MILWAUKEE - The IUPUI men's tennis team capped the weekend with a 6-1 loss to Northern Illinois at the
The Huskies (1-0) blitzed the Jaguars in doubles play, dropping just seven games in the three matches.
Gabriel Garcia and
Javier Saab lost at No. 1 8-3 while Sosa and #E.J. Dechow# lost by the same score at No. 2.
Jorge Yunes and
Blake Powers lost at No. 3 by an 8-1 count.
In singles, play was tight in the top four matches, with NIU prevailing in three of the four spots. Saab lost to NIU's Alex Freisen 6-4, 6-3 in the No. 2 position while Yunes lost 6-0, 6-4 at No. 4. Dechow dropped a 6-3, 6-0 decision in his first singles action of the spring while
Jesus Diaz was swept away by Alfonso Monroy at No. 6.
The Jaguars (0-2) return home to host Dayton on Friday, Jan. 25 at the Indianapolis Tennis Center, beginning at 6:30 p.m..
Northern Illinois 6, IUPUI 1
January 20, 2008 * Helfaer Tennis and Recreation Center
Singles
No. 1 - Brian Livingston (NIU) def. Gabriel Garcia (IUPUI), 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 - Alex Friesen (NIU) def. Javier Saab (IUPUI), 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 - Gregory Sosa (IUPUI) def. Adam Ford (NIU), 5-7, 6-4, 1-0
No. 4 - Jimmy Chu (NIU) def. Jorge Yunes (IUPUI), 6-0, 6-4
No. 5 - Javier Bernabe (NIU) def. E.J. Dechow (IUPUI), 6-3, 6-0
No. 6 - Alfonso Monroy (NIU) def. Jesus Diaz (IUPUI), 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 - Ford/Livingston (NIU) def. Gracia/Saab (IUPUI), 8-3
No. 2 - Chu/Friesen (NIU) def. Sosa/Dechow (IUPUI), 8-3
No. 3 - Monroy-Diego Zegarra-Ballon (NIU) def. Yunes/Blake Powers (8-1)
