McLean County Times

The Illinois State men's tennis team faced a challenging match against the Northwestern Wildcats, resulting in a 7-0 defeat at the Combe Tennis Center. The Redbirds were unable to secure victories in both singles and doubles play during this non-conference matchup.

In doubles, Northwestern's Miller and Goli defeated Illinois State's Tomas Valencia and Adrian Dibildox with a score of 7-5. Nordby and Casey of Northwestern were leading against Tom Bevan and Christian Capacci from Illinois State at 6-6 before the match was unfinished. Pate and Yang from Northwestern won against Tin Ostro and Caden Scarlett of Illinois State, finishing 6-4.

The singles matches saw similar outcomes for Illinois State. Goli from Northwestern defeated Tomas Valencia with scores of 6-1, 6-4. Casey triumphed over Adrian Dibildox with a scoreline of 6-4, 7-5. Nordby beat Tin Ostro, ending their match at 6-1, 7-5. Pate overcame Christian Capacci after three sets: 6-7, 6-1, and finally winning the tiebreaker at 1-0. Bengtsson dominated Jett Leong with a decisive win of two sets at 6-0 each. Lastly, Miller concluded the day by defeating Caden Scarlett with scores of 6-4, 6-1.

Looking ahead, Illinois State will host Western Michigan Broncos inside Evergreen Racquet Club on Sunday at noon.

For more updates on Illinois State men's tennis, fans can visit GoRedbirds.com or follow the team on social media platforms "X" (RedbirdMTEN) and Instagram (redbirdmtennis).