Blue Demons Fall in Tight 4-3 Decision to Buffalo

CLEVELAND, Ohio – After dropping the first two points of the afternoon, No. 72 DePaul men's tennis could not muster enough momentum to counter Buffalo in a narrow 4-3 setback on Saturday afternoon. The loss for the Blue Demons (8-6, 1-0 BIG EAST) marks their first defeat in the last five matches, with one more road trip ahead before conference play resumes.

Buffalo (6-4) opened the match with a win at No. 3 doubles before Matteo Iaquinto and Marko Milosavljevic evened the battle with a 6-4 victory at No. 2. However, the Bulls claimed the early advantage as DePaul's top duo, Thomas Giles and Pablo Torres Almeida, fell 6-4 on the No. 1 court, conceding the doubles point.

The Bulls carried that momentum into singles, quickly securing a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 2 to take a two-point lead. Giles responded at No. 5, delivering a steady 6-3, 6-3 win to put DePaul on the board.

Buffalo pushed ahead once more, earning a win at No. 6 to go up 3-1 before Iaquinto battled through a tight first set to post a commanding 7-6(5), 6-0 victory at No. 1. Buffalo ultimately sealed the result at No. 3 with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Milosavljevic.

With the match already decided, freshman Andy Hadziabdic closed out the competition on a high note, prevailing in three sets, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, as DePaul ended the day with a 4-3 final score. The Bulls secured their fourth straight win and defeated a ranked opponent for the first time since 2019.

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Final Results
Buffalo 4, No. 72 DePaul 3
March 1, 2025
Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion – Cleveland, Ohio

Matteo Iaquinto (DEP) def. Theodoros Mitsakos (BUF) 7-6(5), 6-0
Cheng Tang (BUF) def. Pablo Torres Almeida (DEP) 6-2, 6-1
Clement Mainguy (BUF) def. Marko Milosavljevic (DEP) 7-5, 6-3
Andy Hadziabdic (DEP) def. Daniils Snaiders (BUF) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Thomas Giles (DEP) def. Emiliano Jorquera (BUF) 6-3, 6-3
Faiz Nasyam (BUF) def. Quang Vinh Nguyen (DEP) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles
Yu-Shaing Huang/Michael Malkin (BUF) def. Thomas Giles/Pablo Torres Almeida (DEP) 6-4
Matteo Iaquinto/Marko Milosavljevic (DEP) def. Daniil Snaiders/Cheng Tang (BUF) 6-4
Theodoros Mitsakos/Clement Mainguy (BUF) def. Jona Gitschel/Andy Hadziabdic (DEP) 6-2

Notes
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-1-2, Singles 2-5-6-1-3-4
No. 72 DePaul 8-6
Cleveland State 6-4

Blue Demons Fall in Tight 4-3 Decision to Buffalo

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Players Mentioned

Thomas Giles

Jona Gitschel

Andy Hadziabdic

Matteo Iaquinto

Marko Milosavljevic

Pablo Torres Almeida

Quang Vinh Nguyen