Marquette University Athletics
Wednesday, February 4
11 AM CT
Marquette University
2
vs
5
UIC
Golden Eagles Drop Home Opener 5-2 To UIC
2/4/2026 1:53:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Blagoev and Coppage secured wins for the Golden Eagles
The Marquette University men's tennis team fell, 5-2, to UIC on Wednesday afternoon in the squad's home opener at the Sprovieri Tennis Complex.
The Flames opened the match by claiming the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots, giving them a 1-0 advantage heading into singles action.
Kristian Blagoev and Luke Coppage secured wins for the Golden Eagles.
Blagoev defeated Victor Dorojan in three sets at No. 4 after winning the first 6-2 and dropping the second set 6-3. Blagoev took the third 6-3 and opened the scoring column for the Golden Eagles.
Luke Coppage earned the final point for the Golden Eagles as he defeated Youssef Hamed 7-6, 6-2 at the No. 5 position.
UIC used wins at the No. 1, 2, and 3 spots to secure the team victory.
UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles travel to IU Indy on Saturday, Feb. 7 for a 2 p.m. CT opening serve.
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The Flames opened the match by claiming the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots, giving them a 1-0 advantage heading into singles action.
Kristian Blagoev and Luke Coppage secured wins for the Golden Eagles.
Blagoev defeated Victor Dorojan in three sets at No. 4 after winning the first 6-2 and dropping the second set 6-3. Blagoev took the third 6-3 and opened the scoring column for the Golden Eagles.
Luke Coppage earned the final point for the Golden Eagles as he defeated Youssef Hamed 7-6, 6-2 at the No. 5 position.
UIC used wins at the No. 1, 2, and 3 spots to secure the team victory.
UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles travel to IU Indy on Saturday, Feb. 7 for a 2 p.m. CT opening serve.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Artem Alekseychuk / 0 [UIC]
66
42
#2 Singles Match
12
Eldin Nokic / 0 [UIC]
66
02
#3 Singles Match
12
Mihailo Savic / 0 [UIC]
66
14
#4 Singles Match
123
Emil Dapcevic / 0 [UIC]
263
636
#5 Singles Match
12
Victor Dorojan / 0 [UIC]
62
76
#6 Singles Match
123
Youssef Hamed / 0 [UIC]
4610
637
Order of Finish:
2,1,3,4,6,5
Players Mentioned
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