NORMAL, Ill. – Day one of the 2021 Redbird Invitational dodged some late rain, but got every match in Friday in the Davis Cup-style tournament at the Gregory Street Courts.
"I like how we started in the doubles today with a lot of energy," ISU head coach Mark Klysner said. "We are trying some new pairings so it's still a work in progress, but right now it's all about getting matches under our belt. We competed well in singles and picked up some quality wins. Again, I am not too concerned with the results as much as I am simply looking for us playing good tennis and improving each day of the event."
The doubles team of Diego Emilio Moura Herrera and Dominick Cuchran picked up a win in the doubles red flight 8-7 over a duo from Bellarmine. In singles action, Herrera picked up a 6-3, 7-5 win and Melker Isaksson also picked up a three-set in the black flight.
Action resumes at 10 a.m. Saturday morning in the second of three days of the tournament.
RESULTS
Singles:
•   Diego Emilio Moura Herrera (ISU) def. Reynolds (BEL) 6-3,7-5
•   Batchelor (BEL) def. Dominick Cuchran (ISU) 7-5,6-4
•   Kyrillou (EIU) def. Zane Kohrs (ISU) 2-6,7-5,10-3
•   Wallace (EIU) def. Zacharias Rankloo Rasmusson (ISU) 6-1,2-6,10-8
•   Berglund (BEL) def. Shu-Lun Chang (ISU) 7-5,6-4
•   Melker Isaksson (ISU) def. TBA 6-3,2-6,13-11
Doubles:
•   Red Flight - Herrera/Cuchran (ISU) def. Reynolds/Batchelor (BEL) 8-7
•   White Flight - Kyrillou/Wallace (EIU) def. Kohrs/Rasmusson (ISU) 8-4
•   Black Flight - TBD/Berglund def. Isaksson/Chang (ISU) 8-2 Â
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