In a road matchup on Monday, the Illinois Springfield men's tennis team earned a strong 6-1 victory over Evangel. The Prairie Stars set the tone early by sweeping doubles play and carried that momentum into singles action.

UIS secured the doubles point with wins on all three courts. At No. 1, Kai Van-Roon and Lin En Tan teamed up for a 6-1 victory. Pablo Herrera and Lukas Pieringer matched that score with a 6-1 win at No. 2. At No. 3, Antonio Ayerbe Streubel and Colton Pazdera closed out doubles with a 6-3 decision to complete the sweep.

In singles play, the Prairie Stars won five of six matches. At the top spot, Herrera delivered a dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory. Ayerbe Streubel battled back after dropping the first set to win 4-6, 6-2, 10-6. Lin En Tan followed a similar path with a comeback win at No. 3, 4-6, 6-4, 10-7. Miran Todorovic earned a solid 6-2, 6-2 victory, while Pieringer outlasted his opponent in a three-set battle, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 10-1. Colton Pazdera rounded out the lineup, falling 6-2, 6-0 in his spring debut.

With the victory, UIS improves its overall record to 4-4.

"Both our men and women showed a lot of resilience and character after coming up short yesterday. Both teams came hungry to play and we started the doubles with a lot of intensity throughout the whole match," said head coach Henrique Leal. "We won every match that went to a third set which shows how tough we were mentally. Looking forward to being at home the next couple of weeks and bringing the same energy we have been displaying."

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The Prairie Stars return home this weekend to host Roosevelt on Saturday.