INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI men's tennis team collected a pair of home wins inside West Indy Racquet Club on Friday (Mar. 3), defeating former league foe UIC 4-1 and Holy Cross (Ind.) 6-1 in the nightcap. With the wins, head coach Bren Vasalakis' squad has now won three of its past four outings ahead of its upcoming Orlando trip. 

Against UIC (5-10), the Jaguars took care of the always important doubles point to get off on the right foot. Alex Jochim and Tom Ciszewski teamed up for a 6-3 win at No. 1 singles and Kamil Kozerski and Nicholas Moody matched the score in a victory at the No. 3 spot. 

From there, IUPUI (4-11) did enough in singles to extinguish the Flames. 

Kozerski cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles and Jochim collected a 6-4, 6-4 win at the top of the lineup. Freshman Eli Mercer won at the No. 6 spot by a 6-3, 6-4 score while Ciszewski came up shy at No. 2, 6-4, 6-4. Both Colton Morehart and Nate Day were playing decisive third sets when IUPUI clinched the match. 

In the nightcap, IUPUI earned the doubles point behind a 6-2 win from Jochim and Will Thurin at No. 1 and Morehart and Blessing Benibo's 6-3 win at No. 2. Kozerski and Moody were on the cusp of a win at No. 3 doubles when play was halted. 

In singles play, IUPUI took care of business at the bottom five spots with all five victories coming in straight sets to earn the win. 

Kozerski won at No. 2, 6-0, 7-6 (5) and Morehart breezed at No. 3, 6-2, 6-0. Day won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 and Mercer moved up to No. 5 to collect a 6-1, 6-2 victory. Noah Viste moved into the No. 6 slot in the lineup and responded with a 6-3, 6-3 win. 

Jochim was upended at the No. 1 spot in the lineup by HC's Perry Gregg, 6-1, 6-1. 

IUPUI will head to Orlando for three matches as the Jaguars will face Creighton (Mar. 10), Fairfield (Mar. 12) and Lehigh (Mar. 12) in the Sunshine State. Upon returning, the Jaguars will then turn to Horizon League play with its next eight contests all being league matchups.