Sept. 23, 2002

Macomb, Ill. - On the first official day of Autumn, Saint Louis defeated Western Illinois in dual match tennis play. The win earns the Billikens a 1-0 Fall 2002 record.

Singles

#1)Ikaika Jobe (SLU) defeated Patrick Lowder, 6-0, 6-1

#2)Thomas Kwong (SLU) defeated Matt Kinst, 6-1, 6-0

#3)Tom de Larzac (SLU) defeated Robert Coventry, 6-2, 6-3

#4)Sanjeev Paramanathan (SLU) lost to Doug DeClue, 6-3, 6-1

#5)Yi Hsieh (SLU) lost to Radu John Vladea, 7-6, 6-2

#6)Michael Hoosien (SLU) lost to Sisay Selassie, 6-4, 6-3

Doubles

#1)Jobe/Kwong defeated Kinst/Vladea, 8-2

#2)de Larzac/Paramanathan defeated Lowder/Wikgren, 8-4

#3)Hoosien/Andrews lost to DeClue/Selassie, 9-7

The Billiken men will see their next action on Friday, September 27, at the Ball State Classic in Muncie, Ind.