NORMAL, Ill. – Inclement weather last week delayed a chance for Illinois State and Chicago State to match up on the tennis court, but the two teams will get the chance to compete on Wednesday when the Redbirds head to Chicago to face the Cougars at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club at 1 p.m.
"We have a real quick turnaround from a tough weekend, but I think the guys are ready to go," ISU head coach Mark Klysner said. "Chicago State is much improved, and I expect a very intense match but if we play like I know we can, then we should have a good day."
The Redbirds are coming off a tough weekend in Indianapolis, where they dropped two incredibly close matches to IUPUI and Butler.
On Saturday, the Redbirds swept the doubles matches and picked up an early point but could not stave off a comeback by the Jaguars. On Sunday across town at Butler, Melker Isaksson won both his singles and doubles matches and Arvid Hjalte also won in singles, but it was not enough, and the Bulldogs picked up the victory.
Chicago State went 2-1 with wins over Eastern Illinois and at IUPUI last weekend to improve to 3-4 overall this spring. The Cougars were led by Pedro Alvarez, who was named the Western Athletic Conference Singles Player of the Week after he earned two victories at No. 1 singles.
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