Facing a 3-0 deficit, UIC rallied to defeat IUPUI, 4-3, after a stirring comeback at XS Tennis Village Saturday afternoon.  The Jaguars got three points in quick order but UIC maintained its composure and won key tiebreakers down the stretch to complete the comeback.

"We lost a tough doubles point with every match coming right down to the end," head coach Hans Neufeld said.  "After we got down 3-0, the team battled and earned a great team victory.  Johan lost a tough tiebreaker and pursued his opponent aggressively to take the clinching point."

The Flames improved to 3-1 in Horizon League play.  They have already won more conference matches than in any of the last six seasons.

Doubles Results

• Johan Hedstrom and William Wale dropped a 7-5 decision on the #2 court.
• Marcelo Dib and Niko Wasilewicz lost by the same score at #1.
• With the point won by IUPUI, Kailash Panchapakesan and Marco Nanni abandoned their match at #3, tied 5-5.

Singles Results

• Wale lost 6-1, 6-2 at #6 singles in the first match to be completed.
• When Wasilewicz went down, 6-2, 6-3 at #1, the Jaguars were one point away from clinching the match.
• Nanni kept the Flames alive with a 6-2, 6-4 win on the #3 court.
• Dib, playing in the #4 flight, kept the momentum up with a 6-4, 6-1 win.
• Panchapakesan tied the match 3-all with his 6-4, 7-6 (5) win at #5.
• The team win came down to the #2 match.  After dropping the first set, Hedstrom gutted out a win in the second and cruised in the third, winning 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-1 to give the Flames their third straight win.

Up Next

• The Flames will hit the road for the last time this season next Sunday.
• They will take on Green Bay in an attempt to win four Horizon League matches for the first time since 2011.