Marquette Outlasts DePaul

MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- In Friday night's BIG EAST tennis showdown between DePaul and Marquette, the Blue Demons came up just short in a 5-2 decision at the Helfaer Tennis Center.

DePaul opened the match by claiming the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 3 behind stellar performances by brothers Vito Tonejc and Fran Tonejc alongside Luuk Wassenaar and Conor O'Meara. Tonejc and Tonejc took down the duo of Luis Heredia Gomez and Luke Smrek 6-3 at No. 2, while Wassenaar and O'Meara ousted Fran San Andres and Greg Anderson at the No. 3 position, 6-4.

Vito Tonejc turned in another great performance at No. 1 singles with a 7-5, 6-3 triumph over Marquette's Alvaro Verdu. The freshman from Zagreb, Croatia recorded his third win in a row on Friday night and moved to 11-3 in dual season play to lead the Blue Demons.

DePaul (8-7, 3-1 BIG EAST) will return home to Lakeshore Sport and Fitness on Friday, Mar. 15 for a meeting with Dayton at 7:15 p.m.

Results
Marquette 5, DePaul 2

Singles
1. Vito Tonejc (DPU) def. Alvaro Verdu (MU) 7-5, 6-3
2. Luke Smrek (MU) def. Boris Spanjaard (DPU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Luis Heredia Gomez (MU) def. Luuk Wassenaar (DPU) 7-6, 6-2
4. Brett Meyers (MU) def. Fran Tonejc (DPU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Greg Anderson (MU) def. Christopher Casati (DPU) 6-3, 6-7, 1-0
6. Brandon Shanklin (MU) def. Conor O'Meara (DPU) 7-5, 6-4

Doubles
1. Alvaro Verdu/Brett Meyers (MU) def. Christopher Casati/Boris Spanjaard (DPU) 6-3
2. Vito Tonejc/Fran Tonejc (DPU) def. Luis Heredia Gomez/Luke Smrek (MU) 6-3
3. Luuk Wassenaar/Conor O'Meara (DPU) def. Fran San Andres/Greg Anderson (MU) 6-4

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Players Mentioned

Christopher Casati

Conor O'Meara

Boris Spanjaard

Fran Tonejc

Vito Tonejc

Luuk Wassenaar