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Men's Tennis Drops Two
The Blue Demons are shut down by Ohio State and West Virginia. Their next meet is February 8 at Michigan State.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The men’s tennis team dropped two last weekend at the Jesse Owens West Recreation Center at Ohio State.   

 

On Saturday, the Blue Demons fell to Ohio State, 6-1, with the help of two nationally ranked Buckeyes.  DePaul’s Robert Kotroczo put up a great fight against No. 45 Vince Ng but could not seem to top him.  Jeremy Wurtzman, ranked No. 7 in the nation, showed his prowess against DePaul in No. 3 singles.

 

Andy Michael was the only Blue Demon to win a match as he beat Dennis Mertens, 6-4, 6-2 in No.1 singles.

 

On Sunday, the Blue Demons rallied but could not outdo the West Virginia Mountaineers who beat them 4-3.

 

The Blue Demons’ next meet is at Michigan State on February 8. 

 

DePaul vs. Ohio State

Singles

  1. Andy Michael (DPU) def. Dennis Mertens 6-4, 6-2
  2. Vince Ng (OSU) def. Robert Kotroczo 7-6, 6-4
  3. Jeremy Wurtzman (OSU) def. Will Wang 6-0, 6-0
  4. Kevin McLean (OSU) def. Eric Huffman 6-4, 6-0
  5. Brenton Contini (OSU) def. Sam Davidson 6-4, 6-2
  6. Scott Green (OSU) def. Michael Fessler 6-0, 6-2

Doubles

  1. Casey/Mertens (OSU) def. Davidson/Kotroczo 8-3
  2. Green/Wurtzman (OSU) def. Huffman/Michael 8-2
  3. Contini/Ng (OSU) def. Fessler/Wang 8-1

DePaul vs. West Virgina – no available scores.