MILWAUKEE - The IUPUI men's tennis team opened the spring portion of its schedule with a 7-0 loss at Marquette on Saturday afternoon. The Jaguars (0-1) will face Northern Illinois at the Helfaer Tennis & Recreation Center on Sunday. 

Marquette (2-0) claimed a hard earned doubles point to open play by sweeping all three matches. Brett Binkley and Mark Rutherford took an 8-7 match from Gabriel Garcia and Javier Saab while the Golden Eagles had a much easier time at Nos. 2 and 3. Trent Hegan and Dusan Medan beat #E.J. Dechow and Gregory Sosa 8-2 while Jorge Yunes and Blake Powers# lost at No. 3, 8-6.

In singles play, Sosa provided the lone highlight by splitting sets with Niko Boulieris at No. 3. Boulieris took the match by winning a super tiebreak, 10-7. 

At No. 1, Garcia lost to Medan 6-4, 6-3 and Saab lost at No. 2, 6-3, 6-3. 

Yunes took Stephen Shao to the limit in the first set before falling 7-5, Shao rode the momentum to a 6-1 win in the second set.

IUPUI vs Marquette
Jan 19, 2008 at Milwaukee, WI

Marquette 7, IUPUI 0
Singles competition:
1. Dusan Medan (MU) def. Gabriel Garcia (IUPUI) 6-4, 6-3
2. Trent Hagan (MU) def. Javier Saab (IUPUI) 6-3, 6-3
3. Niko Boulieris (MU) def. Gregory Sosa (IUPUI) 6-1, 6-7, 1-0 (10-7)
4. Stephen Shao (MU) def. Jorge Yunes (IUPUI) 7-5, 6-1
5. Greg Sirotek (MU) def. Blake Powers (IUPUI) 6-1, 6-1
6. Pete Van Lieshout (MU) def. Josh Kutch (IUPUI) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition:
1. Brett Binkley/Mark Rutherford (MU) def. Gabriel Garcia/Javier Saab (IUPUI) 8-7
2. Trent Hagan/Dusan Medan (MU) def. E.J. Dechow/Gregory Sosa (IUPUI) 8-2
3. Niko Boulieris/Pete Van Lieshout (MU) def. Jorge Yunes/Blake Powers (IUPUI) 8-5