Chicago, Ill. — Bouncing back from a tough 5-2 loss to North Central College last Saturday, the Illinois Tech Men's Tennis team (3-4) rolled over UW-Stevens Point (8-10) with a commanding 6-1 victory on Sunday at the XS Tennis Center. The Scarlet Hawks claimed all three doubles matches and took five out of six singles matches to seal the win.
How It Happened
Illinois Tech set the tone early by sweeping the doubles matches. The dynamic duo of
Alexander Feher and
Tanay Sharma clinched a nail-biting tiebreaker win at No. 1 doubles, 7-6(7), against Ayden Knuth and Augie Nelson. Over at No. 2 doubles, Pedro Roca and
Hozumi Tada delivered a solid 6-2 triumph over Anthony Janes and Dawson Froemming.
Pol Dueso Guell and
Tejas Sheth completed the doubles sweep with a 6-4 victory at No. 3 against Conner Kryscio and Jacob Stinski.
In singles action, the Scarlet Hawks continued their dominant streak. Pedro Roca showed resilience in a come-from-behind three-set victory at No. 1 singles, overcoming Dawson Froemming, 4-6, 6-1, 10-6.
Tanay Sharma added a straightforward win at No. 2 singles, downing Conner Kryscio 6-1, 6-1. Feher kept the momentum going with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Janes at No. 3 singles.
Pol Dueso Guell added to the Scarlet Hawks' impressive performance with a commanding 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 4 singles against Stinski. Tada clinched another point at No. 5 singles with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Knuth. The Pointers managed their sole singles win at No. 6, where Nelson edged out
Joseph Au, 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles
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Alexander Feher/
Tanay Sharma (Illinois Tech) def. Ayden Knuth/Augie Nelson (UWSP) 7-6(7)
Pedro Roca/
Hozumi Tada (Illinois Tech) def. Anthony Janes/Dawson Froemming (UWSP) 6-2
Pol Dueso Guell/
Tejas Sheth (Illinois Tech) def. Conner Kryscio/Jacob Stinski (UWSP) 6-4
Singles
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Pedro Roca (Illinois Tech) def. Dawson Froemming (UWSP) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6)
Tanay Sharma (Illinois Tech) def. Conner Kryscio (UWSP) 6-1, 6-1
Alexander Feher (Illinois Tech) def. Anthony Janes (UWSP) 6-2, 6-4
Pol Dueso Guell (Illinois Tech) def. Jacob Stinski (UWSP) 6-2, 6-0
Hozumi Tada (Illinois Tech) def. Ayden Knuth (UWSP) 6-2, 6-2
Augie Nelson (UWSP) def.
Joseph Au (Illinois Tech) 6-4, 6-4
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Pol Dueso Guell
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- 1 singles win
- 1 doubles win
Alexander Feher
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- 1 singles win
- 1 doubles win
Pedro Roca
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- 1 singles win
- 1 doubles win
Tanay Sharma
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- 1 singles win
- 1 doubles win
Match Notes:
- This was the first-ever meeting between the Scarlet Hawks and the Pointers.
Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks will face off against Roosevelt University at home on Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the XS Tennis Center in Chicago.
