The Dominican University men's tennis team split a pair of Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) dual matches for the second consecutive weekend, edging the Marian University Sabres 5-4 before falling to the Edgewood College Eagles 9-0.
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The Stars trailed 2-1 after doubles in the win over Marian, rallying to score wins at the two, three, four and six singles flights.Â
John Mysz (La Grange, Ill.) sparked the comeback with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over Marian's Patrick Schwoerer at two singles while
Tarik Abdullah (Hickory Hills, Ill.),
Camden Knights (Addison, Ill.) and
Hector Ramirez (Lyons, Ill.) scored for the Stars at three, four and six singles respectively.
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Ramirez continued his strong play against Edgewood, nearly salvaging a point at six singles but came up short, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) to the Eagles' Alex Hadjiev.
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The Stars, now 2-2 in the NACC, return to play on Friday, hosting the Concordia University Chicago Cougars for a 4:00 p.m. match at the Stars' home courts in Forest Park.
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