Strong Finish On Final Day Of Redbird Invitational For ISU

NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men's tennis team picked up big wins and key points Saturday afternoon, as the Redbirds went 11-1 in the Davis Cup-style Redbird Invitational at the Gregory Street Courts. Thanks to those points won, ISU will advance to three finals on Sunday.

"What a great weekend it was for our boys," ISU head coach Mark Klysner said. "We played in and won several finals and more importantly, what I took away from the event was seeing a drastic improvement in a lot of the guys as they were able to get a bunch of match play. I was so pleased to see how they got better with every match they played.  Next up, we will put our focus on the ITA Regionals in about ten days at Michigan State. We should know later this week as to who gets a spot in the draw."

All three doubles teams picked up wins again on Sunday, as Diego Emilio Moura Herrera and Dominick Cuchran picked up an 8-6 win in the Red Flight over the team of Huck/Minsaas from DePaul.  In the White Flight, Zane Kohrs and Zacharias Rankloo Rasmusson paired up to win 8-6 against the team of Moser/Sirinit from DePaul. Rounding out action in the Black Flight, Melker Isaksson and Shu-Lun Chang cruised to an 8-1 win over Eastern Illinois' Riera and Pilipovic.

Isaksson also picked up a big win in singles, defeating Riera 6-4, 7-6 to cap off a strong weekend of competition.

RESULTS

Singles:
•    Huck (DEP) def. Diego Emilio Moura Herrera (ISU) 6-2, 6-3
•    Minsaas (DEP) def. Dominick Cuchran (ISU) 5-7,6-3,6-3
•    Sirinit (DEP) def. Zacharias Rankloo Rasmusson (ISU) 6-4,2-6,7-6
•    Moser (DEP) def. Zane Kohrs (ILS) 6-4,2-6,7-6
•    Pilipovic (EIU) def. Shu-Lun Chang (ISU) 6-7,6-1,6-2
•    Melker Isaksson (ISU) def. Riera (EIU) 6-4,7-6
Doubles:
•    Red Flight - Herrera/Cuchran (ISU) def. Huck/Minsaas (DEP) 8-6
•    White Flight - Kohrs/Rasmusson (ISU) def. Moser/Sirinit (DEP) 8-6
•    Black Flight - Isaksson/Chang (ISU) def. Riera/Pilipovic (EIU) 8-1  

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