Box Score MUNCIE, Ind. (March 10, 2024) – The UIC men's tennis program (7-5, 0-2) fell 6-1 to a challenging Ball State program (7-6, 1-1) on the road Sunday afternoon at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center.  
 
Senior Edoardo Bottino (Genoa, Italy/Queens University) was the lone Flames player to win a singles match, taking down his opponent in three sets.

COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH JOVAN PARLIC

"Congratulations to Ball State on the victory this afternoon. They were better than us on the court today. We're ready to get back on the practice courts and prepare for our home contests this week against Montana State and Northern Illinois."
 
MATCH RECAP

• The Flames dropped the doubles point after falling in the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches. UIC's No. 2 pair of Gustavo Schwebel (Salvador, Brazil/Colegio Antonio Vieira) and Bottino's match went unfinished due to the Cardinals securing the doubles point. In singles competition, Le Meur was the lone UIC student-athlete to record a win, sweeping his WMU opponent at No. 3 singles.
• The Cardinals came out strong in the singles portion of the match, winning four of their five matches via straight-set sweeps.
• With the team score already decided, Bottino won a 10-3 tiebreak to win the third set 1-0 and secure match victory at the No. 4 position.
• Sophomore Elliott Dam (Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) competed in his first match of the season for the Flames, playing at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles.

Full results from Sunday's match are below.

RESULTS
 
BSU 6, UIC 1
 
Doubles - BSU wins the doubles point

1. Orlando/Webster (BSU) def. Bottino/Schwebel (UIC) 6-1
2. Lancaster/Tran (BSU) vs. Bucan/Le Meur (UIC) 3-2, unfinished
3. Herran/Smith (BSU) def. Dam/Iermolov (UIC) 6-1

Singles

1. Webster (BSU) def. Wilson (UIC) 6-4, 6-3
2. Orlando (BSU) def. Bucan (UIC) 6-1, RET (inj.)
3. Herran (BSU) Le Meur (UIC) 6-4, 6-3
4. Bottino (UIC) def. Lancaster (BSU) 6-4, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3)
5. Smith (BSU) def. Schwebel (UIC) 6-1, 6-3
6. Fletcher (BSU) def. Dam (UIC) 7-5, 6-1

UP NEXT

• The Flames are back in action Thursday afternoon as UIC hosts Montana State in non-conference competition at 12 p.m. at the XS Tennis Village.
• This will be the first meeting between the two programs. The Bobcats are 6-5 on the season.
• UIC is 4-0 at home in 2024.

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