{"id":297920,"date":"2026-01-29T09:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=297920"},"modified":"2026-01-29T09:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:21:12","slug":"university-north-dakota-tennis-rallies-to-defeat-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=297920","title":{"rendered":"University of North Dakota Tennis Rallies to Defeat Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Moscow ID (UND) – The North Dakota men’s tennis team rallied back from an early deficit with strong performances in singles play to take down the Idaho Vandals, 4-3, and improve to 4-0 on Sunday afternoon inside P1FCU Kibbie Dome.
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Justin Ilic<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0and\u00a0Darrshan Suresh Kumar<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0teamed up on the No. 2 court to take a convincing 6-4 win in doubles play that improved their season streak to 3-0. But the home team had already taken control with the 1-0 lead after taking a pair of 6-1 from the No. 1 and No. 3 spots.
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“We knew today would be a difficult road environment,” said associate head coach\u00a0Kyle Anderson<\/a><\/dfn>. “Credit to Idaho for taking it to us in doubles.”
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Suresh Kumar responded for the Fighting Hawks in singles action by rallying through a first-set tiebreaker to secure a dominating second set for a 7-6 (7-1), 6-2 win. With the UND’s first points now on the board and the match tied up at 1-1,\u00a0Kotaro Matsumura<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0collected a win at the No. 4 spot with a strong 6-2, 6-4 showing.
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Another Vandal win at the No. 3 spot tied things up yet again but the Hawks were not done yet.
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At the top spot,\u00a0Leo Galliano<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0cruised to a 6-3 first-set win before putting on an absolute show in the second set. He battled his way to a gritty 10-8 tiebreaker victory to take the second set, 7-6, and put UND ahead. Then all eyes turned to the No. 6 court. \u00a0
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Senior captain\u00a0Christos Alex<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0took the opening set, 6-3, but dropped in the second, 6-3. Alex then put the pedal to the metal and recovered with a match-clinching 6-2 win in the third set to push the Fighting Hawks to victory.
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“We did an incredible job bouncing back,” said Anderson. “All six singles players gave us a chance to win and competed with toughness and belief. This was a character win and a full-team effort.”
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The North Dakota men will return to the road for a three-match weekend, first facing IU Indy on Friday, January 30. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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