BLOOMINGTON, Ill.- The Western Illinois men's tennis team had its three match winning streak ended after losing to Illinois State, 6-1, at Evergreen Racquet Club.

"We played a tough team today," stated Western Illinois assistant coach Mike Fenwick. "We are not quite at the summit of our game yet, but when we are, I feel we will pull out some of these close matches."

The Leathernecks (3-2) lone singles win came from senior Martin Boström (Stockholm, Sweden/Missouri Valley/Varmdo Gymnasium). Boström defeated Nuno Jacinto at the No. 2 singles position, 7-6 (7-5), 3-1, retired, to improve his singles record to 3-0 this spring and 8-0 on the 2007-08 season.

Boström teamed with junior Sean Ragee-Nelson (Decatur, Ill./MacArthur) at No. 2 doubles to defeat Daniel Tobar and Filip Miljevic, 8-3. It was the pair's first match together this spring.

Junior Zach Frisch (Kansas City, Mo./Rockhurst/Johnson County CC) and Ragee-Nelson each battled the Redbirds (5-3) to a third set tiebreaker, but dropped their matches in the decisive tiebreaker.

Western returns to competition Sunday, March 2, at 10 a.m., as they host Southern Illinois at the Leathernecks' home indoor facility at Lakeside Racquet Club in Galesburg, Ill.

Singles Competition
Luke Marinkovic (ISU) def. Zach Frisch (WIU) 7-5, 6-7 (7-10), 1-0 (10-7)
Martin Boström (WIU) def. Nuno Jacinto (ISU) 7-6 (7-5), 3-1, retired
Oscar Beich (ISU) def. Francisco Ortiz (WIU) 6-3, 6-2
Daniel Tobar (ISU) def. Neil Lesinski (WIU) 6-0, 6-3
Xavier Riart-Ferrer (ISU) def. Sean Ragee-Nelson (ISU) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4)
Michael Hobson (ISU) def. Andy Jones (WIU) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles Competition
Marinkovic/Beich (ISU) def. Frisch/Lesinski (WIU) 8-2
Boström/Ragee-Nelson (WIU) def. Tobar/Filip Miljevic 8-3
Jacinto/Riart-Ferrer (ISU) def. Ortiz/Michael Tiu 8-1