Men's Tennis: 2009 - 2010 Roster

Name Height Year Hometown (Prev School)
Alasdair Graetz 6'1" Senior Victoria, Australia
Vanja Grgec 6'2" Senior Zagreb, Croatia
Mathias Hambach 6'0" Freshman Waiblingen, Germany
Ben Hartman 5'11" Junior Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Bartosz Jozwiak 6'1" Junior Warsaw, Poland
Matija Palinic 6'5'' Sophmore Zagreb, Croatia
Douglas Perrin 5'10'' Sophmore Atlanta, Georgia

COACHES:

Matt Brothers - Head Coach
Andy Lauer - Assistant Coach

Alasdair Graetz
Height: 6-1
Class: Senior
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia

Junior Season 2008-09
Clinched the fourth and winning point against Marquette during the BIG EAST Championships quarterfinal match... took a doubles-flight crown with partner Jose Moncada at the Louisville Fall Invitational... posted a 17-9 record when partnered with Moncada... finished the year with a 21-15 doubles record and a singles record of 18-19... tallied seven wins from the No. 3 singles match.
Personal
Son of Brian and Fiona Graetz... has one sister, Sophie... has one brother, Lucien... majoring in Finance.

Graetz's DePaul Career 

Season 

 Singles 

 Doubles 

2008-09

18-19

21-15

2007-08 

24-13

22-13

2006-07 

18-7

16-6

Totals 

60-39

59-34

Vanja Grgec

Height: 6-2
Class: Senior
Hometown: Zagreb, Croatia

Junior Season 2008-09
Talled 13 singles match wins... went 2-1 during the BIG EAST Conference Championships... won a doubles flight with partner Austin Doerner at the Western Michigan Vredevelt Invitational... earned 13 singles wins while posting an 8-5 record in the No. 6 singles match... finished the season with an 11-5 doubles record. 
Personal: Son of Davor and Vesna Grgec... Business Management major.

Grgec's Career Totals 

Season 

 Singles

 Doubles

2008-09 

13-10

11-5

2007-08 

22-15

15-13

2006-07 

15-12

13-14

Totals 

50-37

39-45

Mathias Hambach
Height: 6-0
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Wailbling, Germany


High School:
Attended Salier Gymnasium... competed in the German Oberliga... played for TC Waiblingen... competed in German juniors and men's tournaments... ranked among the best 50 players in his age group... reached No. 350 in the men's national rankings.

Personal:
Son of Bernd and Jasmin Hambach... one brother Michael... plans to major in finance.

 

Ben Hartman
Height: 5-11
Class: Junior
Hometown: Grosse Pointte Farms, MI
Sophomore Season 2008-09
Collected 19 singles wins over the course of the season... spent six weeks on the ITA doubles polls along with partner Austin Doerner and reached a season-high No. 38... tallied a team-best 17-5 doubles record when playing with Doerner... collected a team-best 24 doubles match wins... clinched the team-win for the Blue Demons against Purdue... won a singles flight at the Western Michigan Vredevelt Invitational... won a doubles flight along with Bartosz Jozwiak at the Louisville Invitational.

Personal
Son of Robert and Cynthia Hartman... has one sister, Evelyn... enrolled in the College of Commerce.

Hartman's DePaul Career 

Season 

 Singles

 Doubles

2008-09 

19-16

24-9

2007-08 

28-8

15-7

Totals 

47-24

39-16

Bartosz Jozwiak
Height: 6-1
Class: Junior
Hometown: Warsaw, Poland

Junior Season 2008-09
Recorded 23 singles wins... clinched the win over No. 23 Louisville with his win in No. 5 singles to propel the Blue Demons to its first-ever BIG EAST Championship final... won a doubles flight along with Ben Hartman at the Louisville Invitational... tallied 18 doubles match wins... logged eight wins when playing at No. 5 singles.

Personal
Son of Stanislaw and Danuta Jozwiak... name is pronounced Bartek... brother, Maciek, played tennis at DePaul... sister-in-law, Natalia Olmos, also attended DePaul... plans to study Finance.

Jozwiak's DePaul Career 

Season 

 Singles

 Doubles

2008-09 

23-14

18-16

2007-08 

22-9

13-11

Totals

 45-23

31-29

Matija Palinic
Height: 6-5
Class: Sophmore
Hometown: Zagreb, Croatia

Freshman Season 2008-09
Joined the team at the beginning of the dual season... recorded six singles wins in the No. 5 and No. 6 singles match... partnered with Jose Moncada for five doubles victories while tallying three wins with Bartosz Jozwiak.

Personal
Son of Josko and Sandra Palinic... has one younger brother, Filip... plans to study Business.

Palinic's DePaul Career 

Season

Singles

Doubles

2008-09 

6-6

9-7
Doug Perrin
Height: 5-10
Class: Sophmore
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

Freshman Season 2007-08 (at Virginia)
Spent his red shirted freshman season practicing with the team.

Personal
Son of Michael and Melody Perrin... has two older siblings, Chuck and Nicole... brother Chuck played tennis at Northwestern.