George Washington University
DePaul
Men's Tennis Closes Weekend with Win
2/19/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The George Washington men's tennis team closed the weekend with a victory over DePaul on Saturday at William & Mary, 6-1.
The Colonials (6-4) took the doubles point before dominating singles action.
Senior Julius Tverijonas and junior Chris Fletcher took the top doubles bout after coming out on top in a tiebreaker. Senior Fernando Sala and junior Christos Hadjigeorgiou won at No. 2 as the Colonials took a 1-0 lead into solo competition.
Tverijonas continued his strong play with a straight-set win in the top spot. Fletcher, Hadjigeorgiou and junior Jabari Stafford each took straight-set triumphs of their own at the Nos. 3, 4, and 6 positions, respectively. Rookie William Tutecky rounded out GW's victories with a win at No. 5 in three sets.
DePaul grabbed its lone point after taking the No. 2 match.
GW next competes in a mid-week match against Temple on Wednesday at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center.
GW 6, DePaul 1
Doubles
1. Tverijonas/Fletcher (GW) def. Corwin/Spanjaard (DePaul) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Sala/Hadjigeorgiou (GW) def. de Veer/Zador (DePaul) 6-2
3. Tonejc/Casati (DePaul) def. Behun/Reynolds (GW) 6-3
Singles
1. Julius Tverijonas (GW) def. Nathan de Veer (DePaul) 6-1, 6-2
2. Tim Corwin (DePaul) def. Chris Reynolds (GW) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5)
3. Chris Fletcher (GW) def. Boris Spanjaard (DePaul) 6-3, 6-4
4. Christos Hadjigeorgiou (GW) def. Fran Tonejc (DePaul) 6-2, 6-4
5. William Tutecky (GW) def. Christopher Casati (DePaul) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
6. Jabari Stafford (GW) def. Yahn Gawrit (DePaul) 6-4, 6-2
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