Tennis Falls to Illinois-Chicago

Saturday, March 18

Chicago, Ill.

6 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Illinois - Chicago

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

3/18/2017 10:14:00 PM | Men's Tennis

CHICAGO, Ill. – The South Dakota State men's tennis team fell to Illinois-Chicago in a close 4-3 match Saturday afternoon at Hinsdale Racquet Club in Chicago.

The Flames swept doubles, winning the point.

Emerson Styles won his singles match, defeating Marcelo Dib, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2.

Marco Paulo Castro topped Johan Hedstrom, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3 singles.

Senior Lucas Pereira captured the final point for the Jacks with a 6-2, 6-3 decision at No. 6 singles.

Up Next
SDSU returns to the court March 24 for a match against Creighton. Start time is set for 11 a.m. in Omaha.

Singles
1. Niko Wasilewicz def. Jonny Higham, 7-6 (9-7), 6-3
2. Emerson Styles def. Marcelo Dib, 6-4, 6-2
3. Marco Paulo Castro def. Johan Hedstrom, 6-3, 6-4
4. Kailash Panchapakesan def. Gabriel Santos, 6-3, 6-2
5. Christian San Andres def. Chuck Tang, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4)
6. Lucas Pereira def. William Wale, 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
1. Wasilewicz/Alvaro de la Fuente def. Higham/Castro, 6-4
2. Dib/Hedstrom def. Styles/Tang, 6-3
3. San Andres/Panchapakesan Santos/Pereira, 6-3

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