Box Score

The Detroit men's tennis team captured two singles and a doubles match and battled hard throughout the night as the Titans were upended by UIC, 5-2, on Saturday night at the Franklin Athletic Club in Southfield.

“I am never happy with a loss, but the team did a great job of battling out there against one of the best teams in the Horizon League,” said head coach Grant Asher. “The competitive spirit these guys showed out there is something we can definitely build on.”

Junior Patrick Troy (Beverly Hills, MI/Brother Rice) had the most exciting match of the night. After dropping the first set in No. 3 singles, 6-2, Troy fought off four match points in the second set before winning it in a tiebreaker 7-6 (3). He then won the affair in the third set 10-4.

“I think it's important for us to go out there and win every match possible to build some confidence,” said Troy. “I was not really thinking about the fact that, as a team, we lost. I just wanted to end the night on a positive note.”

Troy was also victorious at No. 3 doubles as he teamed with freshman Nick Tolomei (Rochester Hills, MI/Adams) for an 8-7 (3) decision.

Junior Pjotrs Necajevs (Riga, Latvia/Herdera Vidusskola) collected the other Titan win at No. 1 singles defeating UIC's top netter Bastian Harbo 6-2, 6-4.

The Titans will have another long lay off before they take on Butler on Friday, March 27 at 10:00 a.m. The match will be the last home event of the season for Detroit.