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Blue Demons Close Regular Season With Senior Day at XS Tennis
4/10/2026 2:32:00 PM | MEN'S TENNIS
Men’s tennis seeks first perfect league record since 2022
CHICAGO – DePaul men's tennis returns to XS Tennis Village for the final time this dual season, hosting Marquette and Creighton Apr. 11-12 with an opportunity to close the regular season on a high note. The Blue Demons will face the Golden Eagles at 3 p.m. on Saturday and the Bluejays at 1 p.m. on Sunday. After Sunday's match, DePaul will celebrate its four graduating student-athletes: Elias Anwar, Pablo Torres Almeida, Sven Moser and Alejandro Gandini.
Looking to finish perfect in BIG EAST play for the first time since 2022, DePaul (7-12, 4-0 BIG EAST) has been on a roll of late, winning four of its last five matches after a 3-11 start to the season. Last time out, the Blue Demons made quick work of two BIG EAST opponents on the road April 3-4, downing Georgetown in Annapolis, Md., 5-2, before closing with a dominant 6-1 victory over Villanova. One win in its final two matches will guarantee DePaul's home record remains above .500 for the 19th-consecutive year under head coach Matt Brothers.
Demon Doubles
DePaul's doubles pairings have begun to hit their stride, with each duo riding a recent stretch of strong results. Augusto Pardo Cano and Sebastian Medina earned their first victory at the No. 1 doubles spot on Apr. 4 and carry a 7-3 record across their last 10 appearances together. Alejandro Gandini and Pablo Torres Almeida picked up a win at the No. 2 spot last time out and hold a 4-3 record at the Blue Demons' top doubles court. Thomas Giles and Sven Moser have also found their footing, collecting back-to-back wins at No. 3.
Golden Eagle Gazette
- The all-time series between DePaul and Marquette is deadlocked at 12-12, with the Blue Demons winning each of the last two regular-season meetings. DePaul took a 6-1 decision in 2024 and a 5-2 win in 2025.
- The Golden Eagles enter Saturday's match at 4-15 overall, having dropped their last two, including a 0-4 loss at Butler on Apr. 3.
- Marquette's wins this season have come against Illinois State (4-2), Chicago State (7-0), Fairfield (4-3) and Villanova (4-2).
- Kristian Blagoev leads the team in singles wins with a 7-10 overall mark, primarily competing at No. 2, while Blake Roegner anchors the No. 1 doubles spot at 3-10.
- Jud Shaufler is in his 13th year overall at Marquette and his first as head coach of the men's program. A Michigan alumnus and two-time Big Ten singles champion (1977, 1978), Shaufler previously served as the program's director of tennis for two seasons before stepping into the head coaching role in 2025-26.
Bluejay Breakdown
- DePaul leads the all-time series 10-3. The Bluejays have won their last three matches against the Blue Demons.
- The Bluejays come to Chicago at 11-12 overall and 2-3 in BIG EAST play, riding a four-match losing streak, including a 2-5 setback at Butler on Apr. 5.
- Creighton has been dominant at home, posting a perfect 9-0 record at the Sprovieri Tennis Complex, but has struggled on the road at 1-10.
- Notable wins include a 7-0 blanking of Villanova on Mar. 12 and a 4-3 road victory at Georgetown on Mar. 10.
- Kristian Blagoev is Creighton's singles leader, while Blake Roegner leads the way in doubles at the No. 1 position.
- Gerhard Posch is in his second season leading the Bluejays. In his first season, Posch guided Creighton to a 13-9 record and helped produce the program's first-ever ITA Fall National Championships qualifiers.
- Sunday's match features a reunion, as Alejandro Gandini competes against Creighton after spending the previous four seasons with the Bluejays.
Up Next
At the conclusion of the weekend, DePaul will await a seeding decision after conference play has concluded to determine its seed in the 2026 BIG EAST Championships, Apr. 17-19, in Cayce, S.C.
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