TOLEDO, Ohio - The University of Toledo men's tennis team is set for a double feature in West Lafayette, Ind. on Saturday against Big East opponent DePaul at 2:00 p.m, and Big Ten contender Purdue at 6:00 p.m. Both matches will be played at the Schwartz Tennis Center. 
 
Last Time Out
The Rockets went 2-1 over the weekend, kicking things off on Friday with a 6-1 win over Wright State. Toledo earned the doubles point and tallied three two-set victories. Sophomore Cole Shoults and freshman Max Skaer defeated their opponents in three sets on the No. 2 and No. 6 courts, respectively.  Friday afternoon, the Rockets edged out Dayton, 4-3. After dropping the doubles point, senior Danilo Vukotic, freshman Luis Kleinschnitz, and junior Filip Zupancic defeated their opponents in two sets. Freshman Krzysztof Wetoszka clinched the win for the Midnight Blue and Gold after coming out victorious from a three-set battle on the No. 3 court. Toledo closed out the weekend with a 4-0 loss to No. 6 Ohio State. 
 
Last Time Against DePaul
Toledo last played DePaul on Mar. 21, 2015, where they fell 5-2 to the Blue Demons. Nicky Wong defeated Nathan de Veer in three sets (2-6, 6-4, 7-5) on the No. 3 court. Stjepan Sisko earned a win on the No. 1 court after his opponent retired in the second set. 
 
Scouting DePaul
The Blue Demons are 1-2 (0-0 Big East) after opening dual match play at home with a sweep of UIC. DePaul's losses come at the hands of Wisconsin, who defeated them 5-2, and Green Bay, who won 4-3. Prior to their match with Toledo, the Blue Demons will face Purdue at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning.
 
Seniors Christopher Casati, Boris Spanjaard, Tripp Tuff, and  sophomore Vito Tonejc have posted 2-1 (0-0 Big East) records in dual match singles this season. Tonejc has also posted a 2-0 doubles record from the No. 3 court. 
 
The Blue Demons went 11-14 (4-3 Big East) last year, tallying four 6-1 victories on the season and notching 4-3 edge-outs of Green Bay and Creighton. In the Big East Championship, No. 4 seeded DePaul defeated No. 5 seeded Creighton, 4-1, in the quarterfinals before falling 4-0 to No. seeded St. John's in the semifinals. 
 
Last Time Against Purdue
The Rockets opened the 2018-19 dual match season with Purdue on the road, falling 6-1. Luka Vitosevic posted the Rockets' sole point, defeating Maksymilian Raupuk in two sets (6-4, 6-3). 
 
Scouting Purdue
The Boilermakers are 2-3 (0-0 Big Ten). Purdue edged-out Army West Point and University of Utah on the road, 4-3 each and fell to Harvard, Notre Dame and No. 6 ranked Ohio State. 
 
Leading the Boilermakers is senior Athell Bennett, who has posted a 2-1 record in dual singles from the No. 1 court so far this season. Juniors Mateo Julio and Maksymilian Raupuk are 1-2 from the No. 2 and No. 3 courts, respectively. 
 
Last season Purdue went 10-14 (3-8 Big Ten), tallying three 4-0 sweeps as well as a 4-3 victory over No. 46 ranked Iowa. In the Big Ten Tournament, No. 10 seeded Purdue upset No. 7 seeded Northwestern, 4-3, in the quarterfinals before falling to No. 15 ranked, No. 2 seeded Illinois, 4-2.