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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Men’s Tennis Comes Up Short at Northwestern

Robinson Le Meur victorious for Flames in Sunday’s 4-1 loss

EVANSTON, Ill. (Feb. 4, 2024) – In its toughest challenge of the season so far, the UIC men's tennis team (2-3) fell 4-1 to a tough Northwestern program (3-5) Sunday night at the Combe Tennis Center.
 
Sophomore Robinson Le Meur (Evreux, France/Sciences Po Bordeaux) was victories in singles competition for the third match in a row in Sunday's defeat. COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH JOVAN PARLIC

"Tonight's contest was a very close match against a very good team that is well coached. Our program saw many positives on the court and we are looking forward to continuing getting better each day."

MATCH RECAP
  • For the first time since their season opener at Eastern Kentucky, the Flames dropped the doubles point to the Wildcats.
  • In singles competition, Robinson Le Meur (Evreux, France/Sciences Po Bordeaux) came away with the victory at the No. 3 position. After winning in the first set 6-1, and leading 3-1 in the second set, Le Meur's opponent medically withdrew/forfeited to give the sophomore the victory.
  • Two of UIC's singles matches went unfinished, due to Northwestern winning the overall team match. Gustavo Schwebel (Salvador, Brazil/Colegio Antonio Vieira) and Edoardo Bottino (Genoa, Italy/Queens University) both either won a set or had a lead in their respective set when the match concluded.
Full results are below.

RESULTS

NU 4, UIC 1
 
Doubles - NU wins the doubles point
  1. Nordby/Blekher (NU) led Schwebel/Bottino (UIC) 4-3, unfinished
  2. Thieneman/Greyson (NU) def. Bucan/LeMeur (UIC) 6-3
  3. Miller/Goli (NU) def. Wilson/Iermolov (UIC) 6-1
Singles
  1. Blekher (NU) def. Wilson (UIC) 6-0, 6-2
  2. Thieneman (NU) def. Bucan (UIC) 6-0, 6-1
  3. LeMeur (UIC) def. Goli (NU) 6-1, 3-1
  4. Nordby (NU) vs. Bottino (UIC) 4-6, 6-4, unfinished
  5. Casey (NU) vs. Schwebel (UIC) 7-5, 2-6, unfinished
  6. Miller (NU) def. Savic (UIC) 6-4, 6-3
UP NEXT
  • The Flames are off until next Sunday, when they host IUPUI.
  • The Feb. 11 match will start at 10 a.m. at the XS Tennis Village.
  • The Jaguars are 3-4 on the season and are coming off a 7-0 loss against Dayton (Feb. 4).
  • UIC has won ten of its last 15 matches against IUPUI, dating back to 2000, but the Jaguars have won three of the last four matches against the Flames.
  • Last season, UIC fell 4-1 to IUPUI in a match held in Indianapolis (March 3).
FOLLOW THE FLAMES
  • For more information on the UIC men's tennis program, fans are encouraged to visit UICFlames.com, or follow the Flames on social media through X (@UIC_MTEN and @UICFlames) and Instagram (@uic_mten and @uicflames).
 
 
 
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