Men's Tennis | January 29

Chicago, Ill. - The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team picked up their second straight win on Monday as they defeated Chicago State by a score of 6-1.
 
"Great effort again by our guys today," coach Shao-Yu Yu said. "Our guys were able to find ways to compete and handle adversities that we faced today. I am really proud of how we battled today, and we will carry our momentum to our next home match."
 
The Huskies scored the opening doubles point with wins at No. 3 and No. 1 doubles. Sam Klein and Christopher Norlin won at No. 3 doubles, 6-0, and Cheng En Tsai and Mikael Vollbach won their match at No. 1 doubles, 6-2.
 
In singles competition, Saul Berdullas picked up the Huskies' second point as he won 6-4, 6-1 over CSU's Maximilliano Sandova at No. 2 singles.
 
Klein won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 5 singles against Andrei Negrut to push the Huskies to three points.
 
NIU clinched the dual victory with Armin Koschtojan's 6-1, 7-6 victory over Peter Sierske at No. 4 singles.
 
Luke Welker picked up a win at No. 6 singles 6-1, 6-0 over the Cougars' Hunter Austin.
 
In the final match, senior Mikael Vollbach got the Huskies' sixth point with his 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 1-0 (10-8) win over Pedro Alvarez at No. 1 singles.
 
Men's tennis (4-2) will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 10 as they take on Eastern Illinois at 9 a.m. and Lewis at 6 p.m. at the Nelson Tennis Center at Chick Evans Field House.
 
 
Singles
1. Mikael Vollbach (NIU-M) def. Pedro Alvarez (CSU) 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 1-0 (10-8)
2. Saul Berdullas (NIU-M) def. Maximilliano Sandova (CSU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Rodrigo Alvez (CSU) def. Christopher Norlin (NIU-M) 6-2, 5-3, retired
4. Armin Koschtojan (NIU-M) def. Percy Siercke (CSU) 6-1, 7-6
5. Sam Klein (NIU-M) def. Andrei Negrut (CSU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Luke Welker (NIU-M) def. Hunter Austin (CSU) 6-1, 6-0

 
Doubles
1. Cheng En Tsai/Mikael Vollbach (NIU-M) def. Pedro Alvarez/Maximilliano Sandova (CSU) 6-2
2. Rodrigo Alvez/Percy Siercke (CSU) vs. Armin Koschtojan/Saul Berdullas (NIU-M) 3-5, unfinished
3. Sam Klein/Christopher Norlin (NIU-M) def. Hunter Austin/Andrei Negrut (CSU) 6-0
Match Notes:

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,5,3,4,6,1)
 
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