Northwestern University Athletics
Saturday, January 17
Evanston, Ill.
12 p.m. CT
Northwestern
1
vs
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Vanderbilt
Photo by: Sage Zipeto/Northwestern Athletics
'Cats Sweep Youngstown State to Close Out Opening Weekend
1/18/2026 11:45:00 PM | Men's Tennis
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern men's tennis (1-2) defeated Youngstown State in a 4-0 sweep on Sunday evening to close out a weekend of action at Combe Tennis Center. The victory came after the 'Cats fought hard, but fell to both Vanderbilt, 6-1, and Louisville, 4-1, earlier on in the weekend.
To open action against the Penguins (1-1), the 'Cats came out dominant in doubles play. The duo of Greyson Casey and Carter Pate wrapped up a quick 6-1 victory at the No. 1 position, and were followed in short order by Ethan Schiffman and Cooper Han, who clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win at No. 3.
With the lead in hand, Northwestern continued to roll in singles play. The 'Cats won first sets on four of six courts, including a decisive 6-1 opening set for Pate. He then finished off his second singles win of the weekend with a 7-5 second set to put the 'Cats up 2-0.
Pate was followed by Schiffman, who also won in straight sets. His 6-3, 6-4 victory was good for the first of his Wildcat career. From there, Casey provided the final blow for Northwestern, winning a 6-3, 6-4 match to clinch the 4-0 team victory.
Despite losses in the earlier matches, the Wildcats got a pair of stand-out performances from Pate and junior transfer Cyrus Mahjoob, who both upset ranked opponents in singles action.
Against Vanderbilt (3-0), Pate came out on top of an incredibly tight battle with No. 62 Pablo Martinez Gomez at No. 1 singles. The match was neck-and-neck all the way through, beginning with a first-set tiebreak that narrowly went Pate's way, 8-6. After dropping the second set 3-6, Pate battled back to another tiebreak game in the third set. Once again, he came out on top, defeating Martinez Gomez 7-2 in the tiebreak to finish off the first ranked victory of his collegiate career, as well as his first career victory at the No. 1 position.
Mahjoob's upset came in the first half of Sunday's doubleheader, as the 'Cats took on Louisville (4-1). Facing No. 122 Hamza El Amine, Mahjoob got the job done in straight sets, winning 6-4, 6-4 to secure his first win as a Wildcat.
With the first weekend of play behind them, the 'Cats will remain home to host IU Indy and Cleveland State in a doubleheader at Combe Tennis Center next Saturday, Jan. 24. The morning match is set to begin at 10 a.m. CT, with the second contest to follow at 5:30 p.m. CT.
To open action against the Penguins (1-1), the 'Cats came out dominant in doubles play. The duo of Greyson Casey and Carter Pate wrapped up a quick 6-1 victory at the No. 1 position, and were followed in short order by Ethan Schiffman and Cooper Han, who clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win at No. 3.
With the lead in hand, Northwestern continued to roll in singles play. The 'Cats won first sets on four of six courts, including a decisive 6-1 opening set for Pate. He then finished off his second singles win of the weekend with a 7-5 second set to put the 'Cats up 2-0.
Pate was followed by Schiffman, who also won in straight sets. His 6-3, 6-4 victory was good for the first of his Wildcat career. From there, Casey provided the final blow for Northwestern, winning a 6-3, 6-4 match to clinch the 4-0 team victory.
Despite losses in the earlier matches, the Wildcats got a pair of stand-out performances from Pate and junior transfer Cyrus Mahjoob, who both upset ranked opponents in singles action.
Against Vanderbilt (3-0), Pate came out on top of an incredibly tight battle with No. 62 Pablo Martinez Gomez at No. 1 singles. The match was neck-and-neck all the way through, beginning with a first-set tiebreak that narrowly went Pate's way, 8-6. After dropping the second set 3-6, Pate battled back to another tiebreak game in the third set. Once again, he came out on top, defeating Martinez Gomez 7-2 in the tiebreak to finish off the first ranked victory of his collegiate career, as well as his first career victory at the No. 1 position.
Mahjoob's upset came in the first half of Sunday's doubleheader, as the 'Cats took on Louisville (4-1). Facing No. 122 Hamza El Amine, Mahjoob got the job done in straight sets, winning 6-4, 6-4 to secure his first win as a Wildcat.
With the first weekend of play behind them, the 'Cats will remain home to host IU Indy and Cleveland State in a doubleheader at Combe Tennis Center next Saturday, Jan. 24. The morning match is set to begin at 10 a.m. CT, with the second contest to follow at 5:30 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Pablo Martinez Gomez / 0 (62/-) [VANDY-M]
666
737
#2 Singles Match
123
Hoyoung Roh / 0 [VANDY-M]
467
646
#3 Singles Match
123
Danil Panarin / 0 [VANDY-M]
736
563
#4 Singles Match
12
Jack Satterfield / 0 [VANDY-M]
66
12
#5 Singles Match
123
Nathan Cox / 0 [VANDY-M]
566
712
#6 Singles Match
12
Hugo Coquelin / 0 (94/-) [VANDY-M]
67
16
Order of Finish:
4,6,5,2,3
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