Men’s Tennis Falls to Greenville, RHIT

The Illinois Tech Men’s Tennis team traveled to Indiana on March 24 to take on Greenville and host Rose-Hulman, falling 5-4 and 9-0.

How it Happened – Greenville Match

  • The Scarlet Hawks opened strong in doubles, winning in the first spot (Franklin Zhong and Brody Croonquist) 8-3 and second spot (Yousef Abdo and Adam Laitinen) 8-2.
  • In singles, Zhong (#1) and Abdo (#2) were victorious, winning 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 and 6-2, 6-1 respectively.

How it Happened – RHIT Match

  • While RHIT swept doubles, Abdo and Laitnen were strong once again, playing the Fightin’ Engineers to an 8-6 score.
  • In singles, #4 Croonquist (4-6, 6-4, 10-6) and #5 Jack Pio (7-6, 1-6, 8-10) pushed matches to three sets.

Up Next

  • Illinois Tech will host Lake Forest and Principia on Saturday, March 31 beginning at 9 a.m.