Drake Registers 6-1 Victory Over DePaul

DES MOINES, IOWA - On the strength of five singles victories, the Drake men's tennis snapped a three-match losing streak with a 6-1 decision over DePaul on Saturday (Feb. 27) at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.

"We have been working on improving our doubles play and it paid off today," Bulldog head coach Jimmy Borendame commented. "I was very pleased up and down with everyone's effort. Our hard work in the weight room is making us tougher and fitter in the third set and the results are showing."

Drake easily netted the doubles point sweeping all three contests with Guilherme Marsiglia (Porto Alegre, Brazil) and sophomore Jonathan Hadash (Lapid, Israel) clinching the deciding tally with an 8-4 victory against Vanja Grgec and Mathias Hambach at the No. 2 position.

Registering the initial two wins in singles play for the Bulldogs were Hadash and Marsiglia with triumphs on the Nos. 5 and 3 courts, respectively, to provide Drake a 3-0 lead.

Freshman James McKie (Edinburgh, Scotland) sealed the deciding point in the affair recording a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 decision against Bartosz Jozwiak at No. 2.

Additionally, the Bulldogs received wins from sophomore Cesar Bracho (Luque, Paraguay) and Mauricio Ballivian (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) at the first and fourth singles positions.

Drake faces two opponents on Sunday (Feb. 28) as the Bulldogs tangle with Western Illinois and Chicago State at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., respectively.

DRAKE (3-4) DEF. DEPAUL (5-7), 6-1

FEB. 27, 2010 - DES MOINES, IOWA

ROGER KNAPP TENNIS CENTER

SINGLES:

No. 1 Mauricio Ballivian (DU) def. Matija Palinic (DEP), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

No. 2 James McKie (DU) def. Bartosz Jozwiak (DEP), 1-6, 6-4, 6-1

No. 3 Guilherme Marsiglia (DU) def. Ben Hartman (DEP), 6-2, 6-4

No. 4 Cesar Bracho (DU) def. Mathias Hambach (DEP), 6-4, 7-5

No. 5 Jonathan Hadash (DU) def. Douglas Perrin (DEP), 6-2, 6-1

No. 6 Vanja Grgec (DEP) def. Jean Erasmus (DU), 7-5, 6-4

Order of finish (5,3,2,4,6,1)

DOUBLES: