April 3, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The UIC men's tennis team remains perfect in Horizon League play after Friday afternoon's 5-2 victory over Butler in Indianapolis.

The Flames (8-6, 3-0 Horizon) jumped out to the early lead off of doubles wins at the first and third positions. Sebastian Lystad and George Hudson, currently ranked 61st in the nation, had little trouble disposing of Bryce Warren and Stephen McLoughlin at first doubles, winning 8-2.

In singles play, UIC claimed victories at the first, second, fifth and sixth slots. Lystad defeated Warren, 6-4, 7-5 at first singles, Bastian Harbo pulled out a 14-12 tiebreaker victory for the match at the second position over Chris Herron, Adriano Liccardo beat out McLoughlin at the fifth slot and Nate Kirk won in a pair of tiebreakers in a three-set victory over Theodor Lenz at the sixth position.

The UIC tennis team returns to Chicago to face Dayton and Olivet Nazarene on Monday, starting at 1 p.m. at Flames Courts.

UIC 5, Butler 2
Apr 03, 2009 at Indianapolis, Ind.
(Butler Bubble)
Singles competition
1. Sebastian Lystad (UIC) def. WARREN, Bryce (BUTL-M) 6-4, 7-5
2. Bastian Harbo (UIC) def. HERRON, Chris (BUTL-M) 6-4, 7-6 (14-12)
3. BAYLISS, Brandon (BUTL-M) def. George Hudson (UIC) 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
4. ERVIN, Zach (BUTL-M) def. Danny Wilson (UIC) 6-7 (1-7), 6-0, 6-0
5. Adriano Liccardo (UIC) def. McLOUGHLIN, Stephen (BUTL-M) 5-7, 6-4, 6-0
6. Nate Kirk (UIC) def. THEODOR, Lenz (BUTL-M) 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 1-0 (10-6)

Doubles competition
1. Sebastian Lystad/George Hudson (UIC) def. WARREN, Bryce/McLOUGHLIN, Stephen (BUTL-M) 8-2
2. Bastian Harbo/Danny Wilson (UIC) def. HERRON, Chris/ERVIN, Zach (BUTL-M) 8-4
3. BAYLISS, Brandon/THEODOR, Lenz (BUTL-M) def. Dave Robare/Scott Shepardson (UIC) 8-4