DePaul Drops Season Finale at Butler

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The DePaul men's tennis team fought to the very end on Sunday afternoon but fell just short to Butler in a back-and-forth affair on the courts of the Butler Bubble.

With the 4-3 victory, Butler moved to 20-6 overall and 4-1 in BIG EAST action, while DePaul fell to 10-13 this spring and 4-3 in conference action.

The Blue Demons clinched the doubles point to take an early 1-0 advantage. Vito Tonejc and Fran Tonejc claimed a 6-1 win at the No. 2 spot, while the duo of Luuk Wassenaar and Conor O'Meara secured the point for DePaul with a 6-3 victory at the No. 3 position.

In singles action, Christopher Casati got the Blue Demons rolling early with a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 4 to put DePaul ahead 2-0.

Freshman Vito Tonejc continued his stellar spring campaign with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) win at No. 1 to improve to 6-1 in BIG EAST play and 16-5 overall.

After Butler clinched wins at No. 3, No. 2, and No. 6 all eyes turned to court 5 with the deciding match on the line.

Fran Tonejc gave it all he had before falling to Butler's Adrian Mag 4-6, 6-1, 1-6 at the No. 5 position.

DePaul returns to the courts for the 2019 BIG EAST Championship in Cayce, South Carolina. Play will begin on Friday at the Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center.

Results
Butler 4, DePaul 3

Singles
1. Vito Tonejc (D) def. Mason Dragos (B) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
2. Thomas Brennan (B) def. Boris Spanjaard (D) 7-5, 7-5
3. Aviv Ben Shabat (B) def. Luuk Wassenaar (D) 6-4, 6-2
4. Chris Casati (D) def. Michael Dickson (B) 6-3, 6-1
5. Adrian Mag (B) def. Fran Tonejc (D) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
6. Spencer Lang (B) def. Tamas Zador (D) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
1. Casati/Spanjaard (D) vs. Dickson/Dragos (B) 5-4 unfinished
2. Tonejc/Vito Tonejc (D) def. Ben Shabat/Mag (B) 6-1
3. Conor O'Meara/Wassenaar (D) def. Ari Gerstein/Lang (B) 6-3

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Players Mentioned

Christopher Casati

Conor O'Meara

Boris Spanjaard

Fran Tonejc

Vito Tonejc

Luuk Wassenaar

Tamas Zador