Men's Tennis Falls to Cardinal Stritch

Sunday, February 5

Milwaukee, Wis.

11 a.m.

South Dakota State University

Cardinal Stritch

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

2/5/2017 10:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The South Dakota State men's tennis team dropped to Cardinal Stritch, 5-4 on Sunday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Emerson Styles claimed the first point for the Jacks as he topped Fabio Perasso, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles.

Freshman Gabriel Santos defeated Gian Pico, 7-6 (6), 6-4 at No. 3 singles.

Chuck Tang fought hard at No. 5 singles to win a 3-6, 6-1, 10-6 decision over Raymond Weich.

Senior Lucas Pereira captured the final point for SDSU with a 7-6 (7), 6-2 mark at No. 6 singles.

The Jacks return to action Wednesday when they take on Augustana in Sioux Falls. Start time is set for 6 p.m.

Singles
No. 1 – Emerson Styles (SDSU) def. Fabio Perasso (CS), 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 – William East (CS) def. Marco Paulo Castro (SDSU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
No. 3 – Gabriel Santos (SDSU) def. Gian Pico (CS), 7-6 (6), 6-4
No. 4 – Caio Barros (CS) def. Jonny Higham (SDSU), 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-4
No. 5 – Chuck Tang (SDSU) def. Raymond Weich (CS), 3-6, 6-1, 10-6
No. 6 – Lucas Pereira (SDSU) def. Luis Sanchez (CS), 7-6 (7), 6-2

Doubles
No. 1 – Perasso/Weich (CS) def. Higham/Styles (SDSU), 8-5
No. 2 – East/Pico (CS) def. Tang/Pereira (SDSU), 8-3
No. 3 – Barros/Sanchez (CS) def. Castro/Ward (SDSU), 8-1