CHICAGO - UIC men's tennis split a pair of matches this weekend at XS Tennis Village. The Flames dropped a competitive match to Omaha by a score of 4-3 on Saturday. Omaha took the doubles point after winning 2 of 3 tightly contested doubles matches. The six singles matches were split 3-3 to give Omaha the 4-3 victory. Despite the loss Sophomore Eldin Nokic continued his phenomenal start to the season with wins at No. 2 doubles and No. 2 singles. Nokic's doubles partner Freshman Henrique Sa also impressed as he won at No. 6 singles as well as the aforementioned doubles match.

The Flames were back in action on Sunday against Roosevelt after a quick turnaround. UIC got off to a hot start, winning the doubles point, behind a strong showing from Emil Dapcevic and Mihailo Savic at No. 2 doubles as they won 6-1. The Flames dominated singles winning five of six matches. Sa continues to dominate as he won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 singles. UIC won the match 6-1.

The Flames hit the road later this week for a mid week match up with Cleveland State on Thursday at Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion.

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