March 26, 2010

DETROIT, Mich.- The UIC men's tennis team defeated Horizon League opponent Detroit 4-3 at the Franklin Athletic Center on Thursday.

The teams of Sebastian Lystad/Nate Kirk and Scott Shepardson/Luis Gonzaga nailed down the doubles point for the Flames.

Lystad and Kirk defeated Patrick Troy and Nick Tolomei 8-6, while Shepardson and Gonzaga earned the point by defeating Pjotrs Necajevs and Christopher Cheung in a 9-8 (7-4) tiebreaker.

In singles play, UIC took home wins at the second, third, and sixth seeded matches.

Gonzaga earned his 12th singles win of the season, defeating Troy in two straight sets 6-0, 6-4.

Nicolas Ospina was victorious in his singles match with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Cheung in the sixth seeded match.

Bastian Harbo secured the win for the Flames, coming back from a 4-6 set two lost to take set three 6-3 to earn the match winning point for UIC.

The Flames travel to Kalamazoo, Mich. to take on non-conference opponent Western Michigan at 6:30 p.m.

Doubles competition
1. Scott Shepardson/Luis Gonzaga (UIC) def. Pjotrs Necajevs/Christopher Cheung (DETMEN) 9-8 (7-4)
2. Sebastian Lystad/Nate Kirk (UIC) def. Patrick Troy/Nick Tolomei (DETMEN) 8-6
3. Cesar Serrano/Alex Latosinsky (DETMEN) def. Bastian Harbo/Nicolas Ospina (UIC) 8-2

Singles competition
1. Pjotrs Necajevs (DETMEN) def. Sebastian Lystad (UIC) 6-4, 7-5
2. Luis Gonzaga (UIC) def. Patrick Troy (DETMEN) 6-0, 6-4
3. Bastian Harbo (UIC) def. Alex Latosinsky (DETMEN) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
4. Cesar Serrano (DETMEN) def. Nate Kirk (UIC) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
5. Nick Tolomei (DETMEN) def. Camilo Giraldo (UIC) 6-2, 6-1
6. Nicolas Ospina (UIC) def. Christopher Cheung (DETMEN) 6-3, 7-5