UIC Barely Gets Past A&M-Corpus Christi 4-3

CHICAGO – In the first indoor match of the season for the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis program, Illinois-Chicago was able to sneak away with a 4-3 outcome at the XS Tennis Village.
 
It was the conference opener for both teams as UIC joined the league this year as an affiliate member over the summer. A&M-Corpus Christi is the defending SLC regular season champion.
 
The Flames got off to a quick start by winning the doubles point, but the Islanders responded by winning five first sets in singles. The first win came at No. 4 where senior Matthieu Peres notched a straight-set 6-3, 6-1 victory.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi also garnered straight-set wins on courts one and three. Junior Avery Zavala won 7-5, 6-2 at No. 1 and reigning SLC Player of the Week winner Nathan Schwartz won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 3.
 
However, the match ultimately came down to a pair of three-setters that both ended in favor of the Flames.
 
The men will be in action again Wednesday when they travel to Rice for a 2 p.m. start. Prior to that, the women's team will take-on Abilene Christian in a neutral court match Monday at 11 a.m. in San Antonio.
 
Illinois-Chicago 4, A&M-Corpus Christi 3
Doubles Competition
1. Miroslav Cvjetan / Jai Vallurupalli (UIC) def. Avery Zavala / Pascal Lorieul (AMCC) 6-3
2. Aleksa Bucan / Ammar Wazir (UIC) def. Nathan Schwartz / Tomas Quesada Perez (AMCC) 6-4
3. Artem Iermolov / Pelle Strandberg (UIC) vs. Lucas Schurdevin / Ulysse Bertrand (AMCC) 5-3, unfinished
 
Singles Competition
1. Avery Zavala (AMCC) def. Pelle Strandberg (UIC) 7-5, 6-2
2. Aleksa Bucan (UIC) def. Pascal Lorieul (AMCC) 5-7, 7-5, 6-0
3. Nathan Schwartz (AMCC) def. Miroslav Cvjetan 6-4, 6-2
4. Matthieu Peres (AMCC) def. Jai Vallurupalli (UIC) 6-3, 6-1
5. Gustavo Schwebel (UIC) def. Ulysse Bertrand (AMCC) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Ammar Wazir (UIC) def. Tomas Quesada Perez (AMCC) 7-5, 6-1
 
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 14 NCAA Tournaments
- 30 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 39 Straight Semesters
- Islanders have received a No. 3 seed at the NCAA Tournament three times
- Women's tennis has cracked the ITA top-75 national rankings three times
- Men's tennis has cracked the ITA national rankings 10 consecutive years
- Ranked nationally in NCAA DI as high as No. 35 for the men and No. 60 for the women
 
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