Men’s tennis (3-2) split its games over the weekend, losing to University of Illinois at Chicago on Friday and bouncing back with a win over Eastern Illinois University on Saturday.

Head coach Patrick Fisher was proud of how the Huskies were able to bounce back despite missing players with injuries. The team is back over .500 and has a four-day break before returning to action.

“We needed this obviously, playing so shorthanded,” Fisher said. “We’re just so unbelievably injured and hurt right now. We really are just trying to maintain until we get healthy.

We needed it today and they did a good job. Kevin [Daun] and Georg [Lundkvist] won their matches in the middle of the lineup and Austin [Russell] and Erich [Schuette] were the difference with us winning or losing the match today in which they pulled through.”

UIC

Doubles

1. Christopher Cole/Mitch Granger (UIC) def. Kevin Daun/Georg Lundkvist (NIU), 6-4.

2. Carl Hedstrom/Marcelo Dib (UIC) def. Carlos Manzanas/Tom Hjertonsson (NIU), 6-3.

3. Erich Schuette/Austin Russell (NIU) vs. Andy Page/Nate Campanile (UIC), 4-5, DNF.

Singles

1. Carl Hedstrom (UIC) def. Carlos Manzanas (NIU), 6-2, 6-4.

2. Tom Hjertonsson (NIU) def. Andy Page (UIC), 7-6, 6-4.

3. Georg Lundkvist (NIU) def. Mitch Granger (UIC), 2-6, 6-4, 10-3.

4. Christopher Cole (UIC) def. Austin Russell (NIU), 6-2, 6-1.

5. Kevin Daun (NIU) def. Max Cederkall (UIC), 6-3, 6-3.

6. Marcelo Dib (UIC) def. Erich Schuette (NIU), 6-3, 6-2.

Eastern Illinois

Doubles:

1. (NIU) Kevin Daun/ Georg Lundkvist def. (EIU) Robert Skolik/Rui Silva (6-4).

2. (NIU) Carlos Manzanas/Tom Hjertonsson def. (EIU) Ryan Henderson/Ognjen Jevtic (6-4).

3. (NIU) Erich Schuette/Austin Russell def. Grant Reiman/Jared Woodson (6-3).

Singles:

1. (EIU) Robert Skolik def. (NIU) Carlos Manzanas (6-0,6-4).

2. (EIU) Ryan Henderson def. (NIU) Tom Hjertonsson (6-3,6-0).

3. (NIU) Georg Lundkvist def. (EIU) Rui Silva (6-2,6-1).

4. (NIU) Kevin Daun def. (EIU) Grant Reiman (6-3,6-1).

5. (NIU) Austin Russell def. (EIU) Ognjen Jevtic (6-3,6-0).

6. (NIU) Erich Schuette def. (EIU) Jared Woodson (6-1, 6-1).