Esteban Durand
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Winner Ill. Wesleyan IWU
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Millikin MILLIKIN
Winner
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Millikin MILLIKIN

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | D Galvan- Sport Information Intern

Men's Tennis Drops CCIW Opener

The Big Blue men's tennis team hosted rival school, Illinois Wesleyan University for their CCIW opener. The match was taken place on April 6th, 2024, with first serves starting at 12:00 PM. Despite the sunny day and nice weather, the Big Blue fell to the Titans 3-6, making their record 2-3 overall and 0-1 in CCIW play. 

In doubles play, the junior pairing of Theodor Wolf and Cole Phillips pushed their match to a set tiebreaker at No.1 doubles, but fell short 6-7(4). 

In singles play, three Big Blue players earned wins by pushing their matches to three sets. Wolf bounced back and fought til the end at No.2 singles, getting a win in three sets. Final set scores from Wolf were 6-4, 3-6, 11-9. Matthew Kordesh joined the win streak at No. 3 singles by also battling his match out to a third set. Kordesh got the win 4-6, 6-3, 10-8. Esteban Durand got the final win for the Big Blue at No.4 singles in all tiebreakers. Durand's final match score was 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 10-2. 

The Big Blue will continue CCIW play by traveling to Rock Island, IL to take on Augustana College (IL). First serves are expected to start at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, April 10th. 
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