Blue Demons Outduel Redbirds in Bloomington

Sunday, February 20

Bloomington, Ill.

12:30 PM

DePaul University

Illinois State

Bartosz Jozwiak won a pair of matches to advance to the Round of 16 at the ITA Midwest Regional

2/20/2011 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S TENNIS

Feb. 20, 2011

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- The No. 64 DePaul men's tennis team picked up its third consecutive victory with a hard-fought 4-3 win at Illinois State on Sunday at the Evergreen Racquet Club. The Blue Demons, who have won seven of their last eight, improve to 9-2 on the season while the Redbirds fall to 4-3.

The Redbirds jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after taking the doubles point and winning on the number one and three courts. George Chanturia and Matija Palinic picked up their 12th win with an 8-5 win on the second court.

Illinois State went up 2-0 victory on the third court, before Palinic, Filip Dzanko, and Ben Hartman won three straight to give DePaul a 3-2 advantage.

Palinic put the Blue Demons on the board with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Timon Reichelt in the number two position. Dzanko followed and improved to 6-2 on the season with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Skip Span on the number six court.

With the match tied at two, Hartman, who has won his last three matches, gave DePaul a 3-2 lead with his 6-4, 6-3 win on the fifth court.

The Redbirds knotted the dual at three with a win in the number one position before all eyes turned to the fourth court where Bartosz Jozwiak and Tuomas Manner were in the midst of their third set.

Jozwiak won the first set 6-4, but Manner countered with a 6-2, set-two victory. With their teammates on the sidelines and cheering loudly, Jozwiak battled and took the final set 6-2 for the Blue Demon victory.

DePaul returns to action on Feb. 26 when it hosts Western Michigan. The dual at Lakeshore Athletic Club is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.

#64 DePaul 4, Illinois State 3
Doubles
1. Alexander Pelaez/Timon Reichelt (ILS) def. Sven Kasper/Bartosz Jozwiak (DPU) 8-4
2. George Chanturia/Matija Palinic (DPU) def. Tuomas Manner/Matej Zlatkovic (ILS) 8-5
3. Filip Miljevic/Mya Smith-Dennis (ILS) def. Ben Hartman/Filip Dzanko (DPU) 8-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles
No. 1. Alexander Pelaez (ILS) def. Sven Kasper (DPU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 2. Matija Palinic (DPU) def. Timon Reichelt (ILS) 6-2, 6-3
No. 3. Filip Miljevic (ILS) def. George Chanturia (DPU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 4. Bartosz Jozwiak (DPU) def. Tuomas Manner (ILS) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
No. 5. Ben Hartman (DPU) def. Matej Zlatkovic (ILS) 6-4, 6-3
No. 6. Filip Dzanko (DPU) def. Skip Span (ILS) 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 6, 5, 1, 4