University of Toledo
DePaul
DePaul Slips Past Toledo, 5-2
2/20/2010 4:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CHICAGO - The University of Toledo men's tennis team dropped a tight 5-2 decision on the road against Big East foe DePaul late Friday night.
The Rockets (6-5) nearly scored the first point of the match in doubles. Junior Sven Burus and sophomore Leo Sarria took an 8-5 win at No. 2 doubles. However, Toledo couldn't pull out the wins at first and third doubles, losing 8-5 and 8-6 decisions.
Junior Knot Likitkmuchorn scored a 6-3, 6-4 win at first singles for Toledo's first point, and classmate Aleksandar Elezovic recorded a 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, (10-6) win at third singles. But those would be the lone two singles victories for the Rockets, though two of the matches went to third set tiebreakers.
"This was a riveting match," Al Wermer, head coach, said. "The doubles point was decided by one service break, and we had those three-setters in singles. DePaul had more horses in the lineup tonight but our team continues to battle and stay focused on the bigger picture - improving together."
The Rockets return to action at Michigan State at 4 p.m. Saturday.
DePaul 5, Toledo 2
Doubles
No. 1 Ben
Hartman/Bartosz
Jozwiak def. Nutthavit Likitkumchorn/Aleksandar Elezovic 8-5
No. 2 Sven Burus/Leo Sarria def. Matija
Palinic/Douglas
Perrin 8-5
No. 3 Vanja
Grgec/Mathias
Hambach def. Bryant Dudzik/Terence Weigand 8-6
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
No. 1 Nutthavit Likitkumchorn def. Bartosz Jozwiak 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 Matija
Palinic def. Sven Burus 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 Aleksandar Elezovic def Ben
Hartman 6-7(4) 6-3 1-0 (6)
No. 4 Mathias
Hambach def. Leo Sarria 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10)
No. 5 Douglas
Perrin def. Bryant Dudzik 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Vanja
Grgec def. Leonardo Henriques 6-3, 6-2
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 2*, 1, 4, 3
*clinched the match
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