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Men’s Tennis Falls to Greenville, RHIT

Yousef Abdo won both in singles and doubles against Greenville (photo credit: Stephen Bates, WCS Photography).
Yousef Abdo won both in singles and doubles against Greenville (photo credit: Stephen Bates, WCS Photography).
Greenville
5
Illinois Tech
4

Doubles

Zhong, Franklin / Croonquist, Broderic (IITMEN)
def. Nate Wieland / Justin Tilford (GUMT)
8-3
Abdo, Yousef / Laitinen, Adam (IITMEN)
def. Daniel Pieplow / Zach Plocher (GUMT)
8-2
Austin Burkhart / Gabriel Munoz (GUMT)
def. Pio, Jack / Woltman, Andrew (IITMEN)
8-5

Singles

Zhong, Franklin (IITMEN)
def. Nate Wieland (GUMT)
3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)
Abdo, Yousef (IITMEN)
def. Gabriel Munoz (GUMT)
6-2, 6-1
Daniel Pieplow (GUMT)
def. Laitinen, Adam (IITMEN)
6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
Zach Plocher (GUMT)
def. Croonquist, Broderic (IITMEN)
6-2, 6-2
Justin Tilford (GUMT)
def. Pio, Jack (IITMEN)
6-2, 6-1
Austin Burkhart (GUMT)
def. Mullane, Connor (IITMEN)
7-6 (7-4), 6-4
full stats
Posted: Mar 24, 2018

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Illinois Tech men's tennis team traveled to Indiana on Saturday to take on Greenville and host Rose-Hulman, falling 5-4 and 9-0.

How it Happened – Greenville Match

  • The Scarlet Hawks opened strong in doubles, winning in the first spot (Franklin Zhong and Brody Croonquist) 8-3 and second spot (Yousef Abdo and Adam Laitinen) 8-2.
  • In singles, Zhong (#1) and Abdo (#2) were victorious, winning 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 and 6-2, 6-1 respectively.

How it Happened – RHIT Match

  • While RHIT swept doubles, Abdo and Laitnen were strong once again, playing the Fightin' Engineers to a 8-6 score.
  • In singles, #4 Croonquist (4-6, 6-4, 10-6) and #5 Jack Pio (7-6, 1-6, 8-10) pushed matches to three sets.

Up Next

  • Tech will host both Lake Forest and Principia on Saturday, March 31 beginning at 9:00 a.m.