NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb University men's tennis team played its second match in as many days, as they won 5-2 over Illinois State University, Saturday afternoon from the Hurston-Marsh-Griffith Tennis Center. 

Final Score: Lipscomb 5, Illinois State 2
Location: Hurston-Marsh-Griffith Tennis Center
Records: Lipscomb (5-6), Illinois State (4-12)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bisons had doubles action in control with identical 6-3 wins at the two and three flights. Antoine Testaud and Oskar Szymcak (3-1) picked up the win on court two and Giovanni Ciocca and Oliver Thoeny (6-3) secured the dub on court three. 

Lipscomb won four of six singles to secure the win over the Redbirds. Ciocca (6-5) got back in the winning column on Saturday with his three-set win over Tin Ostro, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2. 

Facundo Perlov (9-2) won his seventh straight with his three-set victory over Jett Leong, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. 

Testaud (4-3) collected the win on the fifth flight, dropping Caden Scarlett, 7-6 (4), 6-3, while Filippo Verdese (5-2) won court six, 6-2, 6-1. 

UP NEXT
The two-match home stand concludes on Monday afternoon with a contest against Tennessee State. First serve is slated at 1 p.m.