Sunday, January 19
Normal, IL
12:00 P.M CT
Marquette University
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Illinois State
MTEN Drops 4-3 Decision At Illinois State
1/19/2025 4:05:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Ahmad and Blagoev record first Golden Eagles singles victories
The Marquette University men's tennis team fell 4-3 to Illinois State on Sunday afternoon in Normal, Illinois.
Illinois State opened the match by claiming the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, giving them a 1-0 advantage heading into singles action. The duo of Blake Roegner and Cyrus Ahmad won their match at the No. 1 spot (6-4).
Freshman Cyrus Ahmad recorded his first singles victory of his career at the No. 2 position in straight-set fashion (6-2, 6-2), evening the team score at 1-1.
The Redbirds went on to secure the team victory by winning three singles matches at the No. 3, 4, and 5 spots.
Roegner took his singles matchup to three sets and scored the second point for the Golden Eagles at the No. 1 spot (6-7, 6-2, 10-8).
Freshman Kristian Blagoev notched his first dual competition victory as a Golden Eagle in three sets (6-4, 2-6, 6-4), giving Marquette its third point of the match.
UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles will be back in action in the Windy City at UIC at 3:00 p.m. CT on Friday, Jan. 24.
Keep up with the Marquette University tennis program through social media by following on Twitter (@MarquetteMTEN) and Instagram (@MarquetteMTEN) and 'liking' on Facebook (@MarquetteMTEN).
Illinois State opened the match by claiming the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, giving them a 1-0 advantage heading into singles action. The duo of Blake Roegner and Cyrus Ahmad won their match at the No. 1 spot (6-4).
Freshman Cyrus Ahmad recorded his first singles victory of his career at the No. 2 position in straight-set fashion (6-2, 6-2), evening the team score at 1-1.
The Redbirds went on to secure the team victory by winning three singles matches at the No. 3, 4, and 5 spots.
Roegner took his singles matchup to three sets and scored the second point for the Golden Eagles at the No. 1 spot (6-7, 6-2, 10-8).
Freshman Kristian Blagoev notched his first dual competition victory as a Golden Eagle in three sets (6-4, 2-6, 6-4), giving Marquette its third point of the match.
UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles will be back in action in the Windy City at UIC at 3:00 p.m. CT on Friday, Jan. 24.
Keep up with the Marquette University tennis program through social media by following on Twitter (@MarquetteMTEN) and Instagram (@MarquetteMTEN) and 'liking' on Facebook (@MarquetteMTEN).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
6610
Tomas Valencia / 0 [ISU-M]
728
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Adrian Dibildox / 0 [ISU-M]
22
#3 Singles Match
12
41
Tin Ostro / 0 [ISU-M]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
54
Jett Leong / 0 [ISU-M]
76
#5 Singles Match
12
51
Christian Capacci / 0 [ISU-M]
76
#6 Singles Match
123
626
Finn Logue / 0 [ISU-M]
364
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