Feb. 24, 2002
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's tennis team fell 6-1 at No. 44 Harvard on Saturday, Feb. 23. The loss drops the 50th-ranked Boilermakers to 2-4 (0-1 Big Ten).
Junior Scott Mayer and senior Dan Swan defeated Dave Lingman and Chris Chiou 9-7 at No. 1 doubles, but Harvard won at No. 2 and No. 3 to win the doubles point.
In singles, the Crimson won five of six matches. Mayer was the lone singles winner for Purdue, as he defeated Jonathan Chu 7-5, 6-4 at No. 1. Senior Derek Miller won his first set against George Turner at No. 3, but dropped the next two in a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss.
Harvard 6, Purdue 1Singles1. Scott Mayer (P) def. Jonathan Chu (H) 7-5, 6-42. Dave Lingman (H) def. Andrew Wakefield (P) 6-1, 6-33. George Turner (H) def. Derek Miller (P) 1-6, 7-5, 6-44. Brian Wan (H) def. Troy Havens (P) 6-1, 6-45. William Lee (H) def. Laith Al-Agba (P) 7-5, 6-46. Mark Riddell (H) def. Sounak Chatterjee (P) 7-5, 7-6 (6)Doubles1. Dan Swan/Mayer (P) def. Lingman/Chris Chiou (H) 9-72. Oli Choo/Chu (H) def. Al-Agba/Carl McCafferty (P) 8-33. Dalibor Snyder/Riddell (H) def. Miller/Wakefield (P) 9-7
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