Oct. 24, 2004
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Paul Rose lost his third-round match at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships on Sunday in Ann Arbor, Mich. The loss bounced the junior out of the tournament, played host to by the University of Michigan.
Rose, ranked 56th in the nation in singles and seeded seventh in the main draw, fell 6-2, 6-3 to 11th-seeded and 97th ranked Joey Atas of Ohio State. The loss kept Rose from advancing to the quarterfinals.
Purdue head coach Tim Madden said Rose and the rest of the Boilermakers, including fellow ITA regional competitors Sounak Chatterjee and David Robinson, are looking forward to demonstrating improvements in their next tournament, the Big Ten Singles Championships.
"Paul is disappointed, but he's a competitor and he'll bounce back," Madden said. "I think this experience will make him more determined. We all intend to make up for the disappointments of this weekend at Big Ten Singles."
The Big Ten Singles Championships will be held Nov. 13 to 15 in Madison, Wis.
Complete results from the ITA Midwest Regional Championships can be found on mgoblue.com. The tournament will run through Tuesday, Oct. 26.
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