Men's Tennis Wins Close Match over Talented ONU

(photo credit: Luke Stanczyk)
(photo credit: Luke Stanczyk)
Illinois Tech
5
Olivet Nazarene
4

Doubles

Alfonso Martinez / Tyler Cannon (ONU)
def. Rana, Abhishek / Rivich, Mike (IITMEN)
8-1
Abdo, Yousef / Laitinen, Adam (IITMEN)
def. Lucas Bolt / Shubham Kulkarni (ONU)
8-0
Zhong, Franklin / Croonquist, Broderic (IITMEN)
def. Nate Benoit / Adam Clark (ONU)
9-8

Singles

Alfonso Martinez (ONU)
def. Zhong, Franklin (IITMEN)
6-2, 6-1
Abdo, Yousef (IITMEN)
def. Lucas Bolt (ONU)
6-1, 6-1
Tyler Cannon (ONU)
def. Rana, Abhishek (IITMEN)
6-0, 6-0
Nate Benoit (ONU)
def. Rivich, Mike (IITMEN)
6-0, 6-2
Laitinen, Adam (IITMEN)
def. Adam Clark (ONU)
6-1, 6-1
Croonquist, Broderic (IITMEN)
def. Shubham Kulkarni (ONU)
6-0, 6-3
full stats
Posted: Feb 21, 2018

CHICAGO, Ill. - On Wednesday, the Illinois Tech men's tennis team hosted the Olviet Nazarene Tigers at XS Tennis in a late morning contest. In what shaped up to be a tight match, Tech won its fourth match in a row, as the Scarlet Hawks downed ONU 5-4.

How it Happened

  • While Tech dropped #1 doubles, the tandem of Yousef Abdo and Adam Laitinen coasted through #2 doubles for an 8-0 win.
  • One of the match's decisive spots was  #3 doubles. With the Tigers beating Franklin Zhong and Brody Croonquist 7-5, the Hawks stormed back to win 9-8 (3) and take a 2-1 lead heading into singles.
  • After Abdo was dominant in #2 singles (winning 6-1, 6-1), Laitinen and Croonquist followed suit. The two won in #4 (6-1, 6-1) and #6 (6-0, 6-3) singles respectively.

Up Next

  • The Scarlet Hawks will travel to Homewood, Illinois to oppose Prairie State College on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.