def. Andres Cobos/Daniel Cardenas (IPFW) 8-5
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