April 3, 2006

Chicago, Ill.- Rain couldn't dampen the day for the UIC men's tennis team, as the Flames went undefeated en route to a 7-0 shutout of Youngstown State in their Horizon League opener at the UIC Outdoor Courts on Sunday.

UIC (4-8, 1-0 Horizon League) captured the doubles point with three wins and added to the early one-point advantage early and often with a sweep of the singles slate.

Ivan Kovalev rallied from a close 7-5 first-set loss to take the second set and the tiebreaker en route to a No. 1 singles win over Scott Kathary.

UIC cruised the rest of the way with five straight-set wins.

Youngstown State fell to 1-8 overall and 0-3 in league play.

UIC returns to action this Saturday at Wright State in Dayton, Ohio.

UIC 7, Youngstown State 0
SINGLES
1. Ivan Kovalev (UIC) def. Scott Kathary (YSU) 5-7, 6-4, (10-4)
2. Paul Glendenning (UIC) def. Tom Barth (YSU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Enrico Kasjan (UIC) def. Brian Meek (YSU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Andy Lockhart (UIC) def. JasonTrapp (YSU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Eric Fey (UIC) def. Ryan Trapp (YSU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Danai Samuriwo (UIC) def. Sarantis Karousis (YSU) 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES
1. Kovalev/Lockhart (UIC) def. Barth/Kathary (YSU) 8-3
2. Adriano Liccardo/Kasjan (UIC) def. J. Trapp/R. Trapp (YSU) 8-5
3. Glendenning/Fey (UIC) def. Meek/Landgraf (YSU) 8-3