ELMHURST, Ill. - The Elmhurst men's tennis team slipped to 0-3 on the season after dropping a pair of contests to the University of Illinois-Chicago on Saturday night.
Elmhurst suffered identical 7-0 defeats to the Flames (3-3) on the day.
UIC 7, ELMHURST 0 (Match 1) - UIC swept the Bluejays 7-0 after sweeping all nine matches. The Flames scored the doubles point by taking all three doubles contests. Carl Hedstrom and Marcelo Dib combined to down Elmhurst's
Brandon Fulmer and
Jackson Lindquist 6-0 at No. 1 doubles. Niko Wasilewicz and Christian San Andreas defeated Elmhurst's
Kyle Endicott and
Kevin Osburn 6-2 at No. 2 doubles while William Wale and Johan Hedstrom scored a 6-1 win over the Bluejays' duo of
Grant O'Connell and
David Wilson at No. 3 doubles.
In singles play, Carl Hedstrom downed Endicott 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1 singles while Wasilweicz stopped Fulmer 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. Dib upended Lindquist 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 while San Andres scored a 6-1, 6-1 win over O'Connell at No. 4 singles. Wale blanked Osburn 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles and Kailash Panchapakesan scored a 6-0, 6-1 over Wilson at No. 6 singles.
UIC 7, ELMHURST 0 (Match 2) - The Flames scored their second 7-0 win over the Bluejays in the night cap.Â
UIC won the doubles point by taking all three contests. Wasilewicz/Carl Hedstrom downed Fulmer/Lindquist 6-1 at No.1 doubles while Johan Hedstrom/Wale defeated Endicott/Osburn 6-3 at No. 2. Alvaro De La Fuente/Panchapakesan blanked O'Connell/Wilson 6-0 at No. 3 doubles.Â
In singles play, Wasilewicz downed Endicott 6-2, 7-6 at No. 1 singles while Carl Hedstrom dispatched Fulmer 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. San Andres blanked Lindquist 6-0, 6-0 at No. while Dib scored a 6-2, 6-0 victory over O'Connell at No. 4. De La Fuente scored a 6-0, 6-0 shutout win over Osburn while Wale closed out singles play with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Wilson at No. 6 singles.
Elmhurst plays three matches in Wisconsin on February 11-12.