Cleveland State rode a wave of early victories to a 7-0 win over UIC, sweeping the two-match series, on Sunday.  After taking the doubles point, the Vikings won quick singles points at #3 and #4.  Two Flames challenged for victories on the singles courts, only to have the tiebreakers go the visitors' way.

The match was moved indoors on a cold, windy day in Chicago.  The Flames will be on the road the next two weekends against league foes Youngstown State and Northern Kentucky.

Doubles Results

• Anthony Nguyen and Gustavo Schwebel fell 6-1 at #1.
• Cleveland State took the doubles point after Pelle Strandberg and Luiz Dos Santos lost 6-2 at #2.
• Artem Iermolov and Casey Schrader were ahead 5-4 at #3 when they were pulled off the court.

Singles Results

• Schwebel had his two-match winning streak snapped, 6-1, 6-1, at #3.
• Dos Santos retired early in the second set, trailing 6-2, 2-0.
• Nguyen battled on the #2 court but couldn't get over the hump in a 6-3, 6-3 loss.
• Nico Mostardi returned to the Vikings' singles lineup, enabling the rest of the team to play down a slot from Saturday's matchups.  He defeated Strandberg at #1, 6-2, 7-6 (5).
• Iermolov came within a third-set tiebreaker of winning his second straight match.  He narrowly fell, 6-3, 3-6, 10-8.
• Schrader was a 6-2, 6-2 victim at #6.

Up Next

• UIC will travel to Youngstown State for a pair of matches.
• Play is scheduled to start at noon Central both Saturday and Sunday next week.