Despite several tight battles and a spirited finish to several sets, UIC fell to Western Michigan 7-0 Friday evening.

"It was good to be back to full strength and see how we matched up against a very good MAC team," Hans Neufeld said.  "We showed great energy in doubles.  Gustavo and Luis fought hard in singles."

The Flames will recuperate on Saturday before facing Creighton Sunday morning.

Doubles Results

• Casey Schrader and Artem Iermolov lost, 6-1, at #3.
• Anthony Nguyen and Gustavo Schwebel held serve to get back into their set at 2-5, but ultimately lost 6-2.
• The set of the day was on the #1 court.  Down 1-4, Pelle Strandberg held serve, and then he and Luiz Dos Santos broke serve.  Dos Santos held serve as well to make it 4-4.  At 5-5, WMU held serve, and then they won the set 7-5.

Singles Results

• Schrader fell in straight sets at #6, one-and-love.
• Strandberg was unable to get much traction against Jannik Opitz at #1 in a 6-1, 6-2 loss.
• The Broncos clinched the match with Nguyen went down 6-1, 6-0 at #2.  It was his first match in that flight after playing at #4 and #5 his first two seasons.
• Iermolov fought back in the second set but was a 6-1, 6-2 victim on the #5 court.
• Schwebel took a 3-0 lead in the second set of his #4 match.  Eventually up 4-1, his opponent came back to tie the set at 4-all.  Schwebel went back in front 6-5, but lost the last two games and the match, 6-2, 7-5.
• Dos Santos also got locked in a battle in the second set.  Playing at #3, he found himself in a 3-3 deadlock before momentum swung away from him, leading to a 6-2, 6-3 final.

Up Next

• UIC will face Creighton Sunday morning.
• The match will start at 9 am in Aurora.