Feb. 12, 2006

Rockford, Ill.- Singles wins by Adriano Liccardo and Eric Fey were not enough as the UIC men's tennis team lost a 5-2 dual match to Northern Illinois at Rockford's Clock Tower Inn Tennis Center.

The Flames (2-4), playing their third road match in three days, fell behind after dropping in doubles play and could not mount offense outside of Liccardo's No. 3 win over Adam Ford and Fey's No. 5 victory over Alfonso Monroy.

UIC returns to action on February 25 against Valparaiso at the Hinsdale Racquet Club.

Northern Illinois 5, UIC 2

SINGLES
1. Brian Livingston (NIU) def. Ivan Kovalev (UIC) 6-4, 6-3
2. Alex Friesen (NIU) def. Paul Glendenning (UIC) 6-3, 6-3
3. Adriano Liccardo (UIC) def. Adam Ford (NIU) 6-2, 7-6
4. David Katz (NIU) def. Andy Lockhart (UIC) 6-4, 7-5
5. Eric Fey (UIC) def. Alfonso Monroy (NIU) 7-6, 1-6 (10-6)
6. Diego Zagarra-Ballon (NIU) def. Enrico Kasjan (UIC) 6-3, 6-3
DOUBLES
1. Kovalev/Lockhart (UIC) def. Friesen/Adam Ford (NIU) 8-3
2. Livingston/Katz (NIU) def. Glendenning/Liccardo (UIC) 8-5
3. Zagarra-Ballon/Chu (NIU) def. Fey/Samuriwo (UIC) 8-4