A Singularly Good Showing for Men's Tennis

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – A full-strength DePaul men's tennis team put on an impressive performance Friday at the Notre Dame Invitational named in honor of highly successful, longtime former Fighting Irish tennis coach Bobby Bayliss.

The BIG EAST champion Blue Demons went 6-3 in singles on day one of the event and split four doubles matches.

BIG EAST Player of the Year Vito Tonejc and highly regarded freshman Matteo Iaquinto served up the most decisive decisions.

Tonejc was in control from start to finish during a 6-3, 6-1 victory over the Fighting Irish's Jean-Marc Malkowski.

Iaquinto was equally dominant in a 6-1, 6-0 triumph over Nathan Balthazor of rival Marquette.

Another impressive freshman, Marino Jakic, prevailed over a Power Five Conference opponent Max Sheldon of Michigan State. Classmate Sven Moser prevailed over Shaddy Khalafallah (Marquette) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(8-0.

Tripp Tuff racked up a third win over Marquette by a 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(8-0) margin against Rami Scheetz. Luuk Wassenaar registered the second triumph over Notre Dame with a 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(5-0) result against Brian Bilsey.

In doubles, Iaquinto and Tripp Tuff took down Peter Kuszynski and Ferdinand Schlueter from Western Michigan 8-6 while Wassenaar and Huck defeated Notre Dame's Brian Bilsey and Jameson Corsillo 8-4.

Notre Dame Invitational
Sept. 24, 2021
Notre Dame, Ind.
Singles
Marino Jakic (DePaul) def. Max Sheldon (Michigan State) 6-4, 7-6(4-0)
Anthony Pero (Michigan State) def. Leon Huck (DePaul) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0(9-0)
Tripp Tuff (DePaul) def. Rami Scheetz (Marquette) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(8-0)
Reed Crocker (Michigan State) def. Jona Gitschel (DePaul) 7-6(4-0), 3-6, 1-0
Sven Moser (DePaul) def. Shaddy Khalafallah (Marquette) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(8-0)
Matteo Iaquinto (DePaul) def. Nathan Balthazor (Marquette) 6-1, 6-0
Vito Tonejc (DePaul) def. Jean-Marc Malkowski (Notre Dame) 6-3, 6-1
Clark Bilinovich (Cleveland State) def. Lars Peder Minsaas (DePaul) 6-1, 7-0
Luuk Wassenaar (DePaul) def. Brian Bilsey (Notre Dame) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(5-0)

Doubles
Matteo Iaquinto/Tripp Tuff (DePaul) def. Peter Kuszynski/Ferdinand Schlueter (Western Michigan) 8-6
Luke Baylis/Anthony Pero (Michigan State) def. Vito Tonejc/Marino Jakic (DePaul) 8-5
Matthew Halpin/Jean-Marc Malkowski (Notre Dame) def. Lars Peder Minsaas/Jona Gitschel (DePaul) 8-3
Luuk Wassenaar/Leon Huck (DePaul) def. Brian Bilsey/Jameson Corsillo (Notre Dame) 8-4

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Players Mentioned

Jona Gitschel

Leon Huck

Matteo Iaquinto

Marino Jakic

Lars Peder Minsaas

Sven Moser

Vito Tonejc

Tripp Tuff

Luuk Wassenaar

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