Blue Demons Topped By Talented Wichita State

Saturday, February 15

Des Moines, Iowa

11:00 A.M. CT

DePaul University

Wichita State

2/15/2020 3:52:00 PM | MEN'S TENNIS

DePaul men's tennis drops 4-1 decision to a top-40 team

DES MOINES, Iowa. – DePaul men's tennis ran into one of the nation's top-40 teams Saturday on its three-day road trip through Nebraska and Iowa.

The Blue Demon dropped a 4-1 decision to a Wichita State powerhouse that was just two points away from upsetting No. 14 Tennessee two weeks ago. The Shockers are 9-3 and have won eight of their last nine matches.

Christopher Casati put DePaul (3-6) on the scoreboard with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Stefan Latinovic at No. 4 singles. Boris Spanjaard came up just short in a 7-6, 7-5 setback to Orel Ovil at No. 2.

Luuk Wassenaar and Tripp Tuff teamed up for a 6-4 doubles win over the Wichita State tandem of Latinovic and Benjamin Niv. Spanjaard and Casati were within two points of winning the doubles point before falling 7-6 (4) to Murkel Dellien and Marius Frosa.

Coach Matt Brothers and his Blue Demons will conclude the three-match road swing with a 4 p.m. match Sunday against the host team Drake, which lost to Wichita State 4-1 on Friday.

Wichita State 4, DePaul 1
Singles
1. Murkel Dellien vs. Vito Tonejc, 2-6, 6-4, 4-3, susp.
2. Orel Ovil def. Boris Spanjaard, 7-6, 7-5
3. Elio Lago vs. Zador, 3-6, 6-1, 1-4, susp.
4. Chris Casati def. Stefan Latinovic, 6-4, 6-1
5. Marius Frosa def. Tripp Tuff, 6-1, 6-4
6. Alex Richards def. Luuk Wassenaar, 6-2, 6-4

Doubles
1. Dellien/Frosa def. Spanjaard/Casati, 7-6 (4)
2. Wassenaar/Tuff def. Niv/Latinovic, 6-4
3. Richards/Lago def. V. Tonejc/Zador, 6-3