No. 50 Blue Demons Drop Two at HEB Team Invite

The No. 50 DePaul men's tennis team dropped a heartbreaking match against South Alabama in the opening round of the HEB Tournament of Champions Team Classic. After going up 3-0, the Blue Demons were unable to capture the fourth point and lost a 4-3 d

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas The No. 50 DePaul men’s tennis team dropped a heartbreaking match against South Alabama in the opening round of the HEB Tournament of Champions Team Classic. After going up 3-0, the Blue Demons were unable to capture the fourth point and lost a 4-3 decision.

The team continued to struggle against No. 65 Brigham Young. Beginning with singles play, DePaul jumped to a 2-0 lead only to be upset 4-2.

Alasdair Graetz and Jose Moncada collected their 12th doubles win of the season after defeating South Alabama’s Marek Srmek and Aaron Krisan, 9-7. Bartosz Jozwiak and Matija Palinic clinched the doubles point with their 8-5 victory over Romain Bocaert and Hanno Bartsch.

Ben Hartman and Austin Doerner, the No. 38-nationally ranked doubles pair, did not finish their match. In tournament play, all matches are suspended once the point has been declared.

DePaul climbed to a 3-0 lead after singles wins from Doerner and Graetz. However, the Jaguars surged back with four-straight singles-match wins to upset the Blue Demons, 4-3.

The team fell to 10-4 after losing to BYU later in the afternoon. Graetz and Doerner picked the only two DePaul points.

The Blue Demons look to rebound tomorrow at 9 a.m. (CST) against Western Michigan. DePaul defeated the Broncos earlier this season, 4-3.

South Alabama 4, No. 50 DePaul - 3
Doubles:
No. 1 Sergio Ramirez/Leo Dominguez led No. 38 Ben Hartman/Austin Doerner, 8-7 (suspended)
No. 2 Bartosz Jozwiak/Matija Palinic def. Romain Bocaert/Hanno Bartsch, 8-5
No. 3 Alasdair Graetz/Jose Moncada def. Marek Sramek/Aaron Krisan, 9-7

Singles:
No. 1 Austin Doerner led Sergio Ramierez, 3-2, default
No. 2 Marek Sramek def. Jose Moncada, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
No. 3 Romain Bocaert def. Ben Hartman, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
No. 4 Leo Dominguez def. Bartosz Jozwiak, 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 Alasdair Graetz def. Hanno Bartsch, 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Dauw Kruger def. Vanja Grgec, 6-4, 6-3

Order of finish:
Doubles (3, 2)
Singles (1, 5, 4, 2, 6, 3*)
* denotes clinching match
Match Notes:
South Alabama 6-5
DePaul 10-3; National ranking #50

No. 65 Brigham Young 4, No. 50 DePaul - 2
Singles:
1. Evan Urbina def. Austin Doerner, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. Jose Moncada def. Roman Warias, 6-2, 6-2
3. Thomas Shubert def. Ben Hartman, 6-3, 6-3
4. Alasdair Graetz def. Georgy Batrakov, 6-2, 6-1
5. Cassidy Mears def. Bartosz Jozwiak, 7-5, 6-2
6. Travis Fillmore def. Matija Palinic, 6-4, 3-2, ret.

Order of finish:
Singles (2, 4, 6, 3, 5, 6*)
* denotes clinching match
Match Notes:
Brigham Young 8-5
DePaul 10-4

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