Box Score LAS VEGAS, NV. (March 8, 2022) - The Lumberjacks made their mark in the first match of their extended road trip, defeating the Illinois State Redbirds, 4-0 on Tuesday night.
While extending their win streak to five straight matches, the 'Jacks improve to an overall record of 12-4.
Starting off the night with the doubles point swinging towards NAU, all three Lumberjack pairings brought in wins to kick off the team's momentum.
Facundo Tumosa and partner Eban Straker-Meads earned a 7-5 win on court one, while Dominik Buzonics and Alex Groves brought in the 6-3 victory on court two. Maciej Ziomber and Daniel Dillon were ahead in their court three matchup, 6-5, before retiring the match and moving on to singles play.
To improve his overall singles record to 11-4, Buzonics played at the No. 3 position, earning a 6-3, 7-5 victory to give NAU their second point. Ziomber, competing at the No. 4 position, earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory, moving his record up to 12-2, while Groves wrapped up the match for a Lumberjack victory.
Groves brought in a 6-3, 6-3 win at the No. 5 position, improving his singles record to 12-3. Tumosa, Straker-Meads, and Joachim Schaefer's matches were all retired after the 'Jacks clinched the win.
Tumosa won his first set match, 6-4, and was tied up with opponent Nam Pham at 6-6 before the match was retired. Straker-Meads dropped the first set 6-7, before pulling ahead at 4-0 to Illinois' Melker Isaksson in the second set, where the match was then retired. Schaefer battled on court six, facing Zane Kohrs, dropping the first set 1-6, bounced back in set two with a 6-3 win, before falling behind at 2-5 ahead of the match being retired.
NAU Men's Tennis will be back on the courts tomorrow morning, facing the UNLV Rebels at 11 a.m. MST. You can watch the match here, and you can stream live results here.
