SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The University of Illinois Springfield men's tennis team is wrapping up spring break with a strong performance against Lewis & Clark Community College with a 9-0 victory on a cold Friday afternoon.

Senior Hayden Esker and sophomore Cole Buehnerkemper kicked off the victories with an 8-2 win in the No. 1 doubles spot. Freshmen Grant Fitzsimmons and Aksell Dogan only gave up one set for the 8-1 win in the No. 3 position. Santiago Pedraza and Gerard Carpinell helped seal the sweep with an 8-2 victory.

In singles, Buehnerkemper did not waste much time allowing just one set to go to Lewis & Clark CC. He won, 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 2 position. Both Carpinell and Esker followed suit with the same scores in the No. 1 and No. 3 spots, respectively.

Pedraza picked up a 6-3, 6-1, win, while Pradeep Ravisankar secured a 7-5, 6-3 victory. Sophomore Billy Shinn closed out the shut out with a 6-1, 7-5 victory.

The Prairie Stars are back in action against Prairie State and Calumet College beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

Singles competition
1. Gerard Carpinell (UIS) def. Lucas Birk (LCCC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Cole Buehnerkemper (UIS) def. Brian Gebben (LCCC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Hayden Esker (UIS) def. Cody Taplin (LCCC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Santiago Pedraza (UIS) def. Elliott Miller (LCCC) 6-3, 6-1
5. Pradeep Ravisankar (UIS) def. Adam Ruckman (LCCC) 7-5, 6-3
6. Billy Shinn (UIS) def. Connor Melton (LCCC) 6-1, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Hayden Esker/Cole Buehnerkemper (UIS) def. Brian Gebben/Lucas Birk (LCCC) 8-2
2. Santiago Pedraza/Gerard Carpinell (UIS) def. Adam Ruckman/Cody Taplin (LCCC) 8-2
3. Grant Fitzsimmons/Aksell Dogan (UIS) def. Elliott Miller/Connor Melton (LCCC) 8-1