March 17, 2005
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's tennis team dropped its second straight match on its spring break trip to California on Thursday. The 57th-ranked Boilermakers fell 7-0 to No. 23 Texas Tech in Malibu, and watched their overall record dip to 3-6. The Red Raiders are a perfect 15-0.
The lone winners on the day were seniors Sounak Chatterjee and Filip Koziell, who teamed for an 8-2 win over Teddy DiBlasi and Michael Innerebner at No. 2 doubles. Chatterjee and Koziell are now 8-0 this spring.
Purdue head coach Tim Madden said his Boilermakers simply were outmatched.
"Texas Tech is very talented and they showed us what a top 25 team is all about," Madden said. "They really minimized our ability to exploit their weaknesses."
Purdue, which began its three-match trip to the Golden State with a loss to Princeton in San Diego on March 14, closes out its western trek with a true road match at Pepperdine on March 18. The Waves currently are ranked 11th.
#23 Texas Tech 7, #57 Purdue 0
Singles
1. Radek Nijaki (TT) def. #89 Paul Rose (P) 6-2, 6-2
2. #23 Bojan Szumanksi (TT) def. Filip Koziell (P) 6-2, 6-0
3. Jakob Paulsen (TT) def. Sounak Chatterjee (P) 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
4. Michael Innerebner (TT) def. Jarred Leibner (P) 7-6, 6-4
5. Adrian Prpic (TT) def. Matt Zollman (P) 6-2, 6-2
6. Dimitrio Martinez (TT) def. Scott Warner (P) 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
Doubles
1. Najaki/Szumanksi (TT) def. David Robinson/Rose (P) 8-4
2. Chatterjee/Koziell (P) def. Teddy DiBlasi/Innerebner (TT) 8-2
3. Prpic/Paulsen (TT) def. Colin Foster/Scott Warner (P) 8-6
Purdue: 3-6
Texas Tech: 15-0
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