Feb. 19, 1998

LOUISVILLE, Kty. -- In their bid to three-peat the National Team Indoor title, the No. 2 ranked UCLA men's tennis team was upset by No. 15 Illinois. The action could not have been much closer as three singles matches went to a third set and two others needed first-set tiebreakers.

Illinois claimed the doubles point with victories on court Nos. 2 and 3 and the teams split the singles matches down the middle. UCLA claimed victory on court Nos 1, 2 and 4, but Illinois won on Nos. 2, 5 and 6.

UCLA will play next on Friday, Feb. 20 at 8 a.m., while Illinois will play at Noon on Friday.

Here are the position-by-position results:

Singles
No. 1   Jean-Noel Grinda (UCLA) def. Oliver Freelove (IL)   7-5, 3-6, 6-1
No. 2   Vince Allegre (UCLA) def. Cary Franklin (IL)    7-6(2), 6-3
No. 3   Gavin Sontag (IL) def. Matt Breen (UCLA)    7-6(5), 6-1
No. 4   Alex Decret (UCLA) def. Jeff Laski (IL) 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4)
No. 5   Jakub Teply (IL) def. Brandon Kramer (UCLA) 6-3, 7-5
No. 6   Matt Snyder (IL) def. Noah Newman (UCLA)    6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3

Doubles -- (Illinois wins singles point)
No. 1   Matt Breen / Jean-Noel Grinda (UCLA) vs. Oliver Freelove / Jeff Laski (IL)  Suspended
No. 2   Blain / Gavin Sontag (IL) def. Alex Decret / Brandon Kramer (UCLA)  8-3
No. 3   Jakub Teply / Matt Snyder (IL) def. Vince Allegre / Chris Sands (UCLA)  8-3

Final Team Score: Illinois 4, UCLA 3