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@UICMensTennis Match at Green Bay Rescheduled for Thursday

Flames Face Green Bay With Tournament Implications on the Line

The Horizon League match between the Flames and Green Bay, postponed from Sunday due to heavy snow in the Green Bay area, will take place Thursday at 11:30 am.  The full preview appears below.

UIC will seek its fourth straight Horizon League win Thursday morning when the team travels to Green Bay.  Both teams have three league wins on the season, making the head-to-head matchup critical for seeding in the upcoming Horizon League tournament.  It will be the final road match of the season, as the Flames will close with two home matches before the tournament.

Service
  • Marco Nanni and Kailash Panchapakesan each have a .750 winning percentage in conference singles matches, the third best mark in the league.  They are in a tie for eighth overall due to ties ahead of them.
  • Johan Hedstrom, William Wale, Nanni, and Panchapakesan are each in second place, either tied or outright, in their respective singles flights' wins standings.
  • Hedstrom and Wale are tied for second, with two wins, in the Horizon League's #2 doubles wins standings.
Return
  • Hedstrom and Nanni are tied for the team lead with six singles wins apiece.  Panchapakesan is right behind them with five.
  • Nanni has won three matches in a row to coincide with UIC's three match winning streak.  He has been elevated from the #4 singles flight to the #3 court, where he won a straight-sets match last weekend.
  • The Flames have garnered six wins in the #5 singles position, and have five wins in four other flights.
Winner
  • The Flames' three match winning streak is their longest since winning three in a row last season from Jan. 28 to Feb. 4.
  • The team last won four in a row from Mar. 4 to Mar. 19, 2016.
Last Time Out
  • The Flames rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat IUPUI, 4-3 last Saturday.
  • Nanni and Marcelo Dib won straight-sets singles matches to stave off a loss.
  • Panchapakesan needed a second set tiebreaker to win his match and square the team score, 3-3.
  • Hedstrom gutted out a 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-1 win to give the Flames the victory.
Scouting Green Bay
  • The Phoenix enter the weekend on a three match winning streak of their own.  They play IUPUI on Saturday.
  • Green Bay won their third in a row, defeating Wright State 4-3.  Charlie Ridout won a love-and-love match, and Charlie Croxford won a three set match to clinch.
  • Florian Kraenzler and James Ling each have 12 singles wins in the #1 and #2 flights respectively.
  • Croxford and Miles McDowall have 12 doubles wins, with 11 of them coming in the #3 flight.
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Players Mentioned

Marcelo Dib

Marcelo Dib

Junior
Johan Hedstrom

Johan Hedstrom

Sophomore
Kailash Panchapakesan

Kailash Panchapakesan

Sophomore
William Wale

William Wale

Sophomore
Marco Nanni

Marco Nanni

5' 9"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Marcelo Dib

Marcelo Dib

Junior
Johan Hedstrom

Johan Hedstrom

Sophomore
Kailash Panchapakesan

Kailash Panchapakesan

Sophomore
William Wale

William Wale

Sophomore
Marco Nanni

Marco Nanni

5' 9"
Graduate Student