MILWAUKEE – Illinois State got off to a good start by taking the doubles point on the road at Marquette, however the hosts would rally to win four of six singles matches to pick up a 4-2 win over the Redbirds on Wednesday afternoon in Milwaukee.
The Redbirds continued to play strong doubles, winning at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots to record the first point of the match. The No. 2 tandem of Tin Ostro and Caden Scarlett picked up a 6-3 win over Marquette's Luke Coppage and Hugh Perrill to tie things at 1-1, before the No. 3 team of Jett Leong and Finn Logue defeated Kristian Blagoev and Evan Glebov by a score of 6-4 to clinch the doubles point for ISU.
In singles action, Scarlett was the lone winner for the Redbirds as he cruised to a 6-2, 6-0 win at the No. 4 spot over Marquette's Remi St. Laurent. The Golden Eagles would pick up hard-fought three-set wins over the Redbirds at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots and earned points at the No. 3 and No. 6 spots to secure the win.
The Redbirds return to the courts on Saturday in Evanston, as the head to take on Big Ten Conference in-state foe Northwestern with first serve set for 4 p.m.Â
FINAL SCORE: Marquette (4), Illinois State (2)
Doubles:
No. 1 Blake Roegner/Remi St. Laurent (MARQ) def. Adrian Dibildox/Christian Capacci (ILS) 6-4
No. 2 Tin Ostro/Caden Scarlett (ILS) def. Luke Coppage/Hugh Perrill (MARQ) 6-3
No. 3 Jett Leong/Finn Logue (ILS) def. Kristian Blagoev/Evan Glebov (MARQ) 6-4
Singles:
No. 1 Blake Roegner (MARQ) def. Adrian Dibildox (ILS) 6-3, 6-7, 6-1
No. 2 Kristian Blagoev (MARQ) def. Christian Capacci (ILS) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
No. 3 Clayton Anderson (MARQ) def. Jett Leong (ILS) 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 Caden Scarlett (ILS) def. Remi St. Laurent (MARQ) 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 Finn Logue (ILS) vs. Evan Glebov (MARQ) 6-4, unfinished
No. 6 Luke Coppage (MARQ) won by withdrawal
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