A back-and-forth match came down to the third set of the final singles match, where Gustavo Schwebel gave UIC its first win of the season.  His win at #3 was the first of his career, and it secured a 4-3 win for the Flames over Chicago State Sunday afternoon.

"We had match point in doubles yesterday but couldn't close it out," Hans Neufeld noted.  "The guys came out with a lot of energy and won the doubles point today, and carried that momentum into singles where Luiz and Gustavo came through with big wins."

The match started off with Anthony Nguyen and Schwebel, playing at #1 doubles for the first time, helping the Flames win the doubles point.  Chicago State won two straight points in singles, but the Flames answered to take a 3-2 lead.  After the Cougars tied things up on the #6 court, Schwebel completed his rally from a set down and the Flames were victorious.

The win gives UIC momentum going into Horizon League play, which begins next weekend.

Doubles Results

• Nguyen and Schwebel, victors in their previous two matches, picked up their third straight win, and first as the #1 team, 6-2.
• Luiz Dos Santos and Casey Schrader went down, 6-3 at #3, to set up a winner-take-all finale on the #2 court.
• Pelle Strandberg and Artem Iermolov were locked in a tight battle for the set and the doubles point, and emerged victorious, 7-5.

Singles Results

• Iermolov went down 6-1, 6-2 at #5.
• Chicago State took the lead with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Nguyen at #2.
• Strandberg picked up his second win in the last three matches with a 6-2, 6-4 win at #1.
• When Dos Santos got his first singles win of the season, 6-4, 6-4 at #4, the Flames were one win away from a team victory.
• Chicago State staved off the loss with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over Schrader at #6.
• Schwebel rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win and the Flames got into the win column.

Up Next

• UIC will host Cleveland State for a pair of matches next weekend.
• Matches against the defending conference champions will begin at 11:30 am both Saturday and Sunday.