STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Illinois State evened its record at 1-1 on a weekend East Coach road swing on Saturday, as the Redbirds (4-5) rallied for a 4-3 win over Wagner (6-2) at the CSI Tennis Courts in Staten Island, New York.
Wagner took the early lead in the match, winning the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots to take a 1-0 lead. The Seahawks also were able to pick up singles wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions; however, the Redbirds rallied to secure singles wins at on courts three through six to come away with the 4-3 victory.
At the No. 3 spot, Tin Ostro defeated Tom Lamers in straight sets by a score of 7-6 (7), 6-2, and Jett Leong rallied after dropping the first set to Pablo Rodriguez Gonzalez to win the match in three sets 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 at the No. 4 spot. Caden Scarlett won in straight sets over Vibhu Challagundla by a final of 6-1, 7-6 (5), and at the No. 6 spot Finn Logue picked up a victory over Joshua Zhao by a score of 7-5, 0-6, 6-1.
Illinois State will wrap up its East Coast weekend road trip Sunday against St. Joseph's, with first serve set for 2 p.m. CT.
FINAL SCORE: Illinois State (4), Wagner (3)
Doubles:
No. Lukas Escher/Eddie Schmidt (WAG) def. Adrian Dibildox/Christian Capacci (ILS) 6-1
No. 2 Tin Ostro/Caden Scarlett (ILS) vs. Pablo Rodriguez Gonzalez/Joshua Zhao (WAG) 5-2 unfinished
No. 3 Tom Lamers/Sebastian Dobson (WAG) def. Jett Leong/Finn Logue (ILS) 6-2
Singles:
No. 1 Eddie Schmidt (WAG) def. Adrian Dibildox (ILS) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 Lukas Escher (WAG) def. Christian Capacci (ILS) 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-3
No. 3 Tin Ostro (ILS) def. Tom Lamers (WAG) 7-6 (7), 6-2
No. 4 Jett Leong (ILS) def. Pablo Rodriguez Gonzalez (WAG) 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
No. 5 Caden Scarlett (ILS) def. Vibhu Challagundla (WAG) 6-1, 7-6 (5)
No. 6 Finn Logue (ILS) def. Joshua Zhao (WAG) 7-5, 0-6, 6-1
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