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Saluki men's tennis defeats Illinois State, 6-1
04/18/2009 | 12:00:00 | Men's Tennis
April 18, 2009
By Megan Kramper
www.SIUSalukis.com
Normal, Ill.-The Southern Illinois men's tennis team began its final weekend of regular season play with a victory over Illinois State, 6-1.
The Salukis got big wins from Felipe Villasenor, who won at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles while also winning No. 2 through No. 5 singles.
"This was a big win for us today. The match was a lot closer than the score and our guys battled hard and held them off in the end," Head coach Dann Nelson said.
Up next for the Salukis (14-6, 4-1 MVC) will be a trip to Peoria to face Bradley tomorrow beginning at 10 a.m.
Complete Results
Doubles
No. 1: Eric West/Felipe Villasenor def. Skip Span/Daniel Tobar, 9-8
No. 2: Timon Reichelt/Michael Hobson def. Anton Leonenko/Lucas Waked, 8-3
No. 3: Sebastian Rubiano/Hugo Vidal def. Xavier Riart-Ferrer/Filip Miljevic, 8-6
Singles
No. 1: Felipe Villasenor def. Timon Reichelt, 6-1, 6-7, 6-3
No. 2: Lucas Waked def. Skip Span, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
No. 3: Eric West def. Filip Miljevic, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 4: Hugo Vidal def. Daniel Tobar, 6-4, 6-2
No. 5: Sebastian Rubiano def. Michael Hobson, 6-3, 6-1
No. 6: Xavier Riart-Ferrer def. Anton Leonenko, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Players Mentioned
