CHICAGO, Ill. \u2013 The Creighton men’s tennis team ended its regular season with a 7-0\u00a0setback at DePaul on Sunday afternoon at the XS Tennis Village in Chicago, Ill.<\/p>\n
The loss dropped the Bluejays to 12-13 on the year and 3-4 in BIG EAST play, while the Blue Demons improved to 9-12 overall and 6-0 in league action.<\/p>\n
DePaul claimed the first point of the match after edging out the Bluejays with tight doubles victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions. DePaul’s Thomas Giles and Sven Moser picked up a 6-3 win on the No. 3 doubles court to grab an early advantage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Senior Yuma Daijima<\/a> and sophomore Rocky McKenzie<\/a> would then battle back to earn a hard-fought 7-6 (7-4) tie-breaking win at the top doubles spot over former Bluejay Alejandro Gandini<\/a> and Pablo Torres Almeida to level the contest at one-match apiece. DePaul, however, answered with a 7-6 (7-4) tie-breaking win of their own at the No. 2 doubles spot to clinch the doubles point and give the Blue Demons a 1-0 lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n DePaul quickly pushed it advantage to 2-0 as Gandini earned the win at the top spot as Daijime was forced to retire due to an injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Blue Demons continued their winning ways, clinching the match with straight set wins on the No. 3 and No. 5 singles court. Andy Hadziabdic picked up a 6-0, 6-1 victory at the No. 5 singles spot, before Almeida clinched the overall dual with a 6-3, 6-3 win on the No. 3 singles court.\u00a0<\/p>\n DePaul would add to its lead moments later with a 6-2, 7-5 straight sets win at the No. 6 singles position from Sven Moser before closing out the victory with straight sets win from Sebastian Medica and Tobias Leitner at the No. 2 and No. 4 singles positions.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Bluejays return to the courts on Friday, April 17 at 9 a.m. for the start of the BIG EAST Championships presented by JEEP in Cayce, S.C.
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