DePaul University Athletics
Blue Demon Tennis Earns 6-1 Victory
4/13/2009 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S TENNIS
ATLANTA The DePaul men’s tennis team snapped a four-match losing streak today against Georgia State, 6-1. The Blue Demons improve to 14-9 while the Panthers finished their regular season 0-19.
Georgia State struck first by winning the No. 2 doubles match. However, DePaul answered back with wins in the No. 1 and No. 3 spots to claim the point. Ben Hartman and Austin Doerner won an 8-3 decision over Trenton Spinks and Jackson Moore, while Vanja Grgec and Bartosz Jozwiak clinched the point after defeating William Adeimy and Lucas Thomaz, 9-7.
Jose Moncada put the Blue Demons up 2-0 after triumphing over Moore, 6-0, 6-1, but Georgia State fired back with a win at No. 3 singles. Henri Mangin beat Alasdair Graetz, 6-4, 6-2.
Hartman extended the lead to 3-1 with his 6-2, 6-1 win against Thomaz, while Jozwiak clinched the match after defeating Spinks, 6-4, 6-2.
Doerner improved his singles winning streak to nine matches, beating Shishkov, 6-2, 7-5. Grgec posted the final DePaul win of the day, defeating Adeimy 7-6, 6-2.
The Blue Demons return to action on Wed., April 15 to face Florida Gulf Coast in preparation for the BIG EAST Conference Championships held on April 16-19.
DePaul 6, Georgia State 1
Doubles
1. Ben Hartman/Austin Doerner (DU) def. Trenton Spinks/Jackson Moore (GAST) 8-3
2. Martin Shishkov/Henri Mangin (GAST) def. Jose Moncada/Alasdair Graetz (DU) 8-5
3. Vanja Grgec/Bartosz Jozwiak (DU) def. William Adeimy/Lucas Thomaz (GAST) 9-7
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
1. Austin Doerner (DU) def. Martin Shishkov (GAST) 6-2, 7-5
2. Jose Moncada (DU) def. Jackson Moore (GAST) 6-0, 6-1
3. Henri Mangin (GAST) def. Alasdair Graetz (DU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Ben Hartman (DU) def. Lucas Thomaz (GAST) 6-2, 6-1
5. Bartosz Jozwiak (DU) def. Trenton Spinks (GAST) 6-4, 6-2
6. Vanja Grgec (DU) def. William Adeimy (GAST) 7-6(3), 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 6
