April 14, 2000

Chicago, Ill. -The UIC men's tennis team saw its 13-match losing streak come to an end on Friday with a 4-3 triumph over Youngstown State.

Nick Bodmer (7-6, 6-3/No. 1), Jason Kerr (6-4, 6-3/No. 3), Bill Schmidt (5-7, 6-2, 6-2/No. 5) and Vijay Krishamoorthy (6-2, 6-2/No. 6) all tabbed singles wins over the Penguins, giving UIC the four points it needed.

Earlier in the day, the Flames fell 7-0 to Robert Morris.

UIC has its home finale on Tuesday, April 18, as they welcome Valparaiso to the outdoor tennis courts at 3:00 p.m.

Match Results

UIC 4

Youngstown State 3

Singles
No. 1: Nick Bodmer (UIC) def. Zach Yauman (YSU) 7-6, 6-3No. 2: Praveen Perni (YSU) def. Karl Morgan (UIC) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3No. 3: Jason Kerr (UIC) def. Aaron McCafferty (YSU) 6-4, 6-3No. 4: Robert Stephens (YSU) def. Angel Ochoa (UIC) 6-4, 6-4No. 5: Bill Schmidt (UIC) def. Brandon Williams (YSU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2No. 6: Vijay Krishnamoorthy (UIC) def. Kyle Kestner (YSU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1: Perni/Yauman (YSU) def. Morgan/Kerr (UIC) 8-6No. 2: Bodmer/Ochoa (UIC) def. Stephens/McCafferty (YSU)8-3No. 3: Mantes/Williams (YSU) def. Schmidt/Krishnamoorthy (UIC) 8-3