DePaul Drops Road Match to No. 74 New Mexico

Dzanko gets ranked win as Blue Demons drop to 1-3 against ranked teams in 2013

Junior Filip Dzanko took his match against No. 103 Samir Iftikhar at the top spot on Friday.

March 8, 2013

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Junior Filip Dzanko picked up his first ranked singles win of the season, but DePaul men's tennis fell 5-2 to hosting No. 74 New Mexico in the first of a two-match weekend on Friday at the Linda Estes Tennis Complex.

The Blue Demons (3-10) dropped their sixth consecutive match despite wins on court one and five. The Lobos went to 7-7 overall and 5-1 on their home court with the win.

New Mexico clinched the match with the doubles point and wins at sixth, third and second singles before the Blue Demons got back-to-back victories from Jan-Willem Feilzer and Dzanko.

Feilzer was a winner at the five spot, taking down Mads Hegelund 6-1, 2-6, 1-0 (10-2).

Dzanko then went to 11-10 overall with a straight set decision over No. 103 Samir Iftikhar, 6-3, 6-4.

In doubles, Dzanko and freshman Sten Leusink teamed up for a second spot victory, 8-5, versus Jadon Phillips and Riaan Du Toit.

Next up will be a day off before DePaul returns to action on Sunday. The match will feature the Blue Demons battling New Mexico State with first serve scheduled for 11:00 a.m. CT.

#74 University of New Mexico 5, DePaul University 2

Singles competition
1. Dzanko, Filip (DEPAUL) def. No. 103 IFTIKHAR, Samir (UNM) 6-3, 6-4
2. BERG, Conor (UNM) def. Hambach, Mathias (DEPAUL) 7-6 (7-2), 6-0
3. PHILLIPS, Jadon (UNM) def. Leusink, Sten (DEPAUL) 6-2, 6-2
4. DU TOIT, Riaan (UNM) def. Johnson, Kyle (DEPAUL) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6)
5. Feilzer, Jan-Willem (DEPAUL) def. HEGELUND, Mads (UNM) 6-1, 2-6, 1-0 (10-2)
6. HIGNETT, James (UNM) def. John, Paul (DEPAUL) 6-4, 6-0

Singles: 6, 3, 2, 5, 1, 4

Doubles competition
1. BERG, Conor/VAN DER VYVER, Andr. (UNM) def. HAMBACH, Mathias/FEILZER, Jan-Willem (DEPAUL) 8-2
2. DZANKO, Filip/LEUSINK, Sten (DEPAUL) def. PHILLIPS, Jadon/DU TOIT, Riaan (UNM) 8-5
3. HEGELUND, Mads/HIGNETT, James (UNM) def. REINHART, Adam/JOHN, Paul (DEPAUL) 8-3

Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3

Match Notes:
DePaul University 3-10
University of New Mexico 7-7; National ranking #74