NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men's tennis team concluded its fall season at Redbird Invitational Sunday at the Bloomington Tennis Center. Freshman Nam Pham earned a White flight win against DePaul's Luuk Wassenaar 7-6, 4-6, 10-7.
"What a great tournament it was and this new format we played made every round more exciting than the last," ISU head coach Mark Klysner said. "I am proud of how we played and felt like we ended the fall portion of the season with a lot of improvement. I do want to give a shout out to our freshman phenom, Nam Pham, who won his finals match which clinched the tournament title for him and Polo. I can't wait to see what this team can accomplish in the spring."
RESULTS:
(CSU) Plaza def. Diego Herrera 6-2, Retired
(CSU) Suler def. Aleksa Lazarevic 6-2,6-2
Pham def. (DePaul) Wassenaar 7-6,4-6,10-7
(DePaul) Minsaas def. Po Botifoll Rius 6-2, 7-6
The 'Birds will be back on the court to start the spring season beginning on Jan. 15 with a match at Northwestern in Evanston, Ill.
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