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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Men’s Tennis Falls on Road at Northern Illinois

Robinson Le Meur victorious at No. 2 singles in Flames 6-1 loss to Huskies

SYCAMORE, Ill. (March 30, 2024) – The UIC men's tennis program (9-8, 1-5 MAC) dropped a 6-1 conference match on the road at Northern Illinois (16-3, 5-1 MAC) Saturday afternoon.
 
Sophomore Robinson Le Meur (Evreux, France/Sciences Po Bordeaux) was victorious for the Flames, winning his match at No. 2 singles.
 
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH JOVAN PARLIC
 
"We fought hard today, but NIU played better than us. We look forward to getting back out on the court and preparing for our next conference matches."
 
MATCH RECAP
  • The Huskies won the doubles point, with victories at Nos. 1 and 2 doubles. The Flames trailed 5-4 at No. 3 doubles, but the match went unfinished due to NIU already winning the doubles point.
  • Competing at No. 2 singles for the second time this season, Le Meur defeated Northern Illinois' Mikael Vollbach in straight sets (6-4, 6-3). With his victory Le Meur has a team-high 11 singles wins this season. The sophomore has won three matches in a row and seven of his last ten matches.
  • NIU won the other five singles matches to secure the 6-1 victory.
  • All six of Saturday's singles matches were decided in straight sets. 
Full results from Saturday's contest are below.
 
RESULTS
 
NIU 6, UIC 1
 
Doubles - NIU wins the doubles point
  1. Vollbach/Tsai (NIU) vs. Schwebel/Savic (UIC) 6-1
  2. Berdullas/Koschtojan (NIU) def. Bucan/Le Meur (UIC) 6-3
  3. Gaztambide/Norlin (NIU) vs. Bottino/Iermolov (UIC) 5-4, unfinished
Singles
  1. Tsai (NIU) def. Bucan (UIC) 6-3, 6-1
  2. Le Meur (UIC) def Vollbach (NIU) 6-4, 6-3
  3. Berdullas (NIU) def. Bottino (UIC) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
  4. Gaztambide (NIU) def. Schwebel (UIC) 6-3, 6-1
  5. Koschtojan (NIU) def. Savic (UIC) 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)
  6. Norlin (NIU) def. Iermolov (UIC) 6-3, 6-1
UP NEXT
  • The Flames continue its three-match road swing with a road contest next Friday at Toledo.
  • The Rockets are currently 8-10 on the season and 3-3 in conference play. Toledo lost to Ball State 4-3 in its last match.
  • This will be the second of two meetings this season between UIC and Toledo. The Flames fell 4-3 to the Rockets in their first meeting on March 22.
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