Men's Tennis Falls to No. 67 Nebraska

The DePaul men's tennis team suffered a 5-2 loss at No. 67 Nebraska on Saturday. Freshmen Bartosz Jozwiak and Ben Hartman gave the Blue Demons two victories in singles play at the Nebraska Tennis Center.

LINCOLN, Neb. The DePaul men’s tennis team suffered a 5-2 loss at No. 67 Nebraska on Saturday. Freshmen Bartosz Jozwiak and Ben Hartman gave the Blue Demons two victories in singles play at the Nebraska Tennis Center.

The No. 5 singles match saw Jozwiak edge Renato Melo in three sets. The DePaul freshman took the first set, 6-4, before Melo evened the score with a 6-4 decision in the second frame. Jozwiak sealed the match and gave the Blue Demons a point with a 6-4 triumph in the final set.

Hartman topped Karl Jones, 6-1, 6-4, in the No. 6 singles match. With the victory, Hartman improves his dual-season singles record to a perfect 9-0.

Sophomore Vanja Grgec joined Jozwiak to give the Blue Demons their only doubles victory of the day. The DePaul tandem knocked off Jones and Melo, 8-6, in the No. 3 match.

DePaul (5-4) returns to action on Sunday with a neutral-court dual against Texas-San Antonio. The Blue Demons challenge the Roadrunners at the Nebraska Tennis Center with the first set slated for 9 a.m. (CST).

(67) Nebraska 5, DePaul 2

Doubles
No. 1 - Bendheim/Paar (NU) def. Doerner/Moncada (DePaul), 9-7
No. 2 - Stahmer/Van Impe (NU) def. Graetz/Williams (DePaul), 9-8 (2)
No. 3 - Grgec/Jozwiak (DePaul) def. Jones/Melo (NU), 8-6

Singles
No. 1 - Calin Paar (NU) def. Austin Doerner (DePaul) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
No. 2 - David Bendheim (NU) def. Jose Moncada (DePaul) 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 - Hendrik Stahmer (NU) def. Alasdair Graetz (DePaul) 6-7 (5), 6-3, (10-5)
No. 4 - Francois Van Impe (NU) def. Vanja Grgec (DePaul) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
No. 5 - Bartosz Jozwiak (DePaul) def. Renato Melo (NU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
No. 6 - Ben Hartman (DePaul) def. Karl Jones (NU) 6-1, 6-4

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