CHICAGO – The Northern Kentucky University men's tennis teams captured victories from Mate Virag and Jody Maginley at No. 1 and No. 2 singles on Sunday evening, but the Norse fell 4-2, at UIC.

At the No. 2 flight, Maginley earned NKU's first point of the match to keep the Norse in the hunt. The senior bested Christopher Cole in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, to go 2-0 this weekend.

Mate Virag followed with a top-flight victory over Carl Hedstrom, 6-1, 6-4, to put the match score at 3-2.

However, UIC closed out a No. 6 singles victory as Blaine Carr took Nate Campanile into three sets for a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 result.

The Flames clinched the match with Court Clark playing into a third set at No. 4 singles of a match that was then abandoned.

Despite UIC earning the doubles point, Maginley and partner Nick Lang captured a 7-5 victory at No. 1 doubles.

The match concluded a seven-match road swing for the Norse. They return home to host Tiffin on Thursday, April 7 at 1 p.m. at the Joyce Yeager Tennis Complex.

UIC 4, Northern Kentucky 2

Singles results

1.   VIRAG, Mate (NKUM) def. HEDSTROM, Carl (UIC) 6-1, 6-4

2.   MAGINLEY, Jody (NKUM) def. COLE, Christopher (UIC) 6-3, 6-3

3.   GRANGER, Mitch (UIC) def. ISACHE, Adrian (NKUM) 6-3, 6-1

4.   CLARK, Court (NKUM) vs. DIB, Marcelo (UIC) 3-6, 7-6, 2-1 - unfinished

5.   CEDERKALL, Max (UIC) def. LANG, Nick (NKUM) 6-3, 6-2

6.   CAMPANILE, Nate (UIC) def. CARR, Blaine (NKUM) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3

Doubles results

1.   LANG, Nick/MAGINLEY, Jody (NKUM) def. COLE, Christopher/GRANGER, Mitch (UIC) 7-5

2.   HEDSTROM, Carl/CAMPANILE, Nate (UIC) def. VIRAG, Mate/ISACHE, Adrian (NKUM) 7-3

3.   CEDERKALL, Max/DIB, Marcelo (UIC) def. CLARK, Court/CLEMENS, Lukas (NKUM) 6-3