UIC swept local rival Elmhurst Monday, winning an impromptu match 7-0.

The teams had an agreement to play each other on a date to be mutually agreed upon during the season.  Taking advantage of 70-degree temperatures in the Chicago area, the match was quickly arranged.

Having played conference foe Northern Kentucky on the road the previous day, Hans Neufeld rested some of his regulars and gave other players a chance to compete at new spots in the lineup.  Each Flame responded with a straight-sets singles win, after the team began the day by winning all three doubles sets.

Doubles Results

• Gustavo Schwebel and Daan Bank were the only doubles team that had played together before.  Monday was their first time playing on the #1 court, where they were 6-4 winners.
• Artem Iermolov and Luiz Dos Santos had a 6-1 win at #2.
• Kevin Kruzel and Theo Duclos Amaral Silveira combined for a 6-0 win at #3.

Singles Results

• Schwebel played in the #1 slot for the second time this year.  He posted a 6-4, 6-2 win.
• Kruzel played higher than #4 for the first time in his career.  On the #2 court, he won by a 7-6, 6-1 final.
• Dos Santos, playing just his third singles match of the dual season, cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win at #3.
• Iermolov dominated the first set before his opponent at #4 retired due to injury in the second, 6-0, 4-3.
• Bank evened his overall singles record at 3-3 with a 6-1, 6-1 win at #5.
• Duclos got his first singles win of the season, 6-0, 6-3 at #6.

Up Next

• The Flames will return to Horizon League play on Saturday with a trip to IUPUI.