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Friday, April 2
Indianapolis, Ind.
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It's a Good Friday for Men's Tennis
4/2/2021 5:08:00 PM | MEN'S TENNIS
Blue Demons prevail 4-3 at BIG EAST adversary Butler
INDIANAPOLIS – It was indeed a Good Friday for the Blue Demons in snapping a three-match skid.
Coach Matt Brothers and his team took down BIG EAST opponent Butler 4-3 in their first action since returning from last week's spring break trip through Tennessee.
They started out strong at the Butler Outdoor Tennis Courts with the No. 2 doubles team of Fran Tonejc and Tripp Tuff topping Michael Karr and Ryan Roegner 6-1.
Vito Tonejc and Luuk Wassenaar secured the doubles point with a 6-3 victory in the No. 3 position over Borja Miralles and Alvaro Huet Vadillo.
That doubles point wound up being the difference-maker as these BIG EAST adversaries split the singles competition.
DePaul (9-5) swept the first three singles matches in claiming the team win.
Tripp Tuff recorded the first singles success with a 6-2, 6-2 decision over Miralles at No. 5 while improving to 9-5 on the season.
No. 1 singles standout Vito Tonejc followed with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Michael Dickson and raised his singles record to 10-2.
The match clincher came courtesy of Luuk Wassenaar's 6-2, 6-3 conquest of Filip Tensing at No. 6.
Butler (4-6) won the final three singles matches at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4.
The Blue Demons have a big challenge on Monday traveling to face a Notre Dame team has played nine nationally ranked teams this spring with wins over No. 41 Duke, No. 46 Ball State and No. 50 Western Michigan.
DePaul 4, Butler 3
Indianapolis, Ind.
April 2, 2021
Singles
1. Vito Tonejc (DPU) def. Dickson, Michael (BU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Brennan, Thomas (BU) def. Christopher Casati (DPU) 7-6(3), 7-6(6)
3. Michael, Drew (BU) def. Boris Spanjaard (DPU) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(10)
4. Vadillo, Alvaro Huet (BU) def. Fran Tonejc (DPU) 7-6(3), 3-6, 14-12
5. Tripp Tuff (DPU) def. Miralles, Borja (BU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Luuk Wassenaar (DPU) def. Tensing, Filip (BU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. Casati/Spanjaard (DPU) vs. Brennan/Dickson (BU) 5-3 (unfinished)
2. Fran Tonejc/Tuff (DPU) def. Karr/Roegner (BU) 6-1
3. Vito Tonejc/Luuk Wassenaar (DPU) def. Miralles/Huet Vadillo (BU) 6-3
Coach Matt Brothers and his team took down BIG EAST opponent Butler 4-3 in their first action since returning from last week's spring break trip through Tennessee.
They started out strong at the Butler Outdoor Tennis Courts with the No. 2 doubles team of Fran Tonejc and Tripp Tuff topping Michael Karr and Ryan Roegner 6-1.
Vito Tonejc and Luuk Wassenaar secured the doubles point with a 6-3 victory in the No. 3 position over Borja Miralles and Alvaro Huet Vadillo.
That doubles point wound up being the difference-maker as these BIG EAST adversaries split the singles competition.
DePaul (9-5) swept the first three singles matches in claiming the team win.
Tripp Tuff recorded the first singles success with a 6-2, 6-2 decision over Miralles at No. 5 while improving to 9-5 on the season.
No. 1 singles standout Vito Tonejc followed with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Michael Dickson and raised his singles record to 10-2.
The match clincher came courtesy of Luuk Wassenaar's 6-2, 6-3 conquest of Filip Tensing at No. 6.
Butler (4-6) won the final three singles matches at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4.
The Blue Demons have a big challenge on Monday traveling to face a Notre Dame team has played nine nationally ranked teams this spring with wins over No. 41 Duke, No. 46 Ball State and No. 50 Western Michigan.
DePaul 4, Butler 3
Indianapolis, Ind.
April 2, 2021
Singles
1. Vito Tonejc (DPU) def. Dickson, Michael (BU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Brennan, Thomas (BU) def. Christopher Casati (DPU) 7-6(3), 7-6(6)
3. Michael, Drew (BU) def. Boris Spanjaard (DPU) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(10)
4. Vadillo, Alvaro Huet (BU) def. Fran Tonejc (DPU) 7-6(3), 3-6, 14-12
5. Tripp Tuff (DPU) def. Miralles, Borja (BU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Luuk Wassenaar (DPU) def. Tensing, Filip (BU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. Casati/Spanjaard (DPU) vs. Brennan/Dickson (BU) 5-3 (unfinished)
2. Fran Tonejc/Tuff (DPU) def. Karr/Roegner (BU) 6-1
3. Vito Tonejc/Luuk Wassenaar (DPU) def. Miralles/Huet Vadillo (BU) 6-3
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