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Men's Tennis Falls To Olivet Nazarene, 7-2, Friday

(photo credit: Stephen Bates, WCS Photography).
(photo credit: Stephen Bates, WCS Photography).
Olivet Nazarane
7
Illinois Tech
2

Doubles

Jonathan Hentschel / Alex Verdu Arques (ONU)
def. de Santiago, Pol / Zhong, Franklin (ILTMTN)
8-3
Abdo, Yousef / Laitinen, Adam (ILTMTN)
def. Francisco Faria / Tyler Cannon (ONU)
8-6
Jose Castro / Jon Merki (ONU)
def. Croonquist, Brody / Housman, Davis (ILTMTN)
8-7 (0-5)

Singles

Francisco Faria (ONU)
def. de Santiago, Pol (ILTMTN)
6-1, 6-3
Alex Verdu Arques (ONU)
def. Zhong, Franklin (ILTMTN)
7-6 (0-4), 6-7, 1-0 (0-5)
Jose Castro (ONU)
def. Abdo, Yousef (ILTMTN)
7-6 (0-5), 6-1
Jonathan Hentschel (ONU)
def. Housman, Davis (ILTMTN)
4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (0-9)
Tyler Cannon (ONU)
def. Shamel, Mohammed (ILTMTN)
6-0, 6-0
Laitinen, Adam (ILTMTN)
def. Luke Fleming (ONU)
6-4, 6-2
full stats
Posted: Feb 15, 2019

CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Illinois Tech men's tennis team dropped a match to Olivet Nazarene, 7-2, at XS Tennis on Friday.

How It Happened 

  •  ONU took the early advantage by winning two out of the three matches in doubles competition to go ahead 2-1.  
  •  Olivet Nazarene had the upper hand in singles play, winning all five out of six matches in singles which allowed them to win the match.
  •  Illinois Tech picked up the victory at No. 6 singles in straight sets.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

  •  Yousef Abdo and Adam Laitinen picked up the victory at No. 2 doubles against ONU's Francisco Faria and Tyler Cannon, 8-6.
  •  Laitinen came back in singles competition at the No. 6 spot and came out victorious against ONU's Luke Fleming, 6-4, 6-2.
  •  Franklin Zhong fought hard at No. 2 singles against ONU's Alex Verda in a three-set thriller but was not able to come away with the victory, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 1-0.
  •  Davis Housman was able to force a third set tiebreaker but ONU's Jonathan Heatschel won the match, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0.

Up Next

  • Illinois Tech returns to action Sunday, February 24 for a tri-match at Cathrage College as the Scarlet Hawks take on Lake Forest College starting at noon CT and Carthage College starting at 3:00 p.m. CT.