by Eric Willuweit

Chicago, Ill. - The Illinois Tech men's tennis team dropped a non-conference match with North Central College 9-0 Saturday evening at XS Tennis Center. The Scarlet Hawks fell to 0-2 on the young season. The Cardinals improved to 4-1.

"North Central came to play" said Head Coach Kris Powell. "We did not show up, and only saw moments of competitiveness. We have to work on our intensity during practice for it to show up in a match. I think they know what they need to work on. We just have to do it" said Powell.

Singles Play (North Central College 6 - Illinois Tech 0)

The best match of the day was in singles number one play, where Alann Torres lost 6-4, 7-6, with set two going to a tie-breaker (10-7 North Central). Nabil Fawaz won 4 games in the number three singles slot, while Davis Housman and Jordan Lauer each took three games in their number two and four singles matches, respectively.

Doubles Play (North Central College 3 - Illinois Tech 0)

The most competitive match of the day took place in the number two doubles matchup, where Housman and Lauer took four games in their 8-4 loss. Torres and Fawaz fell in number one doubles 8-2, and Rodrigo Casado and Danial Zindani lost 8-3 in double number three.

Up Next

The Scarlet Hawks will be back in action next Saturday afternoon, when they travel to Lake Forest to take on the Foresters at 4:00 PM in a non-conference match.