Box Score CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois men's tennis freshman
Tyler Bowers went undefeated in singles play, while redshirt junior
Lucas Horve picked up two wins at the Redbird Invitational from Oct. 7-9, hosted by Illinois State.
Day one
The pair shut out DePaul's Jona Gitschel and Shourya Verma, 8-0, in the first doubles match of the tournament.
Horve also faced Verma in singles play, beating him, 6-2, 7-5. Bowers won his singles match, 6-1, 6-1, against Gitschel, the second win of his collegiate career.
Day two
Horve and Bowers began the second day of competition with an 8-6 doubles win against the host school's Nam Pham and Tomas Valencia.
Horve picked up another sweep in singles play when he defeated Chicago State's Pedro Alvarez, 7-6, 6-3.
Bowers faced off with Chicago State's Hugo Hidalgo Vega, battling and winning, 6-0, 4-6, 10-7,
Day three
The grind of the weekend caught up to Horve and Bowers, as they narrowly lost their doubles match, 8-6, to Alvarez and Hidalgo Vega.
Bowers battled against Vega and defeated him again, 6-0, 4-6, 10-7, sealing his 3-0 in singles action in the tournament.
Horve had a rematch with Alvarez for singles play, but dropped the battle, 7-6, 6-3.
Results
Singles competition
Lucas Horve (Illinois) def. Shourya Verma (DuPaul) 6-2, 7-5
Tyler Bowers (Illinois) def. Jona Gitschel (DuPaul) 6-1, 6-1
Lucas Horve (Illinois) def. Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State) 7-6, 6-3
Tyler Bowers (Illinois) def. Hugo Hidalgo Vega (Chicago State) 6-0, 4-6, 10-7
Tyler Bowers (Illinois) def. Hugo Hidalgo Vega (Chicago State) 6-0, 6-4
Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State) def. Lucas Horve (Illinois) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles competition
Tyler Bowers/Lucas Horve (Illinois) def. Jona Gitschel/Shourya Verma (DuPaul) 8-0
Tyler Bowers/Lucas Horve (Illinois) def. Nam Pham/Nam Pham (Illinois State) 8-6
Pedro Alvarez/Hugo Hidalgo Vega (Chicago State) def. Tyler Bowers/Lucas Horve (Illinois) 8-6
