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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Men’s Tennis Remains Unbeaten at Home, Defeats Montana State 4-3

UIC’s five home victories are the most since 2009-10 season

CHICAGO (March 14, 2024) – Behind a doubles point win and singles victories from Randy Wilson (Miami, Fla./Florida Gulf Coast), Aleksa Bucan (Belgrade, Serbia/Arkansas) and  Gustavo Schwebel (Salvador, Brazil/Colegio Antonio Vieira), the UIC men's tennis program (8-5) was able to come away with the 4-3 victory over Montana State (7-7) Thursday afternoon at the XS Tennis Village.
 
With the victory, the Flames remain undefeated at home. UIC's five home victories are the most for the program since 2009-10 season.  
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH JOVAN PARLIC
 
"Our guys fought very hard today from the beginning to the end of the match and came away with the victory. The match could have gone either way, but we played a little bit better at the important moments."
 
MATCH RECAP
  • UIC's No. 2 doubles team of Randy Wilson (Miami, Fla./Florida Gulf Coast) and Schwebel and the Flames' No. 3 pair of Elliott Dam (Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) and Bucan defeated their Montana State counterparts to win the doubles point. UIC's No. 1 doubles pair of Robinson Le Meur (Evreux, France/Sciences Po Bordeaux) and Bottino had a 4-3 lead in their match, but it went unfinished due to the Flames already securing the doubles point.
  • In singles competition, Schwebel made quick work of his opponent, winning in straight-sets for his seventh win of the season.
  • At No. 1 singles, Wilson defeated the Bobcats' Max Relic in three sets to win his sixth match of the 2024 season.
  • In the No. 2 singles competition, after dropping the first set 7-5, Bucan won the second set by the identical score to force a third set. The senior won 7-6 via a 7-2 tiebreak to clinch the match victory. Bucan has eight wins this season and is now tied with Le Meur for the team lead.
Full results from Thursday's contest are below.
 
RESULTS
 
UIC 5, MSU 2
 
Doubles - UIC wins the doubles point
  1. Bottino/Le Meur (UIC) vs. Relic/Necz (MSU) 4-3, unfinished
  2. Wilson/Schwebel (UIC) def. Ciobotaru/Jayathilake (MSU) 6-3
  3. Bucan/Dam (UIC) def. Stewart/Hermassi (MSU) 6-3
Singles
  1. Wilson (UIC) def. Relic (MSU) 7-6 (2), 6-7 (2), 6-4
  2. Bucan (UIC) def. Ciobotaru (CSU) 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (2)
  3. Necz (MSU) def. LeMeur (UIC) 6-3, 7-5
  4. Hermassi (MSU) def. Bottino (UIC) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
  5. Schwebel (UIC) def. Stewart (MSU) 6-2, 7-5
  6. Jayathilake (MSU) def. Dam (UIC) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
UP NEXT
  • The Flames host Northern Illinois Saturday at noon at the XS Tennis Village. The Huskies are 11-3 this season and are 1-1 in MAC competition.
  • Last weekend, the Huskies split road contests at Ball State and Western Michigan, defeating the Cardinals 5-2 and falling to the Broncos by the same score.
  • Sunday's defeat at WMU snapped a nine-match win streak for the Huskies, dating back to Jan. 26.
  • Prior to taking on the Flames, NIU will host Judson University on Friday afternoon in DeKalb, Ill.
  • Northern Illinois holds a 7-3 advantage over the last ten matches in the series against UIC and are winners of the last three. The Flames won the last match against the Huskies in Chicago in 2020 (4-3).
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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