EVANSTON, Ill. – Illinois State had a big challenge in front of it on Saturday, as the Redbirds traveled to Evanston to take on Big Ten Conference in-state foe Northwestern in a head-to-head matchup at the Combe Tennis Center. The Wildcats took an early lead and never looked back, as they defeated the Redbirds 4-0 in non-conference action.
Northwestern won the doubles point to open the match, with wins at the No. 3 and No. 1 spots. The Wildcats then picked up singles wins at the No. 6, No. 5 and No. 1 spots to secure the sweep over the Redbirds.
Illinois State will head to the East Coast for a trio of matches next weekend, when they take on Quinnipiac (Friday), Wagner (Saturday) and St. Joseph's (Sunday).
FINAL SCORE: Northwestern (4), Illinois State (0)
Doubles:
No. 1 Greyson Casey/Carter Pate (NU) def. Adrian Dibildox/Christian Capacci (ILS) 6-2
No. 2 Cyrus Mahjoob/Ethan Schiffman (NU) vs. Tin Ostro/Caden Scarlett (ILS) 5-2, unfinished
No. 3 Vincent Yang/Chad Miller (NU) def. Jett Leong/Finn Logue (ILS) 6-0
Singles:
No. 1 Cyrus Mahjoob (NU) def. Adrian Dibildox (ILS) 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 Carter Pate (NU) vs. Christian Capacci (ILS) 4-6, 2-2, unfinished
No. 3 Greyson Casey (NU) vs. Jett Leong (ILS) 6-2, 1-1, unfinished
No. 4 Ethan Schiffman (NU) vs. Caden Scarlett (ILS) 6-2, 3-0, unfinished
No. 5 Chad Miller (NU) def. Finn Logue (ILS) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 Vincent Yang (NU) def. No player (ILSM), by forfeit
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