Men's Tennis | March 6

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team fell 6-1 to No. 11 Illinois on Friday afternoon. Senior Iker Gaztambide Arrastia recorded an upset over No. 23 Kenta Miyoshi on the top court in the road match.

Gaztambide Arrastia (Pamplona, Spain / Jesuitas) pulled off the singles victory in three sets, winning 3-6, 6-4, 10-6.

"Iker showed his resilience and what Huskie men's tennis is all about," said head coach René Vidal.

In doubles, Gaztambide Arrastia / Nikola Puntaric were ahead 5-4 at No. 1 when the match was suspended once Illinois claimed the point.

NIU will travel to UIC for its conference opener on Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m.

Doubles
No. 1: Hayden Jones/William Mroz (Illinois) vs. Iker Gaztambide Arrastia/Nikola Puntaric (NIU), 4-5, unfinished
No. 2: David Bakonyi/Adam Jilly (Illinois) def. Federico Scotuzzi/Lorenzo Leti Messina (NIU), 6-3
No. 3: Gabriel Debru/Jeremy Zhang (Illinois) def. Iker Dellien Velasco/Chiao Bo Suo Nan (NIU), 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3

Singles
No. 1: Iker Gaztambide Arrastia (NIU) def. #23 Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois), 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)
No. 2: Hayden Jones (Illinois) def. Lorenzo Leti Messina (NIU), 7-6(4), 6-4
No. 3: Adam Jilly (Illinois) def. Federico Scotuzzi (NIU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 4: Zach Viiala (Illinois) def. Chiao Bo Suo Nan (NIU), 6-2, 6-0
No. 5: Jeremy Zhang (Illinois) def. Pratyaksh LNU (NIU), 6-4, 7-5
No. 6: David Bakonyi (Illinois) def. Iker Dellien Velasco (NIU), 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 4, 6, 1, 2, 5