Casati, Spanjaard Spark Thrilling Comeback Win

MINNEAPOLIS – Borrowing a page from the Blue Demon women's basketball playbook, DePaul men's tennis put on quite a comeback of its own Friday night in its dual-season opener.

Trailing Green Bay 3-2, coach Matt Brothers watched his No. 1 player Boris Spanjaard tie the match with a 6-4, 6-1 win over James Ling.

In the decisive and final matchup, Christopher Casati outpointed Dipin Wadhwa 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to complete the come-from-behind thriller at Minnesota's Baseline Tennis Center.

After losing the doubles point, Fran and Vito Tonejc refused to give the Phoenix the clinching point with singles victories that set the stage for the late heroics.

Fran Tonejc topped Lachlan Napier 7-5, 6-2 while his younger brother Vito took down Charlie Croxford 6-2, 6-3.

The Blue Demons will look to sustain the early momentum when they face Big Ten adversary Minnesota Saturday at noon.

Results
Singles
Ivan Radomirovic (GB) def. Tamas Zador (DPU) 6-4, 6-2
F. Tonejc (DPU) def. Lachlan Napier (GB) 7-5, 6-2
Tony Leto (GB) def. Tripp Tuff (DPU) 6-2, 6-4
V. Tonejc (DPU) def. Charlie Croxford (GB) 6-2, 6-3
Boris Spanjaard (DPU) def. James Ling (GB) 6-4, 6-1
Christopher Casati (DPU) def. Dipin Wadhwa 6-4, 1-6, 6-4

Doubles
Ling/McDowell (GB) def. Spanjaard/V. Tonejc 7-6
F. Tonejc/Casati (DPU) def. Wadhwa/Croxford (GB) 6-2
Napier/Ridout (GB) def. O'Meara/Tuff (DPU) 6-4

Casati, Spanjaard Spark Thrilling Comeback Win

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Players Mentioned

Christopher Casati

Boris Spanjaard

Fran Tonejc

Vito Tonejc

Tripp Tuff

Tamas Zador