Box Score UIC renewed its rivalry with Marquette on Super Sunday, but it was the Eagles who continued their domination in the series with a 7-0 win at Helfaer Tennis Stadium.

After a tightly contested doubles point that saw two sets go to a 7-6 decision, Marquette grabbed wins on the Nos. 1, 6, and 4 singles courts to clinch the win.  The teams had met every year since 2000 before the series took a brief hiatus last year.

Doubles

• "Doubles started with a good fight," head coach Hans Neufeld noted, as Marcelo Dib and Niko Wasilewicz won a 6-4 set over Marquette's top team.  Trying to claim the doubles point, the Flames' teams on the #2 and #3 court went toe-to-toe with their counterparts.
• Johan Hedstrom and Marco Nanni eventually dropped a 7-6 decision, as did Alvaro de la Fuente and William Wale.

Singles

• UIC's #1 player, Niko Wasilewicz saw Alvaro Verdu get off to a quick start in which he captured the first set, 6-0.  Wasilewicz bounced back to win a couple of games in the second set but ultimately succumbed, 6-0, 6-3.
• Alvaro de la Fuente was downed quickly at #6, where Brandon Shanklin was a straight sets winner, 6-1, 6-0.
• Marco Nanni on the #4 court was a tough competitor in the second set but was ultimately the victim of a 6-1, 6-4 decision.
• Johan Hedstrom (#2) and Marcelo Dib (#3) swapped positions in the lineup from the Flames' first meet.  Each fell in straight sets Sunday.
• Kailash Panchapakesan, making his 2018 debut on the #5 court, represented the Flames' best chance for a win.  He won the first set 7-6, dropped the second 6-0, but stormed back to force a tiebreaker in the third.  After an epic, 18-16 finish, he succumbed 7-6 in the third.

Up Next

• The Flames will play their first home match of the season next weekend.
• Davidson will visit Hinsdale Racquet Club for a Saturday evening showdown on February 10.