UIC came oh so close to winning the doubles point, but after DePaul pulled it out, the Blue Demons took three top-of-the-lineup singles wins to clinch the match in their 6-1 win over the Flames in Lincoln Park Saturday afternoon.  Kailash Panchapakesan won the #6 singles contest to give UIC its point.

"We had match point at #1 doubles" after winning at #2, head coach Hans Neufeld said.  "Anthony [Nguyen] and Kailash both came to play today."

Doubles Results

• Johan Hedstrom and Kasper Parlklo were 7-5 winners on the #2 court.  It was the second straight win for the duo.
• William Wale and Niko Wasilewicz could not convert on match point and lost 7-5 at #1.
• With one more chance to take the doubles point, Panchapakesan and Pelle Strandberg fell in another tight contest, 6-4 at #3,

Singles Results

• The top singles matches were first to finish.  Parlklo was a 1-and-1 victim at #3.
• Wasilewicz was closer to his opponent in the #1 flight, but fell 6-3, 6-2.
• At #2, Hedstrom pushed for a tie breaking third set.  He was unable to get there in a 6-3, 7-5 loss.
• With the team win in hand, DePaul went on to eke out a 7-5, 7-6 (8) win over Strandberg on the #4 court.
• Panchapakesan finished very strong, closing out his opponent 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 at #6.  He is on a two-match winning streak.
• Nguyen battled to the end in a lengthy tiebreaker. The last points didn't go his way in the 7-6, 5-7, 10-7 showdown at #5.

Up Next

• The Flames will have a week off before returning to action in their home opener.
• The team will host Eastern Illinois on February 17 at XS Tennis, starting at 1 pm.