Chicago (Sept. 15, 2024) The 2024 River Forest Collegiate Invitational has concluded, and the Flames are off to a strong start to begin their fall season. Sophomore Mihailo Savic (Smederevska Palanka, Serbia/ Sportska Gimnazija) secured second place in the No. 3 singles draw, and the doubles pair of Junior Elliott Dam (Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) and Freshman Simon Knezevic (Niksic, Montenegro) ended up second in the No. 2 doubles draw.
 
The full results can be found here.
 
Comment from Head Coach Jovan Parlic
 
"It was a great tournament at the River Forest Collegiate Invitational, and thanks to John Griffin who hosted us for many years in a row now. We needed to show up today after a long day on Friday, and we did just that. I'm pleased with the effort our guys put in today and every day at practice. This was the first time many of our guys competed for UIC, and we are happy with the way they represented us. Mihailo (Savic) had a great tournament for us making it to the finals in his draw, and Elliot (Dam) and Simon (Knezevic) did the same in the doubles competition."
 
UP NEXT

• The Flames are set to travel to Toledo, Ohio, for the Everybody vs Cancer Invite on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.
• This marks UIC's debut at the event.
• After next week's matches, the Flames will shift their focus to the Regional Championships in East Lansing, Michigan, on Oct. 10, 2024.
• All leading to the Mid-American Conference Championships on Oct. 24, 2024.
• For the final event of the fall the Flames will head back to Toledo, Ohio for the Toledo Invite on Nov. 15, 2024.

 
 
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