TULSA, Okla. – Illinois State jumped out to an early lead on the road at Oral Roberts on Wednesday by taking the doubles point, but ORU would rally in singles play to win four of six matches to come away with a 4-3 win over the Redbirds in Summit League play in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Redbirds took the first point of the match, thanks to doubles wins on Courts 1 and 2. At the No. 1 spot, Adrian Dibildox and Tomas Valencia defeated Ricardo Filho and Lucas Couy by a final of 6-3. The Redbirds then secured the doubles point with a tiebreaker win at No. 2, as the duo of Tin Ostro and Caden Scarlett picked up a win over Cayden Cheek and Christian Pensavalle by a score of 7-6 (2).
In singles action, ISU was able to pick up a pair of wins thanks to Christian Capacci and Jett Leong. At the No. 3 spot, Capacci rolled to a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Parv Nage and at the No. 5 spot, Leong defeated Pijus Reklevicius by a final of 6-3, 7-5. However, the Golden Eagles were able two pick up wins in the remaining four matches, two of which came via three-set thrillers, to earn the narrow 4-3 victory over the Redbirds.
ISU returns to action on Wednesday, April 15, when the Redbirds host Omaha at 12:30 p.m. in another crucial Summit League contest.Â
FINAL SCORE: Oral Roberts (4), Illinois State (3)
DoublesÂ
No. 1 Adrian Dibildox/Tomas Valencia (ILS) def. Ricardo Filho/Lucas Couy (ORU) 6-3
No. 2 Tin Ostro/Caden Scarlett (ILS) def. Cayden Cheek/Christian Pensavalle (ORU) 7-6 (2)
No. 3 Jack Berry/Rodrigo Guijarro (ORU) def. Jett Leong/Finn Logue (ILS) 6-4
SinglesÂ
No. 1 Ricardo Filho (ORU) def. Tomas Valencia (ILS) 1-6, 6-2, 7-5
No. 2 Luis Marcos Bonifasi (ORU) def. Adrian Dibildox (ILS) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 3 Christian Capacci (ILS) def. Parv Nage (ORU) 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 Rodrigo Guijarro (ORU) def. Tin Ostro (ILS) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
No. 5 Jett Leong (ILS) def. Pijus Reklevicius(ORU) 6-3, 7-5
No. 6 Jack Berry (ORU) def. Caden Scarlett (ILS) 6-4, 6-4
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