Blue Demon tennis places six on All-Big East teams
Paul Steeno, Sports Reporter
May 7, 2018
Filed under Men's Sports, Sports, Tennis, Tennis, Women's Sports
It was raining down All-Big East honors in Chicago Monday. The Big East Conference announced their All-Big East teams for this season and between the men's and women's tennis programs, the Blue Demons placed six athletes on that list. On the women's side, seniors Keisha Clousing and Patricia Lancranjan...
Women’s tennis grapples with injuries in search of another Big East title
Evan Sully, Staff Writer
March 30, 2018
Filed under Sports, Tennis, Women's Sports
“Adverse” doesn’t even begin to describe the type of season it has been for the women’s tennis team. Sitting at an overall record of 5-5, the Blue Demons have been short-handed with injuries. However, that hasn’t halted the team’s spirit or level of optimism for the remainder of the seas...
Blue Demon Rundown
Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor
January 16, 2018
Filed under Sports, Tennis, Track & Field, Women's Sports
Track and Field The Track and Field team returned to action this past weekend for their first meet since the first week of December. One of the standouts of the meet was Alexia Brooks who tied a school record in the 60M hurdles prelims and then broke it just a while later, clocking in at 8.51 seconds, ...
Women’s tennis coach Mark Ardizzone’s recruits in Europe
October 9, 2017
Serbia, Greece, Bosnia, Romania. The women’s tennis team is chock full of talented players from all over Europe, in large part due to the unique approach head coach Mark Ardizzone takes to recruiting. Each year, Ardizzone embarks on a solo trek across several European countries, stopping only to...
Women’s tennis sweeps pirates in finale
April 23, 2017
Filed under Sports, Tennis, Women's Sports
A DePaul team that came into this match winning three straight and nine of the last ten once again took care of business as they defeated the 7-7 Seton Hall Pirates 4-0, giving DePaul a win to finish off the season before the Big East tournament starts. Things started off closer than that score might a...
DePaul women’s tennis takes down Kansas State 4-3
February 27, 2017
Filed under Sports, Tennis, Women's Sports
The Blue Demons managed to stop a two-game losing skid, and put the past behind them Sunday, as they defeated the Wildcats with great play against tough competition. The DePaul women’s tennis team (5-6) defeated the Kansas State Wildcats (7-4) in a close game at home, 4-3. The most recent loss for...
Women’s tennis shoots for spotlight
January 31, 2016
Filed under Sports, Tennis, Women's Sports
Women’s tennis head coach Mark Ardizzone does not make the goals for the team. He hasn’t done so the past 10 years. The players will get together before the season and decide what they want to accomplish, then they all sign it to keep each other accountable. Read More »...
DePaul women’s tennis beats Kentucky, falls to Michigan
May 10, 2015
Filed under Sports, Tennis, Women's Sports
DePaul women’s tennis bowed out of the second round of the NCAA tournament Saturday with a 4-2 loss to Michigan, ending their 2015 season. Instead of being dissatisfied with the day’s result, however, the team was happy that they had gotten to previously uncharted territory. Read More »...
DePaul women’s tennis looks to make a racket in NCAA tournament
May 3, 2015
Filed under Sports, Tennis, Women's Sports
After winning their second straight Big East championship, women’s tennis looks to make some noise in the NCAA tournament. Read More »...
Young players create a racket in DePaul women’s tennis
April 12, 2015
Filed under Features, Sports, Tennis, Women's Sports
Well on their way to another winning record and with a Big East tournament win in their sights, DePaul women’s tennis heads into the final stretch of matches with two young players providing crucial play at the top of the card. Read More »...
DePaul women’s tennis serves back early struggles
February 1, 2015
Filed under Sports, Tennis, Women's Sports
When DePaul women’s tennis finished 22-4 and as Big East champions last season, this wasn’t the start the No. 46 ranked team was expecting. Read More »...
NCAA a learning experience for Vladutu
June 2, 2014
Filed under Features, Sports, Tennis, Women's Sports
One of the biggest honors for a collegiate tennis player is to make the NCAA's singles tournament. Up until 2014, no woman had that honor in DePaul tennis history. DePaul sophomore Ana Vladutu was the first. Read More »...