DES MOINES, Iowa – The Illinois State men's tennis team came up short to Drake, 5-2, Sunday, Jan. 20, in Des Moines Iowa.
"I'm pretty impressed with the way we played tonight. We lost 5-2 but it could have been 4-3," head coach Mark Klysner said. "This being our first match and their fourth, I thought we played better than I would have anticipated. I'm excited to play tomorrow and get back at it."
After dropping three singles matches newcomer Aleksa Lazarevic picked up his first win with the Redbirds in a three-setter against Freddie Powell. Pol Botifoll Rius rounded out the singles matchups with a victory over Finley Hall.
Egehan Sertkaya and Diego Le Gal Perez battled in the 3 spot of doubles, but ultimately fell short.
The Redbirds will be back on the court Monday, Jan. 21 to face off with Tennessee Tech in Des Moines, Iowa.
Singles:
1. Vinny Gillespie (DU) def. Igor Kolaric (ILS) 6-1, 6-4
2. Tom Hands (DU) def. Diego Le Gal Perez (ILS) 6-3, 6-4
3. Bayo Philips (DU) def. Jorge Quispe (ILS) 6-4, 3-6, 10-2
4. Ben Clark (DU) def. Egehan Sertkaya (ILS) 6-2, 6-3
5. Pol Rius Botifoll (ILS) def. Finley Hall (DU) 0-6, 6-0, 7-5
6. Aleksa Lazarevic (ILS) def. Freddie Powell (DU) 6-3, 3-6, 10-3
Doubles:
1. Vinny Gillespie/Barny Thorold (DU) def. Igor Kolaric/Jorge Quispe (ILS) 6-1
2. Bayo Philips/Finley Hall (DU) def. Aleksa Lazarevic/Cameron Petersen (ILS) 6-1
3. Calum MacGeoch/Ben Clark (DU) def. Egehan Sertkaya/Diego Le Gal Perez (ILS) 7-5
Order of Finish: Singles (1,4,2,6,3,5); Doubles (1,2)
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