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UChicago men's tennis rolls through Illinois-Chicago 6-1

CHICAGO, Ill. – The No. 17-ranked University of Chicago men's tennis squad knocked off its first NCAA Division I opponent of the season, defeating University of Illinois-Chicago 6-1 on Saturday.

The Maroons improved to 6-2 and sent the Flames to 2-8 on the year.

After splitting at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions, the doubles point ended up being decided by the No. 2 spot. Senior Deepak Sabada and freshman David Liu triumphed in the tiebreak 8-7 (7-5). With the doubles point in hand, UChicago rolled through the singles lineup, taking five out of six. Sabada came through in three sets at No. 2 singles while the other four wins came in straight sets. Sabada, Liu and freshman Nicolas Chua all went 2-0 on the day.

UChicago 6, UIC 1
Singles
1. Nicolas Chua (UC) def. Isaac Lloveras (UIC) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
2. Deepak Sabada (UC) def. Carl Hedstrom (UIC) 6-4, 0-6, 6-0
3. Sven Kranz (UC) def. Christopher Cole (UIC) 6-2, 6-4
4. Louis Theodor (UIC) def. Luke Tsai (UC) 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)
5. Peter Leung (UC) def. Maurizio Feoli (UIC) 6-2, 6-1
6. David Liu (UC) def. Mitch Granger (UIC) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
1. Isaac Lloveras/Carl Hedstrom (UIC) def. Max Hawkins/Luke Tsai (UC) 8-2
2. Deepak Sabada/David Liu (UC) def. Louis Theodor/Maurizio Feoli (UIC) 8-7 (7-5)
3. Nicolas Chua/Ankur Bhargava (UC) def. Christopher Cole/Mitch Granger (UIC) 8-4

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  • Sunday, March 1 – Carroll University at UChicago (XS Tennis), 11 AM
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Players Mentioned

Ankur Bhargava

Ankur Bhargava

6' 0"
Senior
Nicolas Chua

Nicolas Chua

5' 9"
Freshman
Max Hawkins

Max Hawkins

5' 7"
Sophomore
Sven Kranz

Sven Kranz

6' 2"
Sophomore
Peter Leung

Peter Leung

6' 0"
Freshman
David Liu

David Liu

5' 11"
Freshman
Deepak Sabada

Deepak Sabada

5' 10"
Senior
Luke Tsai

Luke Tsai

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ankur Bhargava

Ankur Bhargava

6' 0"
Senior
Nicolas Chua

Nicolas Chua

5' 9"
Freshman
Max Hawkins

Max Hawkins

5' 7"
Sophomore
Sven Kranz

Sven Kranz

6' 2"
Sophomore
Peter Leung

Peter Leung

6' 0"
Freshman
David Liu

David Liu

5' 11"
Freshman
Deepak Sabada

Deepak Sabada

5' 10"
Senior
Luke Tsai

Luke Tsai

5' 10"
Freshman