Feb. 4, 2001

Detroit, Michigan - The men's tennis team picked up their first victory of the year with a 7-2 shellacking of host Wayne State on Saturday. The nine-point scoring system was used where doubles' wins count as one point.

"It was a very satisfying win for us," UIC coach Chuck Cunningham said. "We still have a lot to work on - but the guys' mental toughness and poise pulled it out for us.

"It was a great team effort and a great win."

UIC received hard fought victories in singles action from freshman No. 1 Jon Schmidt (3-6, 7-5, 6-1), sophomore No. 2 Nick Bodmer (6-3, 7-5), freshman No. 4 Nesar Nayak (2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)), senior No. 5 Jason Kerr (6-2, 7-6 (4)) and freshman No. 6 Amol Desai (7-5, 6-2).

Schmidt and Nayak later teamed up at No. 1 doubles to earn an 8-5 win. Kerr and Desai also garnered an 8-6 victory in No. 3 doubles action.

The men's team will be back in action on Friday, as they will host Northern Iowa at the Homewood-Flossmoor Racquet club at 3 P.M.

UIC 7, Wayne State 2
Singles
No. 1 Jon Schmidt (UIC) d. Rohan Singh (WSU), 3-6, 7-5, 6-1.
No. 2 Nick Bodmer (UIC) d. Mick Pontus (WSU), 6-3, 7-5.
No. 3 Mike Davis (WSU)  d. Wade Clark (UIC), 6-3, 6-2.
No. 4 Nesar Nayak (UIC) d. Justin Toth (WSU), 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5).
No. 5 Jason Kerr (UIC)  d. Matt Akers (WSU), 6-2, 7-6 (4).
No. 6 Amol Desai (UIC)  d. Ryan Childers (WSU) 7-5, 6-2.

Doubles
No. 1 Schmidt-Nayak (UIC) d. Davis-Pontus (WSU), 8-5.
No. 2 Singh-Akers (WSU)   d. Clark-Bodmer (UIC), 8-2.
No. 3 Kerr-Desai (UIC)    d. Toth-Ludzinski (WSU), 8-6.