Jan. 15, 2005

Chicago, Ill.- It was tough start to the spring season for the UIC men's tennis team, as the Flames dropped a 7-0 match to DePaul at the Lakeshore Athletic Club on Friday night.

Ivan Kovalev kept it close against Mark Henderson in No. 1 singles action, but Henderson escaped with a 6-4, 6-3 win.

Eric Fey and James Wonneberg were close to a win in No. 3 doubles, but fell 8-5 to George Wang and Gabriel Inchauste.

UIC is back in action this Thursday against Marquette at 4 p.m.

DePaul 7, UIC 0

SINGLES1. Mark Henderson (DEPAUL) def. Ivan Kovalev (UIC) 6-4, 6-32. Rob Kotroczo (DEPAUL) def. Karol Zarucki (UIC) 6-1, 6-13. George Wang (DEPAUL) def. Andy Lockhart (UIC) 6-2, 6-14. Sam Davidson (DEPAUL) def. Paul Glendenning (UIC) 6-4, 6-25. Jack Komar (DEPAUL) def. Sean Kreymborg (UIC) 6-1, 6-16. Gabriel Inchauste (DEPAUL) def. Eric Fey (UIC) 6-4, 6-1
DOUBLES1. Henderson/Davidson (DEPAUL) def. Kovalev/Zarucki (UIC) 8-32. Kotroczo/E. Huffman (DEPAUL) def. Zarucki/Glendenning (UIC) 8-33. Wang/Inchauste (DEPAUL) def. Fey/James Wonneberg (UIC) 8-5