BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois State men's tennis team came up short against Northern Illinois, 4-3, Sunday, Feb. 3 at the Bloomington Tennis Center in Bloomington, Illinois.
The loss brings the Redbirds to a 5-3 overall season record.
In singles, Igor Kolaric dropped a match in the No.1 spot to Eric Marbach. Diego Le Gal Perez earned a point for the 'Birds with his win over Kristopher Ortega.
The Huskies overcame the Redbirds in both the No. 3 and No. 4 spots of singles.
In flight five, Aleksa Lazarevic picked up a win, bringing his singles record to 7-1.
Egehan Sertkaya lost a tough three set match against Victor Spolidorio.
In doubles, the Redbirds earned two points with wins in flight two and flight three. Kolaric paired up with Perez to defeat Spolidorio and Malinen. The duo of Jorge Adair Bartra Quispe and Pol Botifoll Rius captured a match over Pata and Yu Yu.
The Redbirds will continue their homestand next Friday, Feb. 8 with a double header against UIS and Eastern Illinois. The matches will begin at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively, at the Bloomington Tennis Center.
ISU 3, NIU 4
Singles:
- Eric Marbach def. Igor Kolaric (ISU), 6-4, 6-4
- Diego Le Gal Perez (ISU) def. Kristopher Ortega, 6-3, 7-5
- David Pata def. Jorge Adair Bartra Quispe (ISU), 6-4, 6-4
- Bor Schweiger Muzar def. Pol Botifoll Rius (ISU), 6-3, 6-2
- Aleksa Lazarevic (ISU) def. Mikko Malinen, 7-6, 2-6, 7-6
- Victor Spolidorio def. Egehan Sertkaya, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3
Doubles:
- Sertkaya/Lazarevic vs. Marbach/Ortega, 5-5, unfinished
- Kolaric/Diego Le Gal Perez def. Spolidorio/Malinen, 6-3
- Bartra/Botifoll def. Pata/ Yu Yu, 7-5
Order of Finish:
Singles (4,3,2,1,6,5); Doubles (2,3)
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