Both of Marquette’s tennis teams concluded their seasons last weekend against DePaul in Chicago. The women were unable to pull out one last team victory, falling 5-2 to DePaul, while the men’s team was able to get a 4-3 victory in an instant classic match.
Heading into the DePaul match, men’s head coach Steve Rodecap knew his team had to be locked in from start to finish because of the longstanding rivalry between the two programs.
Nothing went Marquette’s way in the early going. The Golden Eagles opened the match by dropping the doubles point. Daniel Fernandez was the only singles player to get off the court quickly with a 6-4, 6-4 win, but Marquette found itself down 3-1 after four.