Men's Tennis Finishes Sixth at BIG EAST Championship
4/22/2007 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S TENNIS
Austin Doerner gave DePaul a point in the top singles match as he rolled past Trent Hagan, 6-2, 6-2. Jose Moncada posted a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Stephen Shao at No. 2 singles, while Alasdair Graetz topped Mark Rutherford, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 3 singles. Moncada and Graetz both went 3-0 in singles play over the weekend.
With the Blue Demons and Golden Eagles tied at three points apiece after doubles play and five singles matches, the entire dual came down to the third set of No. 6 singles. Danny Wilson fell, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, to
Notre Dame won the 2007 BIG EAST Championship on Sunday with a 4-0 victory over
DePaul (18-7) marked an improvement over its seventh-place finish at the 2006 BIG EAST Championship.
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Doubles
No. 1-Moncada/Doerner (DePaul) vs. Binkley/Rutherford (MU) 7-6 DNF
No. 2-Hagan/Van Lieshout (MU) def. Wang/Graetz (DePaul) 8-2
No. 3-Shao/Boulieris (MU) def. Wilson/Grgec (DePaul) 8-4
Singles
No. 1-Austin Doerner (DePaul) def. Trent Hagan (MU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2-Jose Moncada (DePaul) def. Stephen Shao (MU) 7-5, 6-2
No. 3-Alasdair Graetz (DePaul) def. Mark Rutherford (MU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 4-Brett Binkley (MU) def. Vanja Grgec (DePaul) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5-Niko Boulieris (MU) def. Jack Komar (DePaul) 6-4, 7-6
No. 6-Greg Sirotek (MU) def. Danny Wilson (DePaul) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3