DePaul Falls in Second Match at HEB Tournament

Mathias Hambach nets singles win as Blue Demons fall 4-1

Mathias Hambach turned in wins in singles and doubles on Friday.

March 1, 2013

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - DePaul men's tennis dropped its afternoon match, 4-1, against South Alabama on the campus of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Friday at the HEB Tournament of Champions.

Mathias Hambach was a winner at second singles for the Blue Demons, defeating the Jaguars' Alex Bernhard 7-6 (0), 6-3. The senior had a hand in both points DePaul earned during the day.

In Friday's morning match, Hambach teamed up with Jan-Willem Feilzer for a win in doubles over MTSU's 35th-ranked pair of Ben Davis and Victor Cornea.

The two squads skipped doubles play as DePaul dropped to 3-8 overall in dual match play. South Alabama improved to 5-6 after dropping its early match against Texas-San Antonio.

DePaul will wrap up play at the two-day tournament tomorrow, facing Western Michigan in the 7th place consolation match. Match time is yet to be determined.

South Alabama 4, DePaul 1

Singles

1. Daniel Leitner (USA) DNF Filip Dzanko (D) 7-6 (2), 3-2
2. Mathias Hambach (D) def. Alex Bernard (USA) 7-6 (0), 6-3
3. Gerhard Gruindelingh (USA) def. Sten Leusink (D) 7-5, 6-3
4. Juan Troglia (USF) def. Paul John (D) 6-4, 6-3
5. Shayann Vaezzadeh (USA) def. Jan-Willem Feilzer 6-3, 6-3
6. Blake Gregor (USA) def. Adam Reinhart (D) 7-5, 6-3

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