CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It was not a good day for the Blue Demons on Saturday.
Ranked No. 49 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Top 75 national ranking, Charlotte swept the visitors from Chicago 7-0.
No. 1 singles player Vito Tonejc saw his 10-match winning streak halted in a 6-4, 6-4 setback to Thomas Brown.
Three of his teammates made life difficult for their 49er opponents.
Matteo Iaquinto was dead-even with Abhimanyu Vannemredd at No. 5 singles before coming up short after winning the first set 7-5 and then falling 6-3, 1-0 (10-3).
Marino Jakic bounced back from dropping the first set at No. 2 with a 6-0 result, only to fall in the third set 6-1 to Mikhail Sokolovskiy.
Tripp Tuff split the first two sets at No. 6 singles before Vasco Prata took the third set 6-2. Charlotte improved to 7-4.
Next up for DePaul (5-7) is a road trip out West to face UNLV Saturday and Seattle Sunday in Las Vegas.
No. 49 Charlotte 7, DePaul 0
Charlotte, N.C.
(Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex)
Singles
1. Thomas Brown (CLT) def. Vito Tonejc (DPU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Mikhail Sokolovskiy (CLT) def. Marino Jakic (DPU) 6-2, 0-6, 6-1
3. Stefanos Savva (CLT) def. Leon Huck (DPU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Coy Simon (CLT) def. Luuk Wassenaar (DPU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
5. Abhimanyu Vannemredd (CLT) def. Matteo Iaquinto (DPU) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3)
6. Vasco Prata (CLT) def. Tripp Tuff (DPU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Doubles
1. No. 46 Stefanos Savva/Coy Simon (CLT) def. Marino Jakic/Vito Tonejc (DPU) 6-3
2. Luke Thomson/Abhimanyu Vannemredd (CLT) vs. Lars Peder Minsaas/Luuk Wassenaar (DPU) 4-5, unfinished
3. Thomas Brown/Vasco Prata (CLT) def. Matteo Iaquinto/Tripp Tuff (DPU) 6-4
Match Notes:
DePaul 5-7
Charlotte 7-4; National ranking No. 49
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,2,1,4,6,5)