CHICAGO, Ill. – The Illinois State men's tennis team earned a 6-1 win over Chicago State, boosting their record to an even 2-2. Today featured singles wins from Urh Krajnc Domiter, Andreas Boers and Matias Chomali as well as doubles wins from the teams of Boers and Krajnc Domiter and Dylan Steffens and Chomali.
"Today collectively was not our best tennis even though we battled through it and pulled off a nice win. We will have to play better tomorrow versus Marquette," said head coach Mark Klysner. "Credit to Jack Barton at Chicago State who continues to make that program better and better each year. We did what we set out to do today and I think the guys will be fired up for tomorrow."
In singles, Krajnc Domiter defeated Chicago State's Felix Savard 6-2, 6-7, 10-8. Boers defeated Gonzalo Martinez 6-4, 6-1. Chomali defeated Rohan Wattley 6-4, 6-0. Foersom fell to Christian Gonzalez 6-4, 6-2.
In doubles play, the team of Boers and Krajnc Domiter defeated Martinez and Gonzalez 7-5 and the duo of Steffens and Chomali defeated Wattley and Savard 7-6.
The Redbirds will travel straight to Milwaukee to compete against Marquette tomorrow at the Helfaer Tennis Stadium. Play will begin at 1 p.m. To stay up to date on the ISU men's tennis team, follow them on Twitter: @RedbirdMTEN.
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