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Illinois State Drops Both Matches of Sunday Doubleheader at Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Illinois State wrapped up a busy weekend of tennis against strong competition Sunday against Arkansas at Dills Indoor Stadium, as the Razorbacks won both matches of the doubleheader over the Redbirds.

Arkansas took the first match 7-0, however Diego Emilio Moura Herrera and Arvid Hjalte each took their singles matches to tiebreaker third sets before ultimately dropping the decisions. In match two, the Redbirds were able to pick up a point as Ming-Chieh Chiu defeated Arkansas' Josh Bortnick in three sets 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 1-0 (10-6) to avoid a second sweep on the day.