The men's tennis team will return to action Sunday in Milwaukee, as the team takes on Marquette in its second dual match of the season.  Following a three week layoff after the season opener, UIC will look to get in the win column against its long-standing rivals from the Big East.

Service

• Through one meet, Niko Wasilewicz is the Flames' #1 singles player, and Marcelo Dib is #2.
• Fellow returners from last season Johan Hedstrom and Alvaro de la Fuente are slotted #3 and #5, respectively.
• Newcomers Marco Nanni and Piotr Lada round out the Flames' singles lineup in the #4 and #6 flights.
• Dib and Wasilewicz form the #1 doubles team; Hedstrom and Nanni play at #2; and de la Fuente and William Wale compete on the #3 court.

Return

• Wasilewicz and Dib had the most success in the doubles competition against Michigan State in the season opener.  They took the Spartans to the brink but fell 7-5 in their set.
• Hedstrom and Nanni raced to a 3-0 lead at #2 but could not close out the win.
• Wasilewicz extended the first set of his singles match.  After falling 7-5, he dropped the second set 6-3.
• Michigan State went on to record a 7-0 win.

Winner

• Dib and Wasilewicz were the champions in the #1 doubles flight at last fall's River Forest Invitational.  Overall, they are 4-2 in doubles play this year.
• Hedstrom and Nanni won the #3 flight at River Forest.  They also sport an overall winning record with a 3-2 mark in 2017-18.
• Nanni, on the strength of advancing to the #5 singles finals at River Forest, is the lone Flame with multiple singles wins.

Scouting Marquette

• Marquette moved to 1-1 on the season with a 4-3 win over Eastern Tennessee Thursday.  They will play Valparaiso Saturday afternoon before welcoming the Flames Sunday.
• The Golden Eagles got a lift from their underclassmen.  Freshman Luis Heredia Gomez won the #3 singles match, and sophomore Luke Smrek won on the #2 court to clinch the win over ETSU.
• UIC and Marquette played each year since 2000 before taking a break in the series last year.  The Flames' lone win this century came in 2006.