Box Score The UIC men's tennis team welcomed Davidson to Hinsdale Racquet Club for the team's first home match of 2018 Saturday night. The Wildcats' experience proved too much for a young Flames squad to overcome, as UIC fell to 0-3 on the season after the 6-1 decision.
"Davidson is a solid opponent with senior experience," head coach
Hans Neufeld said. "I was pleased with the effort but we need to continue to improve and enjoy the competition."
Doubles
Singles
- The Flames put up a valiant fight across the board. They sent two singles matches to a third set, and earned their lone victory in another three-set match.
- Davidson earned straight-set wins at #2 (6-2, 6-2 over Dib) and #6 (over Wale by the same score) to move to the brink of clinching the team win.
- Nanni lost his first set 6-4 at #4, and Wildcat senior David Hager closed out the match in the second set 6-2 to make it 4-0 in favor of the visitors.
- Kailash Panchapakesan took a one set lead in his #5 match but was pushed to a third set. In a 10-point tiebreaker, instituted because Davidson had already captured the overall win, he fell in a hard fought match, 5-7, 6-3, 10-4.
- Niko Wasilewicz came back from a 6-3, 3-1 deficit to win his second set on the #1 court, 6-3. In the decisive third set, he ran out of gas and dropped a 6-1 decision.
- "Niko and Kailash both competed well," Neufeld observed, adding, "Johan played a solid match."
- Hedstrom got the Flames on the board from the #3 court. He shook off a second-set loss to defeat Thomas Mason, 6-4, 3-6, 10-5.
Up Next
- The Flames will get another week off before returning to competition.
- Southern Utah will come to town Friday, Feb. 23 for a match at Homewood-Flossmore Racquet Club.
