SPRINGFIELD, IL - The University of Illinois Springfield men's tennis team swept through doubles play to eventually down Truman, 8-1, on Tuesday afternoon at Washington Park.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: UIS 8, Truman 1
RECORDS: UIS, 2-0 || TSU 0-2
UP NEXT: UIS @ ITA Midwest Regional at Grand Valley State

HOW IT HAPPENED

• UIS swept through doubles play for a 3-0 lead.
• Freshman Sam Clarke (England) then defeated Gavin Hatter, 6-1, 6-1, in the No. 3 singles spot to give UIS a 4-0 advantage.
• Freshman Christian Timm (Milwaukee, Wis.) clinched the match for the Prairie Stars with a 6-3, 6-1 win against Travis Hopkins in the No. 6 position.

POST MATCH INTERVIEW


FULL RESULTS
Singles competition
1. Cole Buehnerkemper (UIS) def. Ryan Bunselmeyer (TSU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Logan Burgess Hayes (UIS) def. Paul Province (TSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Sam Clarke (UIS) def. Gavin Hatter (TSU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Matt Peterson (TSU) def. Santiago Pedraza (UIS) 6-4, 6-3
5. Grant Fitzsimmons (UIS) def. Griffen Turnage (TSU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Christian Timm (UIS) def. Travis Hopkins (TSU) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Cole Buehnerkemper/Logan Burgess Hayes (UIS) def. Matt Peterson/Ryan Bunselmeyer (TSU) 8-3
2. Sam Clarke/Santiago Pedraza (UIS) def. Gavin Hatter/Griffen Turnage (TSU) 8-5
3. Grant Fitzsimmons/Christian Timm (UIS) def. Paul Province/Travis Hopkins (TSU) 8-4