BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois State men's tennis team shut out Illinois Tech, Saturday, Jan. 26 in a double header at the Bloomington Tennis Center in Bloomington, Illinois.
"The guys played well today and we got some more matches under our belt. Now we prepare for next weekend which will be a tough test for our guys," head coach Mark Klysner said.
The Redbirds collected two wins, evening their spring record at 2-2.
Brandon Lew blanked Woltman to collect the first point for the 'Birds. Lew picked up a win over Laitinen, 6-1 in the second match.
Pol Botifoll Rius defeated Abdo in the No. 2 spot, 6-1, 6-0. Egehan Sertkaya brought his singles record to 1-1 with a win against de Santiago.
Jorge Adair Bartra Quispe picked up a win in No. 1 spot over Santiago in match one. Diego Le Gal Perez overcame Zhong in the No. 1 spot in the second match.
Aleksa Lazarevic earned two wins in the No. 3 spot over Illinois Tech, bringing his overall singles record to 3-0.
Zacharias Rankloo Rasmusson captured two wins in his first match for the 'Birds in the dual season. Cameron Petersen competed in flight five, collected victories over Croonquist and Shamel.
The Redbirds collected six doubles victories over Illinois Tech, improving their doubles record to 6-5.
The 'Birds will return to the court Friday, Feb. 1 for a doubleheader with Chicago State at the Bloomington Tennis Center in Bloomington, Illinois.
ISU 7, Illinois Tech 0
Singles
- Jorge Adair Bartra Quispe def. P. de Santiago, 6-2, 6-4
- Pol Botifoll Rius def. Y. Abdo, 6-1, 6-0
- Aleksa Lazarevic def. D. Housman, 6-0, 6-2
- Zacharias Rankloo Rasmusson def. M. Shamel, 6-1, 6-1
- Cameron Petersen def. B. Croonquist, 6-3, 6-2
- Brandon Lew def. A Woltman, 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
- Le Gal Perez/Sertkaya def. Zhong/de Santiago, 6-4
- Kolaric/Rasmusson def. Abdo/Laitinen, 6-3
- Lew/Petersen def. Pio/Rana, 6-1
Order of Finish: Singles (6,2,3,4,5,1) Doubles (2,3,1)
ISU 7, Illinois Tech 0
Singles
- Diego Le Gal Perez def. F. Zhong, 6-1, 6-0
- Egehan Sertkaya def. P. de Santiago, 7-5, 6-1
- Aleksa Lazarevic def. Y. Abdo, 6-1, 6-1
- Zacharias Rankloo Rasmusson def. D Housman, 6-0, 6-1
- Cameron Petersen def. M. Shamel, 6-3, 6-3
- Brandon Lew def. A. Laitinen, 6-1
Doubles
- Kolaric/Le Gal Perez def. Housman/Shamel, 6-2
- Bartra/Lazarevic def. Zhong/de Santiago, 6-2
- Rasmusson/Botifoll def. Abdo/ Laitinen, 6-2
Order of Finish: Singles (1,6,3,4,5,2) Doubles (3,1,2)
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