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.
Coach Shaufler on the contest
I felt like we competed very well today against a pretty good UIC team. In recent years under the direction of their new coach they have become a pretty solid program. I felt that Kristian Blagoev and Luke Coppage played very solid to get their wins. We still need work in our doubles. We are not to the level of other teams when it comes to matching up with physicality. Until we do, we are going to continue to go into the singles down a point. We have a challenging road trip coming up at IU-Indy and Notre Dame."
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.
Coach Shaufler on the contest
I felt like we competed very well today against a pretty good UIC team. In recent years under the direction of their new coach they have become a pretty solid program. I felt that Kristian Blagoev and Luke Coppage played very solid to get their wins. We still need work in our doubles. We are not to the level of other teams when it comes to matching up with physicality. Until we do, we are going to continue to go into the singles down a point. We have a challenging road trip coming up at IU-Indy and Notre Dame."
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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