Jan. 27, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 66 DePaul men’s tennis team went 1-1 on the first day of the Harvard Invitational on Friday at the Murr Center Tennis Courts. The Blue Demons started the four-team invitational by playing No. 67 Drake and Denver.
The Blue Demons’ four-match winning streak came to an end after a hard-fought 4-2 loss to No. 67 Drake (1-0). DePaul started the day by winning the doubles point – claiming wins on the first and third courts.
George Chanturia and Filip Dzanko improved to 5-0 in duals with their dominating 8-3 victory over James McKie and Jean Erasmus in the No. 1 position. Matija Palinic and Aaron Chaffee clinched the doubles point with their 8-6 win over Robin Goodman and Alen Salibasic.
Heading into singles, Dzanko claimed his second win of the day with his 6-1, 6-2 win over Jean Erasmus. The win was the sophomore’s team-best 15th of the season. Up 2-0, the Blue Demons were unable to sustain their momentum and dropped matches on the first, third, fifth and sixth court.
DePaul (5-1) rebounded from its loss to Drake with a 4-1 victory over Denver. Playing singles first, the Blue Demons claimed victory with four straight-set wins.
Denver (1-2) went up 1-0 with a win on the sixth court, but it was Dzanko who got DePaul going, overpowering Yannick Weihs 6-1, 6-3 in the top spot. Chanturia improved to 15-2 and is 2-0 in the No. 2 position after his 6-4, 6-2 win over Jens Vorkefeld.
Mathias Hambach and Palinic rounded out DePaul’s wins on the fourth and fifth courts. Hambach, topped Othar Kordsachia 6-3, 6-4 while Palinic won his match 6-2, 6-3 over Alex Clinkenbeard.
DePaul returns to the courts on Saturday and will play Harvard.
No. 67 Drake 4, No. 66 DePaul 2
Doubles
1. George Chanturia/Filip Dzanko def. James McKie/Jean Erasmus 8-3
2. Mathias Hambach/Sven Kasper vs. Anis Ghorbel / Ben Mullis 7-4
3. Palinic/Chaffee def. Robin Goodman/Alen Salibasic 8-6
Order of Finish: 1, 3
Singles
1. No. 51 Anis Ghorbel def. George Chanturia 6-3, 6-2
2. Filip Dzanko def. Jean Erasmus 6-1, 6-2
3. James McKie def. Sven Kasper 6-3, 6-2
4. Mathias Hambach vs. Alen Salibasic 6-1, 5-7 3-2 (DNF)
5. Robin Goodman def. Aaron Chaffee 6-1, 7-5
6. Ben Mullis def. Reinhart 6-3, 6-2
Order: 2, 1, 3, 5, 6
DePaul 4, Denver 1
Singles:
1. Filip Dzanko def. Yannick Weihs 6-1, 6-3
2. George Chanturia def. Jens Vorkefeld 6-4, 6-2
3. Fabio Biasion vs. Sven Kasper 7-6 (6) (DNF)
4. Mathias Hambach def. Othar Kordsachia 6-3, 6-4
5. Matija Palinic def. Alex Clinkenbeard 6-2, 6-3
6. Max Krammer def. Chaffee 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 2, 4, 5
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