
Iaquinto, Leitner Impress at WMU Invite
9/21/2024 9:00:00 PM | MEN'S TENNIS
Blue Demons add nine victories on day two
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – DePaul men's tennis closed out its stay at the WMU/Vredevelt Invitational Saturday evening with a total of ten singles victories and six doubles wins.
Matteo Iaquinto and Tobias Leitner led the way in doubles, defeating Youngstown State's Filipp Avdeev and Matteo Ceradelli, 6-3, maintaining a perfect 3-0 record in the tournament.
The doubles pairings of Jona Gitschel/Thomas Giles and Pablo Torres Almeida/Quang Vinh Nguyen each earned their first doubles victory of the weekend with 6-4 and 6-2 wins, respectively.
In singles play on Saturday, Giles opened with a thrilling three-set win over Western Michigan's Adrian Quiros, 6-3, 3-6, 10-5.
Leitner and Vinh Nguyen both excelled in their second singles matches of the weekend, securing straight-set victories.
In the final round of singles in Kalamazoo, Torres Almeida notched his first singles win of the weekend, defeating Butler's Nicolas Arts in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2.
Closing out his second weekend as a Blue Demon, Andy Hadziabdic impressed with a comeback victory over Rahulniket Konakanchi, 3-6, 6-1, 10-6.
Austria native Tobias Leitner led the way for DePaul at the 2024 WMU Invitational, securing a total of five victories on the weekend.
WMU/Vredevelt Invitational
September 21, 2024
Sorensen Courts
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Day Two Results
Doubles
Pierce/Moriarty (WMU) def. Hadziabdic (DPU)/Rothchild (CSU) 6-4
Torres Almeida/Vinh Nguyen (DPU) def. Dunsirn/Quiros (WMU) 6-2
Iaquinto/Leitner (DPU) def. Avdeev/Ceradelli (YSU) 6-3
Gitschel/Giles (DPU) def. Mishiro/Woiten (WMU) 6-4
Singles
Torres Almeida (DPU) def. Antonopolous (BUT) 6-3, 6-0
Giles (DPU) def. Quiros (WMU) 6-3, 3-6, 10-5
Leitner (DPU) def. Avdeev (YSU) 6-3, 6-2
Pensaville (BUT) def. Gitschel (DPU) 6-1, 6-0
Joss (BUT) def. Hadziabdic (DPU) 6-4, 6-3
Vinh Nguyen (DPU) def. Baldi (BUT) 7-5, 6-3
Jamison (CSU) def. Iaquinto (DPU) 7-5, 6-2
Adesoro (WMU) def. Vinh Nguyen (DPU) 6-2, 6-2
Quiros (WMU) def. Gitschel (DPU) 6-0, 6-1
Dunsirn (WMU) def. Giles (DPU) 7-6(5), 6-1
Hadziabdic (DPU) def. Konakanchi (BUT) 3-6, 6-1, 10-6
Torres Almeida (DPU) def. Arts (BUT) 6-1, 6-2
Leitner (DPU) def. Van Craenenbroeck (YSU) 4-0, ret.
UP NEXT
DePaul competes at the ITA All-Americans in Tulsa, Okla. from Sept. 21–29, with action taking place at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
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Matteo Iaquinto and Tobias Leitner led the way in doubles, defeating Youngstown State's Filipp Avdeev and Matteo Ceradelli, 6-3, maintaining a perfect 3-0 record in the tournament.
The doubles pairings of Jona Gitschel/Thomas Giles and Pablo Torres Almeida/Quang Vinh Nguyen each earned their first doubles victory of the weekend with 6-4 and 6-2 wins, respectively.
In singles play on Saturday, Giles opened with a thrilling three-set win over Western Michigan's Adrian Quiros, 6-3, 3-6, 10-5.
Leitner and Vinh Nguyen both excelled in their second singles matches of the weekend, securing straight-set victories.
In the final round of singles in Kalamazoo, Torres Almeida notched his first singles win of the weekend, defeating Butler's Nicolas Arts in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2.
Closing out his second weekend as a Blue Demon, Andy Hadziabdic impressed with a comeback victory over Rahulniket Konakanchi, 3-6, 6-1, 10-6.
Austria native Tobias Leitner led the way for DePaul at the 2024 WMU Invitational, securing a total of five victories on the weekend.
WMU/Vredevelt Invitational
September 21, 2024
Sorensen Courts
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Day Two Results
Doubles
Pierce/Moriarty (WMU) def. Hadziabdic (DPU)/Rothchild (CSU) 6-4
Torres Almeida/Vinh Nguyen (DPU) def. Dunsirn/Quiros (WMU) 6-2
Iaquinto/Leitner (DPU) def. Avdeev/Ceradelli (YSU) 6-3
Gitschel/Giles (DPU) def. Mishiro/Woiten (WMU) 6-4
Singles
Torres Almeida (DPU) def. Antonopolous (BUT) 6-3, 6-0
Giles (DPU) def. Quiros (WMU) 6-3, 3-6, 10-5
Leitner (DPU) def. Avdeev (YSU) 6-3, 6-2
Pensaville (BUT) def. Gitschel (DPU) 6-1, 6-0
Joss (BUT) def. Hadziabdic (DPU) 6-4, 6-3
Vinh Nguyen (DPU) def. Baldi (BUT) 7-5, 6-3
Jamison (CSU) def. Iaquinto (DPU) 7-5, 6-2
Adesoro (WMU) def. Vinh Nguyen (DPU) 6-2, 6-2
Quiros (WMU) def. Gitschel (DPU) 6-0, 6-1
Dunsirn (WMU) def. Giles (DPU) 7-6(5), 6-1
Hadziabdic (DPU) def. Konakanchi (BUT) 3-6, 6-1, 10-6
Torres Almeida (DPU) def. Arts (BUT) 6-1, 6-2
Leitner (DPU) def. Van Craenenbroeck (YSU) 4-0, ret.
UP NEXT
DePaul competes at the ITA All-Americans in Tulsa, Okla. from Sept. 21–29, with action taking place at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
FOLLOW THE BLUE DEMONS
For all the latest information on DePaul Men's Tennis, visit DePaulBlueDemons.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Blue Demons on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
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