DePaul University
Brown
Men's Tennis Falls to Brown
3/10/2012 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S TENNIS
March 10, 2012
CHICAGO - The No. 74 DePaul men's tennis team battled in every match while three singles matches went into a third set, but visiting Brown slipped past the Blue Demons 4-3 on Saturday at Lakeshore Sport and Fitness.
With a large contingent of DePaul students cheering from the balcony, the Blue Demons got off to fast start in doubles. Filip Dzanko and George Chanturia made quick work of Tom Deighton and Michael Riechmann on the top court. The Blue Demon pair topped their opponents from the East Coast, 8-1 for their eighth doubles win of the year.
Adam Reinhart and Matija Palinic ran their winning streak to five matches with a hard-fought victory over Mike Hill and Brandon Burke. Playing on the middle court and with the crowd of students raucously cheering, Palinic and Reinhart battled to 7-6 lead and held serve to clinch the doubles point for the Blue Demons.
After a highly competitive doubles matches, singles was the same with three matches needing a third set.
Mathias Hambach was the first off the courts and gave DePaul a 2-0 advantage with his dominating 6-1, 6-0 victory over Daniel Hirschberg on the fifth court.
Brown got its first point of the evening on the third court before Blue Demon sophomore, Dzanko, won his 26th singles match of the season. Dzanko defeated Brandon Burke in straight sets - 6-3, 6-2.
The remaining three courts needed a third set to decide the point, but Brown won on all three courts to slip past the Blue Demons. The loss, was the first for DePaul (10-8) on its home courts this season.
The Blue Demons hit the road and travel to Wilmington N.C. for duals with Campbell (Mar. 21) and UNC Wilmington (Mar. 23).
Brown 4, No. 74 DePaul 3
Doubles:
1. Filip Dzanko/George Chanturia def. Tom Deighton/Michael Riechmann 8-1
2. Soufiane Azargui/William Spector def. Mathias Hambach/Sven Kasper 8-5
3. Matija Palinic/Adam Reinhart def. Mike Hill/Brandon Burke 8-6
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles:
1. Filip Dzanko def. Brandon Burke 6-3, 6-2
2. Soufiane Azargui def. George Chanturia 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-4
3. Will Spector def. Sven Kasper 7-5, 6-2
4. Michael Riechmann def. Matija Palinic 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4
5. Mathias Hambach def. Daniel Hirschberg 6-1, 6-0
6. Mike Hill def. Adam Reinhart 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 1, 4, 6, 2
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