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Men's Tennis Visits No. 29 Notre Dame on Wednesday
4/12/2022 11:55:00 AM | MEN'S TENNIS
Blue Demons take on Xavier on Senior Day Saturday at XS Tennis
CHICAGO – There's nothing like starting off your week against a nationally ranked opponent.
That's the challenge for DePaul men's tennis on its short road trip Wednesday to take on No. 29 Notre Dame.
The Blue Demons conclude the 2021-22 regular season on Saturday as the second half of a DePaul-Xavier tennis doubleheader. The women's teams open up at 11:15 a.m. at XS Tennis Village with the men following at 3:30 p.m.
Both DePaul tennis teams will be celebrating Senior Day at XS Tennis.
Leading the Blue Demons into Fighting Irish country Wednesday is No. 1 singles player Vito Tonejc, the reigning BIG EAST Player of the Year.
The standout from Zagreb, Croatia has won four in a row while putting together an impressive 17-2 record in the dual-match season. He is 4-0 against BIG EAST opponents and 25-8 overall this season.
Graduate student Luuk Wassenaar (13-10 overall) has won five in a row and is 4-0 in BIG EAST play. Grad student Tripp Tuff (15-13) is 3-0 in conference.
Tonejc, Wassenaar and Tuff will be honored on Senior Day.
Notre Dame is 15-11 with 10 losses coming to Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) nationally ranked teams including No. 2 Ohio State, No. 6 Michigan, No. 7 Wake Forest, No. 8 Virginia, No. 17 North Carolina, N. 19 Duke and N. 21 North Carolina State.
Xavier is 11-6 and 3-0 in BIG EAST matches beating Butler 4-3, Villanova 6-1 and Creighton 5-2. The Musketeers are 8-0 at home but only 1-6 in road matches and 2-0 on neutral courts.
Results and recaps can be accessed at depaulbluedemons.com.
That's the challenge for DePaul men's tennis on its short road trip Wednesday to take on No. 29 Notre Dame.
The Blue Demons conclude the 2021-22 regular season on Saturday as the second half of a DePaul-Xavier tennis doubleheader. The women's teams open up at 11:15 a.m. at XS Tennis Village with the men following at 3:30 p.m.
Both DePaul tennis teams will be celebrating Senior Day at XS Tennis.
Leading the Blue Demons into Fighting Irish country Wednesday is No. 1 singles player Vito Tonejc, the reigning BIG EAST Player of the Year.
The standout from Zagreb, Croatia has won four in a row while putting together an impressive 17-2 record in the dual-match season. He is 4-0 against BIG EAST opponents and 25-8 overall this season.
Graduate student Luuk Wassenaar (13-10 overall) has won five in a row and is 4-0 in BIG EAST play. Grad student Tripp Tuff (15-13) is 3-0 in conference.
Tonejc, Wassenaar and Tuff will be honored on Senior Day.
Notre Dame is 15-11 with 10 losses coming to Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) nationally ranked teams including No. 2 Ohio State, No. 6 Michigan, No. 7 Wake Forest, No. 8 Virginia, No. 17 North Carolina, N. 19 Duke and N. 21 North Carolina State.
Xavier is 11-6 and 3-0 in BIG EAST matches beating Butler 4-3, Villanova 6-1 and Creighton 5-2. The Musketeers are 8-0 at home but only 1-6 in road matches and 2-0 on neutral courts.
Results and recaps can be accessed at depaulbluedemons.com.
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