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Winner Illinois Springfield UIS (2-0)
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Purdue Northwest PNWWT (2-3)
Winner
Illinois Springfield UIS
(2-0)
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Final
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Purdue Northwest PNWWT
(2-3)
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Winner Illinois-Springfield UIS (2-0)
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Purdue Northwest PNWMT (1-3)
Winner
Illinois-Springfield UIS
(2-0)
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Final
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Purdue Northwest PNWMT
(1-3)

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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Chad Hensley

Tennis teams drop home matches to UIS

PARK FOREST, Ill. – The Purdue Northwest men's and women's tennis teams were swept by Illinois Springfield at the Park Forest Tennis Club on Saturday afternoon.The PNW men's tennis squad (1-3) was able to take two singles points in their 5-2 loss to the Prairie Stars (2-0).

Leon Kah took a hard-fought victory over Tomas Martinez 7-6 (3) 7-6 (6) at the No.2-singles flight as Luca Kirchhoff downed Nick Revin 6-3 7-5 in No. 3-singles action.

Kah improved to 3-1 in singles action this season while Kirchhoff pulled his record even at 2-2.

Despite losing the doubles point as a team, PNW took the No. 1-doubles flight with the tandem of Miguel Agustin Flores Cepeda and Levent Evyapan earned their first win of the season by dropping Menno Servaes and Tomas Martinez 6-4.

The PNW women's tennis team (2-3) also took a 5-2 loss with UIS giving up points at the No. 5-singles and No. 6-singles flights as the Prairie Stars (2-0) traveled with just four competitors.

Carolina Yepez gave Neha Mokhasi all she wanted before bowing out 7-5 6-2 in the No. 4-singles flight for the closest finish individually for the Pride.
 
NEXT UP
The PNW tennis teams will have little time to rest before their next matchup as the Pride will both take on Walsh University at the Park Forest Tennis Club on Sunday morning at 9 a.m. CST to close out a four-match homestand for each squad.


Men's Doubles
  1. Miguel Agustin Flores Cepeda/Levent Evyapan (PNW) def. Menno Servaes/Tomas Martinez (UIS) 6-4
  2. Nick Revin/Matthew Lapsley (UIS) def. Leon Kah/Luca Kirchhoff (PNW) 6-1
  3. Alex Chan/Oscar Toro (UIS) def. Paul Hawes/Jonas Franssen (PNW) 6-4
 
Men's Singles
  1. Menno Servaes (UIS) def. Miguel Agustin Flores Cepeda (PNW) 6-2 6-1
  2. Leon Kah (PNW) def. Tomas Martinez (UIS) 7-6 (3) 7-6 (6)
  3. Luca Kirchhoff (PNW) def. Nick Revin (UIS) 6-3 7-5
  4. Alex Chan (UIS) def. Levent Evyapan (PNW) 7-6 (6) 4-0
  5. Rafa Rojas (UIS) def. Paul Hawes (PNW) 6-2 6-1
  6. Matthew Lapsley (UIS) def. Jonas Franssen (PNW) 6-4 6-2
 
Women's Doubles
  1. Carol Quevado/Franca Bucco (UIS) def. Lena Van Bergen/Sienna Lopez (PNW) 6-4
  2. Sina Skjelstad/Neha Mokhasi (UIS) def. Nicole Uzcategui/ Julia Yanes-Barrera (PNW) 6-2
 
Women's Singles
  1. Carol Quevado (UIS) def. Lena Van Bergen (PNW) 6-0 6-0
  2. Sina Skjelstad (UIS) def. Patricia Dizon (PNW) 6-3 6-4
  3. Franca Bucco (UIS) def. Nicole Uzcategui (PNW) 6-4 6-2
  4. Neha Mokhasi (UIS) def. Carolina Yepez (PNW) 7-5 6-2


 
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Players Mentioned

Jonas Franssen

Jonas Franssen

Junior
Leon Kah

Leon Kah

Senior
Luca Kirchhoff

Luca Kirchhoff

Sophomore
Paul Hawes

Paul Hawes

Sophomore
Levent Evyapan

Levent Evyapan

Sophomore
Miguel Agustin Flores Cepeda

Miguel Agustin Flores Cepeda

Sophomore
Nicole Uzcategui

Nicole Uzcategui

Junior
Patricia Dizon

Patricia Dizon

Junior
Sienna Lopez

Sienna Lopez

Freshman
Julia Yanes-Barrera

Julia Yanes-Barrera

Senior

Players Mentioned

Jonas Franssen

Jonas Franssen

Junior
Leon Kah

Leon Kah

Senior
Luca Kirchhoff

Luca Kirchhoff

Sophomore
Paul Hawes

Paul Hawes

Sophomore
Levent Evyapan

Levent Evyapan

Sophomore
Miguel Agustin Flores Cepeda

Miguel Agustin Flores Cepeda

Sophomore
Nicole Uzcategui

Nicole Uzcategui

Junior
Patricia Dizon

Patricia Dizon

Junior
Sienna Lopez

Sienna Lopez

Freshman
Julia Yanes-Barrera

Julia Yanes-Barrera

Senior