MTEN

Men's Tennis

Prairie Stars Win 10th Match with Sweep of Oakland City

SPRINGFIELD, IL --- The Prairie Stars picked up their tenth win of the season with a 9-0 dismantling of the Mighty Oaks. UIS was barely tested as they moved above .500 on the season, moving to 10-9 with two GLVC matches left to go this week.

Cole Buehnerkemper and Sam Clarke made easy work in the top doubles group, winning 8-0 before Grant Fitzsimmons and Ajay Bandreddy collected an 8-3 win in the second spot. The duo of Santiago Pedraza and Sean Courty closed out the doubles portion with an easy 8-1 win.

In singles, Buehnerkemper closed out a 6-3, 6-1 win in the top spot while Clarke and Pedraza each collected 6-0, 6-0 victories. Christian Timm and Courty each dropped just two sets a piece and Bandreddy closed out the match with a 7-5, 6-2 win.

The Prairie Stars snapped a four game skid with the win and look to gain momentum as they enter the back half of the conference season. The Prairie Stars will face off against Saint Joseph's on Friday before hosting Lewis on Saturday.
 
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Players Mentioned

Cole  Buehnerkemper

Cole Buehnerkemper

6' 1"
Junior
Sean Courty

Sean Courty

5' 10"
Sophomore
Grant Fitzsimmons

Grant Fitzsimmons

6' 1"
Sophomore
Santiago  Pedraza

Santiago Pedraza

5' 9"
Senior
Sam Clarke

Sam Clarke

5' 10"
Freshman
Christian Timm

Christian Timm

Freshman
Ajay Bandreddy

Ajay Bandreddy

6' 0"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Cole  Buehnerkemper

Cole Buehnerkemper

6' 1"
Junior
Sean Courty

Sean Courty

5' 10"
Sophomore
Grant Fitzsimmons

Grant Fitzsimmons

6' 1"
Sophomore
Santiago  Pedraza

Santiago Pedraza

5' 9"
Senior
Sam Clarke

Sam Clarke

5' 10"
Freshman
Christian Timm

Christian Timm

Freshman
Ajay Bandreddy

Ajay Bandreddy

6' 0"
Graduate Student