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Men’s Tennis Drops Regular Season Finale to Ball State, 4-3

The Flames won three singles matches in Sunday’s loss to the Cardinals

4/14/2024 5:13:00 PM

Box Score CHICAGO (April 14, 2024) – The UIC men's tennis program (10-11, 2-8 MAC) concluded its regular season with a close 4-3 loss against Ball State (12-9, 6-4 MAC) Sunday afternoon at the Flames Outdoor Tennis Center.
 
The Flames won three singles matches in Sunday's loss, with wins at the No. 2, 3 and 4 positions. Seniors Aleksa Bucan (Belgrade, Serbia/Arkansas) and Edoardo Bottino (Genoa, Italy/Queens University) earned victories in their final collegiate matches for the Flames.


 
UIC concludes 2024 at 10-11 overall with a 2-8 record in conference play. This season marked the Flames' first as an affiliate member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
 
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH JOVAN PARLIC
 
"I'm very proud of our five seniors. They left it all on the court and that's what we are looking for in all of our players. We wish them all the best and I'm sure they will do great things in their next chapter in life."
 
MATCH RECAP
  • In doubles competition, UIC's No. 1 pair of and Randy Wilson (Miami, Fla./Florida Gulf Coast) and Mihailo Savic (Smederevska Palanka, Serbia/Sportska Gimnazija) came away with the 6-4 victory. The Nos. 2 and 3 doubles matches were both decided via tiebreak, with Ball State winning both competitions to secure the doubles point.


  • At No. 3 singles, Bucan made quick work of his opponent, winning his match in straight sets. The senior finished the year with 12 victories and was perfect at the No. 3 singles spot with a 3-0 record.
  • After dropping his first set at No. 2 singles, Robinson Le Meur (Evreux, France/Sciences Po Bordeaux) won the next two sets to come away with the three-set victory. The win was Le Meur's program-leading 13th victory of the season and his third of the year at the No. 2 singles spot.
  • Competing at No. 4 singles, Bottino won in straight sets for his tenth victory of the season.
  • The Cardinals won the other three singles matches to come away with the 4-3 victory over the Flames.


Full results from Sunday's contest are below.
 
RESULTS
 
BSU 4, UIC 3
 
Doubles - BSU wins the doubles point
  1. Savic/Wilson (UIC) def. Webster/Orlando (BSU) 6-4
  2. Tran/Lancaster (BSU) def. Bucan/Le Meur (UIC) 7-6 (7-4)
  3. Herran/Smith (BSU) def. Schwebel/Bottino (UIC) 7-6 (7-5)
Singles
  1. Webster (BSU) def. Wilson (UIC) 1-6, 6-1, 3-6
  2. Le Meur (UIC) def. Orlando (BSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
  3. Bucan (UIC) def. Herran (BSU) 6-1, 6-0
  4. Bottino (UIC) def. Tran (BSU) 6-4, 6-2
  5. Lancaster (BSU) def. Schwebel (UIC) 6-3, 6-4
  6. Smith (BSU) def. Iermolov (UIC) 6-2, 6-2
SENIOR DAY CELEBRATIONS

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