March 21, 2006

Jacksonville, Fla.- The UIC men's tennis team put up a good fight against a North Florida team that gave dual match scares to then-No. 5 Ole Miss and then-No. 34 Oklahoma State earlier this season, but the Flames were unable overcome the Ospreys in a 6-1 loss.

Ivan Kovalev went undefeated on the day, teaming with Paul Glendenning in a hard-fought 8-7 (7-4) victory at No. 1 doubles against Leonardo Gomes and German Escallon.

Kovalev went on to defeat Eduardo Pereira in No. 1 singles, rallying from a first-set defeat to win the final two by 6-4, 10-5 scores.

UIC fell to 3-7 on the year, while North Florida moved to 11-6.

The Flames host Southern Illinois at the UIC Outdoor Courts on April 1st.

North Florida 6, UIC 1SINGLES1. Ivan Kovalev (UIC) def. Eduardo Pereira (UNF) 2-6, 6-4, 10-52. Matias Sigal (UNF) def. Paul Glendenning (UIC) 6-3, 6-03. Elad Gabay (UNF) def. Adriano Liccardo (UIC) 6-1, 6-34. German Escallon (UNF) def. Andy Lockhart (UIC) 6-4, 6-45. Glen Marshall (UNF) def. Eric Fey (UIC) 6-4, 6-06. Andres Monje (UNF) def. Amit Nathani (UIC) 6-0, 6-0
DOUBLES1. Glendenning/Kovalev (UIC) def. Gomes/Escallon (UNF) 8-7 (7-4)2. Terrera/Sigal (UNF) def. Lockhart/ALiccardo (UIC) 8-13. Gabay/Pereira (UNF) def. Fey/Nathani (UIC)