WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University men's tennis team defeated the DePaul Blue Demons, 4-2 in the BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals at the Fitness and Tennis Center in Cayce, South Carolina. With the win, the Hoyas improve to 9-12 while DePaul ends its season at 13-11. The No. 5 Hoyas will play No. 1 St. John's on Saturday afternoon.
"Wow. What a day. This group has been through so much this year and to go out there today and fight the way they did is awesome. Tremendous effort from our group and we're not done yet. Pumped for the challenge tomorrow against a great St John's team." - Head Coach Freddy Mesmer
The Hoyas were able to pick off two matches in doubles, with the duos of Jake Fellows/Arthur O'Sullivan (No. 1) and Akira Morgenstern/Adhvyte Sharma (No. 2) picking up the wins. In singles matches, Fellows (No. 1), Arthur O'Sullivan (No. 2) and Sharma (No. 5) all picked up the wins to secure a bid to the BIG EAST Semifinals.
Results | GU 4, DEP 2
Doubles
- Jake Fellows/Arthur O'Sullivan (GU) def. Tobias Leitner/Jona Gitschel (DEP), 6-2
- Akira Morgenstern/Adhvyte Sharma (GU) def. Thomas Giles/Pablo Torres Almeida (DEP), 6-3
- James O'Sullivan/Burke Pablo (GU) did not finish vs. Marko Milosavljevic/Antonio Matteo Iaquinto (DEP), 5-5
Singles
- Jake Fellows (GU) def. Antonio Matteo Iaquinto (DEP), 6-2, 7-6
- Arthur O'Sullivan (GU) def. Pablo Torres Almeida (DEP), 6-2, 6-2
- Marko Milosavljevic did not finish vs. Akira Morgenstern (GU), 6-3, 6-7(2), 1-1 (30-15)
- Andy Hadziabdic (DEP) def. Sahil Morey (GU), 7-6, 6-1
- Adhvyte Sharma (GU) def. Thomas Giles (DEP), 6-2, 6-1
- Tobias Leitner (DEP) def. James O"Sullivan (DEP), 6-1, 6-3
