The Illinois State men’s tennis team began its East Coast trip with a narrow 4-3 loss to Quinnipiac in North Haven, Connecticut, on Friday. The Redbirds (3-5) took an early lead by securing the doubles point after victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Adrian Dibildox and Christian Capacci won their match against Carlos Braun Simo and Alessandro Sciacca, 6-3, while Tin Ostro and Caden Scarlett defeated Finn Burridge and Vishal Prakash, 6-2.
Quinnipiac (1-4) responded by winning four of six singles matches to clinch the overall victory. Capacci delivered a win for Illinois State at No. 2 singles over Burridge, 6-1, 6-4. Ostro added another point for the Redbirds with a three-set win at No. 3 singles against Prakash, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1.
The Bobcats claimed straight-set wins at No. 1 and No. 4 singles. At the No. 5 and No. 6 spots, Quinnipiac secured both matches in three sets to complete their comeback.
Illinois State will continue its weekend road series with matches against Wagner on Saturday and St. Joseph’s on Sunday.
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Final Score: Quinnipiac (4), Illinois State (3)
Doubles:
No. 1 Adrian Dibildox/Christian Capacci (ILS) def. Carlos Braun Simo/Alessandro Sciacca (QU) 6-3
No. 2 Tin Ostro/Caden Scarlett (ILS) def. Finn Burridge/Vishal Prakash (QU) 6-2
No. 3 Jett Leong/Finn Logue (ILS) vs. Csanad Nyaradi/Carl Sjoholm (QU) 5-3 unfinished
Singles:
No. 1 Carlos Braun Simo (QU) def. Adrian Dibildox (ILS) 7-6 (5), 6-3
No. 2 Christian Capacci (ILS) def. Finn Burridge (QU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 Tin Ostro (ILS) def. Vishal Prakash (QU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 Elias Hoxha (QU) vs. Jett Leong (ILS) 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 Alessandro Sciacca (QU) def. Caden Scarlett (ILS) 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 Carl Sjoholm (QU) def. Finn Logue (ILS) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3
