DePaul University Athletics
Sunday, January 30
Chicago, Ill.
4:15 P.M. CT
DePaul University
7
vs
0
UIC
Successful Home Opener for 'Band of Brothers'
1/30/2022 11:53:00 PM | MEN'S TENNIS
Blue Demons go for a 7-0 Sunday sweep of UIC at XS Tennis Village
CHICAGO – Now, this is the way to stage a home opener.
Playing their first match at their new facility XS Tennis Village, the Blue Demons swept past Illinois-Chicago 7-0 Sunday on the South Side.
Coach Matt Brothers and his team improved to 4-2 on the dual-match season while UIC fell to 1-4.
DePaul came out fast and never looked back. The doubles teams of Vito Tonejc and Marino Jakic at No. 1, (by a 6-4 score), Luuk Wassenaar and Lars Peder Minsaas in the second slot (6-5) and No. 3 Tripp Tuff and Leon Huck (6-2) combined to provide a quick 1-0 lead.
Minsaas opened singles play at No. 5 by easing past Kevin Kruzel 6-1, 6-0. Tuff followed Minsaas' lead at No. 4 with a 6-1, 6-1 decision over Ammar Wazir.
The clinching point belonged to No. 1 singles standout Tonejc with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Pelle Strandberg.
Finishing out the intra-city matchup, Jakic topped Gustavo Schwebel 6-1, 7-6(7-5) at No. 2. Wassenaar defeated Francesco Tacconi 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3 and No.6 Phasu Sirinit prevailed in the only three-setter 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 over Arrtem Iermolov.
The "Band of Brothers" travels to West Lafayette, Ind. Saturday for matches against the host Boilermakers and Saint Louis.
DePaul 7, UIC 0
Jan. 30, 2022
XS Tennis Village
Singles
1. Vito Tonejc (DPU) def. STRANDBERG, Pelle (UIC) 6-3, 6-1
2. Marino Jakic (DPU) def. SCHWEBEL, Gustavo (UIC) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Luuk Wassenaar (DPU) def. TACCONI, Francesco (UIC) 6-1, 6-3
4. Tripp Tuff (DPU) def. WAZIR, Ammar (UIC) 6-1, 6-1
5. Lars Peder Minsaas (DPU) def. KRUZEL, Kevin (UIC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Phasu Sirinit (DPU) def. IERMOLOV, Artem (UIC) 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
Doubles
1. Vito Tonejc/Marino Jakic (DPU) def. STRANDBERG, Pelle/TACCONI, Francesco (UIC) 6-4
2. Luuk Wassenaar/Lars Peder Minsaas (DPU) def. WAZIR, Ammar/KRUZEL, Kevin (UIC) 6-5
3. Tripp Tuff/Leon Huck (DPU) def. IERMOLOV, Artem/BANK, Daan (UIC) 6-2
Match Notes:
UIC 1-4
DePaul 4-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5,4,1,2,3,6)
Playing their first match at their new facility XS Tennis Village, the Blue Demons swept past Illinois-Chicago 7-0 Sunday on the South Side.
Coach Matt Brothers and his team improved to 4-2 on the dual-match season while UIC fell to 1-4.
DePaul came out fast and never looked back. The doubles teams of Vito Tonejc and Marino Jakic at No. 1, (by a 6-4 score), Luuk Wassenaar and Lars Peder Minsaas in the second slot (6-5) and No. 3 Tripp Tuff and Leon Huck (6-2) combined to provide a quick 1-0 lead.
Minsaas opened singles play at No. 5 by easing past Kevin Kruzel 6-1, 6-0. Tuff followed Minsaas' lead at No. 4 with a 6-1, 6-1 decision over Ammar Wazir.
The clinching point belonged to No. 1 singles standout Tonejc with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Pelle Strandberg.
Finishing out the intra-city matchup, Jakic topped Gustavo Schwebel 6-1, 7-6(7-5) at No. 2. Wassenaar defeated Francesco Tacconi 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3 and No.6 Phasu Sirinit prevailed in the only three-setter 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 over Arrtem Iermolov.
The "Band of Brothers" travels to West Lafayette, Ind. Saturday for matches against the host Boilermakers and Saint Louis.
DePaul 7, UIC 0
Jan. 30, 2022
XS Tennis Village
Singles
1. Vito Tonejc (DPU) def. STRANDBERG, Pelle (UIC) 6-3, 6-1
2. Marino Jakic (DPU) def. SCHWEBEL, Gustavo (UIC) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Luuk Wassenaar (DPU) def. TACCONI, Francesco (UIC) 6-1, 6-3
4. Tripp Tuff (DPU) def. WAZIR, Ammar (UIC) 6-1, 6-1
5. Lars Peder Minsaas (DPU) def. KRUZEL, Kevin (UIC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Phasu Sirinit (DPU) def. IERMOLOV, Artem (UIC) 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
Doubles
1. Vito Tonejc/Marino Jakic (DPU) def. STRANDBERG, Pelle/TACCONI, Francesco (UIC) 6-4
2. Luuk Wassenaar/Lars Peder Minsaas (DPU) def. WAZIR, Ammar/KRUZEL, Kevin (UIC) 6-5
3. Tripp Tuff/Leon Huck (DPU) def. IERMOLOV, Artem/BANK, Daan (UIC) 6-2
Match Notes:
UIC 1-4
DePaul 4-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5,4,1,2,3,6)
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