Feb. 16, 2001

Indianapolis, Indiana - The men's tennis team found how high the bar was set on Friday.

UIC dropped a 7-0 decision to defending Midwestern Collegiate Conference champion Butler.

"We've improved - but we haven't scratched the surface of being as good as a team like Butler," UIC men's tennis coach Chuck Cunningham said. "We fought hard today and it just wasn't enough."

The Flames (2-4) received their lone victory from sophomore Nick Bodmer and senior Jason Kerr at No. 2 doubles. The duo defeated Butler's Tony Batuello and Peter Voelz 8-3.

UIC will be back in action as they will travel to Macomb, Illinois to take on Western Illinois on Sunday, February 25th at 10 AM.

Butler 7, UIC 0
Singles
No. 1 - Brandon Currie (BU) d. Nick Bodmer (UIC), 6-2, 6-1.
No. 2 - Alex Kurz (BU) d. Jon Schmidt (UIC), 6-0, 6-1.
No. 3 - Jimmy Borendame (BU) d. Nesar Nayak, 6-0, 6-1.
No. 4 - Josh Rey (BU) d. Wade Clark, 6-4, 6-1.
No. 5 - Abel Contreras (BU) d. Jason Kerr, 6-1, 6-1.
No. 6 - Tony Batuello (BU) d. Angel Ochoa, 6-4, 6-3.

Doubles
No. 1 - Borendame-Currie (BU) d. Nayak-Schmidt, 8-0.
No. 2 - Kerr-Bodmer (UIC) d. Batuello-Peter Voelz (BU), 8-3.
No. 3 - Contreras-Rey (BU) d. Amol Desai-Omar Husain (UIC), 8-1.