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Blue Demons Off to a 2-0 Start, Defeat the University of Chicago
The No. 74 DePaul men's tennis team walked away from Saturday's doubleheader with an unblemished 2-0 record after blanking the University of Chicago, 7-0. They opened the 2010 dual season earlier today with a 6-1 victory over Illinois-Chicago.
CHICAGO - The No. 74 DePaul men's tennis team walked away from Saturday's doubleheader with an unblemished 2-0 record after blanking the University of Chicago, 7-0.  They opened the 2010 dual season earlier today with a 6-1 victory over Illinois-Chicago.

Alasdair Graetz and Vanja Grgec earned the first win of the night, quickly overcoming Troy Brinker and Jan Stefanski, 8-3.  The win is the first of the season for the Blue Demon tandem, while they are 4-1 overall. 

Ben Hartman and Bartosz Jozwiak concluded the evening unscathed, picking up their second win of the day.  The pair secured the doubles point with a 8-1 win over Jonathan Alexander and Kunal Pawa.  Hartman and Jozwiak own a team-best 11-2 record this season, and boast a career-record of 17-6.

In the No. 1 doubles match, Garret Brinker and Steve Saltarelli proved to be difficult foes, going game-for-game with Matija Palinic and Mathias Hambach.  Despite the evenly matched play, the favor eventually rolled in the Maroons favor, as they broke serve in the end for the 8-6 victory.

In singles action, the Blue Demons went a perfect 6-0 to lock away the shutout.  Hartman was the first to finish, cruising to a swift 6-0, 6-0 win in the No. 4 singles slot against Paul Namkoong.  Hambach gave up just three games in the first set against G. Brinker, before finding an unstoppable rhythm in the second stanza and win 6-0.

Graetz sealed the victory for DePaul, topping Harrison Abrams 6-3, 6-4, to tally his sixth "W" of the season.  Claiming his first dual-season singles-win as a Blue Demon, Perrin used his precision service to gain the advantage over Kunal Pawa, 6-3, 6-3.

Playing in the No. 1 singles match, Matija Palinic squared off with Will Zhang.  Palinic controlled the tempo of the match, using effective shot selections to win 6-3, 6-4.  Grgec was the last man left on the court, tangling with Saltarelli in the No. 3 match.  After taking the first set 6-2, Grgec tallied his ninth singles-win of the season following a 6-4 second-set victory.

The Blue Demons return to action on Fri. January 22, when they welcome Northern Illinois to the Lakeshore Athletic Club.  First serve is slated for 7 p.m. (CST)

DePaul 7, University of Chicago 0
Doubles
No. 1 Garrett Brinker/Steve Saltarelli def. Matija Palinic/Mathias Hambach, 8-6
No. 2 Ben Hartman/Bartosz Jozwiak def. Jonathan Alexander/Kunal Pawa, 8-1
No. 3 Alasdair Graetz/Vanja Grgec def. Troy Brinker/Jan Sefanski, 8-3
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles
No. 1 Matija Palinic def. Will Zhang, 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 Mathias Hambach def. Garrett Brinker, 6-3, 6-0
No. 3 Vanja Grgec def. Steve Saltarelli, 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 Ben Hartman def. Paul Namkoong, 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 Alasdair Graetz def. Harrison Abrams, 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Douglas Perrin def. Kunal Pawa, 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5*, 6, 1, 3
*Denotes clinching point