DePaul Men's Tennis Caps Weekend in Corpus Christi

Drop final match of HEB Tournament of Champions to Western Michigan, 4-1

Freshman Sten Leusink was a winner in singles and doubles against the Broncos.

March 2, 2013

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - DePaul men's tennis completed its weekend trip to the HEB Tournament of Champions on Saturday with a 4-1 loss to Western Michigan in the seventh-place match of the event.

With the loss, the Blue Demons drop to 3-9 overall. The Broncos went to 9-7 in dual play with the win.

Sten Leusinkwas the standout player in what was DePaul's tightest loss of the weekend - four singles matches reached a third set and one doubles contest went to a tiebreaker.

Leusink didn't need extra frames in his singles match, as he dominated at the third position with a win over WMU's Aaron Wong, 6-1, 6-1.

Also playing at third doubles with junior Filip Dzanko, Leusink had a hand in an 8-1 victory against the Broncos' Stephen Payne and Jim Beckwith.

The team will compete out west again next weekend, travelling to Albuquerque, N.M. for a Friday match against New Mexico. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m. CT.

Western Michigan 4, DePaul 1

Singles

1. Nadin Indre (WMU) vs. Filip Dzanko (D) 6-4, 4-6, 0-3, unf.
2. Ross VanderPloeg (WMU) def. Mathias Hambach (D) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
3. Sten Leusink (D) def. Aaron Wong (WMU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Ruben Greiner (WMU) def. Jan-Willem Feilzer (D)6-2, 6-3
5. Pablo Mora (WMU) def. Paul John (D) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
6. Andrew Cahn (WMU) vs. Adam Reinhart(D) 6-3, 5-7, 0-2, unf.

Doubles

1. Indre/Greiner (WMU) def. Hambach/Feilzer (D) 8-6
2. VanderPloeg/Wong (WMU) def. John/Reinhart (D) 9-8 (3)
3. Dzanko/Leusink (D) def. Payne/Beckwith (WMU) 8-1

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