University of Toledo
Illinois State
Men's Tennis Wins Doubles Point, Falters in Singles
3/21/2010 12:15:00 AM | Men's Tennis
NORMAL, IL - The Toledo men's tennis team took the doubles point, but Illinois State swept all six singles matches as the Rockets fell 6-1 Saturday afternoon.
UT dropped to 7-10 on the season with the setback, and remains on the road with a 10 a.m. match Sunday against Bradley.
The Rockets swept the doubles point, led by Sven Burus and Aleksandar Elezovic at the top with an 8-3 win. Knot Likitkumchorn and Leo Sarria held on in the tiebreaker, 8-7 (7-0), while Bryant Dudzik and Terence Weigand earned an 8-4 win at No. 3 doubles.
However, Toledo dropped five of the six singles matches in straight sets. Elezovic reached a third-set tiebreaker but couldn't come away with the victory at No. 2.
SINGLES
1. Pelaez, Alexander (ILS) def. Burus, Sven (TOLEDO) 6-4, 6-0
2. Reichelt, Timon (ILS) def. Elezovic, Aleksandar (TOLEDO) 1-6, 7-6, 10-6
3. Miljevic, Filip (ILS) def. Likitkumchorn, Nutth (TOLEDO) 7-6 (9-7), 7-5
4. Zlatkovic, Matej (ILS) def. Sarria, Leo (TOLEDO) 6-1, 6-4
5. Span, Skip (ILS) def. Dudzik, Bryant (TOLEDO) 6-1, 6-3
6. Riart-Ferrer, Xavier (ILS) def. Harika, Gursher (TOLEDO) 6-2, 6-1
DOUBLES
1. Burus, Sven/Elezovic, Aleksandar (TOLEDO) def. Zlatkovic, Matej/Reichelt, Timon (ILS) 8-3
2. Likitkumchorn, Nutth/Sarria, Leo (TOLEDO) def. Span, Skip/Miljevic, Filip (ILS) 8-7 (7-0)
3. Weigand, Terence/Dudzik, Bryant (TOLEDO) def. Hobson, Michael/Pelaez, Alexander (ILS) 8-4
Contact: Scott Miles
scott.miles@utoledo.edu
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