Sunday, February 21
Evanston, Ill.
5 p.m.
Northwestern
4
vs
0
UIC
Wildcats Off to Best Start Since 1988-89
2/21/2016 6:56:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Box Score
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern made it a clean sweep in its Sunday doubleheader with a 4-0 win over crosstown foe UIC in the nightcap at the Combe Tennis Center.
The 20th-ranked Wildcats have now won eight matches in a row and are 11-1.
That mark is the best start to a season since 1988-89. That team won 12 of its first 13 matches, which stands as the best start in program history. This year's team will try to match that record on Thursday.
"It's a good group," head coach Arvid Swan said. "They put in the time on and off the court, and we just have to keep getting better."
Northwestern cruised to the doubles point, winning at Nos. 2 and 3 to put up the first team point. Mihir Kumar and Alp Horoz moved up a spot from their usual No. 3 position and clinched the point with a 6-3 win at No. 2. Their win followed one by Konrad Zieba and Michael Lorenzini, who picked up a 6-4 decision at No. 3.
Singles went fast with wins at Nos. 1, 3 and 6 in straight sets. Northwestern outscored UIC 36-6 on those courts. No. 14 Zieba provided the clinching point with a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 1. Fedor Baev was a winner on No. 3 and Kumar, playing his first singles match of the dual season, dominated at No. 6.
"We just came out and played hard," Swan said. "If we compete in all spots, we are a tough out."
The Wildcats had leads in all three of the matches that went unfinished.
Northwestern's biggest test yet comes in the form of No. 3 TCU on Thursday. The Horned Frogs visit Evanston for a 6 p.m. start at the Combe Tennis Center.
#20 Northwestern 4, UIC 0
Singles
No. 1 – #14 Konrad Zieba (NU) def. Carl Hedstrom (UIC), 6-0, 6-2*
No. 2 – #57 Strong Kirchheimer (NU) vs. Christopher Cole (UIC), 6-2, 2-2 (unfinished)
No. 3 – Fedor Baev (NU) def. Andy Page (UIC), 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 – Alp Horoz (NU) vs. Mitch Granger (UIC), 6-3, 2-1 (unfinished)
No. 5 – Ben Vandixhorn (NU) vs. Marcelo Dib (UIC), 6-3, 2-0 (unfinished)
No. 6 – Mihir Kumar (NU) def. Max Cederkall (UIC), 6-0, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 1*
Doubles
No. 1 – Baev/Kirchheimer (NU) vs. Cole/Granger (UIC), 4-5 (unfinished)
No. 2 – Kumar/Horoz (NU) def. Hedstrom/Dib (UIC), 6-3*
No. 3 – Zieba/Lorenzini (NU) def. Page/Campanile (UIC), 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 2*
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern made it a clean sweep in its Sunday doubleheader with a 4-0 win over crosstown foe UIC in the nightcap at the Combe Tennis Center.
The 20th-ranked Wildcats have now won eight matches in a row and are 11-1.
That mark is the best start to a season since 1988-89. That team won 12 of its first 13 matches, which stands as the best start in program history. This year's team will try to match that record on Thursday.
"It's a good group," head coach Arvid Swan said. "They put in the time on and off the court, and we just have to keep getting better."
Northwestern cruised to the doubles point, winning at Nos. 2 and 3 to put up the first team point. Mihir Kumar and Alp Horoz moved up a spot from their usual No. 3 position and clinched the point with a 6-3 win at No. 2. Their win followed one by Konrad Zieba and Michael Lorenzini, who picked up a 6-4 decision at No. 3.
Singles went fast with wins at Nos. 1, 3 and 6 in straight sets. Northwestern outscored UIC 36-6 on those courts. No. 14 Zieba provided the clinching point with a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 1. Fedor Baev was a winner on No. 3 and Kumar, playing his first singles match of the dual season, dominated at No. 6.
"We just came out and played hard," Swan said. "If we compete in all spots, we are a tough out."
The Wildcats had leads in all three of the matches that went unfinished.
Northwestern's biggest test yet comes in the form of No. 3 TCU on Thursday. The Horned Frogs visit Evanston for a 6 p.m. start at the Combe Tennis Center.
#20 Northwestern 4, UIC 0
Singles
No. 1 – #14 Konrad Zieba (NU) def. Carl Hedstrom (UIC), 6-0, 6-2*
No. 2 – #57 Strong Kirchheimer (NU) vs. Christopher Cole (UIC), 6-2, 2-2 (unfinished)
No. 3 – Fedor Baev (NU) def. Andy Page (UIC), 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 – Alp Horoz (NU) vs. Mitch Granger (UIC), 6-3, 2-1 (unfinished)
No. 5 – Ben Vandixhorn (NU) vs. Marcelo Dib (UIC), 6-3, 2-0 (unfinished)
No. 6 – Mihir Kumar (NU) def. Max Cederkall (UIC), 6-0, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 1*
Doubles
No. 1 – Baev/Kirchheimer (NU) vs. Cole/Granger (UIC), 4-5 (unfinished)
No. 2 – Kumar/Horoz (NU) def. Hedstrom/Dib (UIC), 6-3*
No. 3 – Zieba/Lorenzini (NU) def. Page/Campanile (UIC), 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 2*
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