Jan. 22, 2012
CHICAGO - The No. 64 Purdue men's tennis team had a tough season opener on Saturday as it traveled on the road to face No. 68 DePaul. The Boilermakers fell in the final match of the afternoon to lose to the Blue Demons, 4-3.
Purdue (0-1) fell behind in doubles after Szymon Tatarczyk were defeated by George Chanturia and Filip Dzanko, 8-2. However, the Boilermakers bounced back and evened the doubles score at one after Mark Kovacs and Diego Acosta pulled out an 8-4 win at No. 3. That meant the doubles point would come down to a back and forth match at No. 2. Krisztian Krocsko and Pawel Poziomski for Purdue and Mathias Hambach and Sven Kasper were about as even of a match of as could be, but the Boilermaker duo prevailed to secure the doubles point, 9-8 (3).
DePaul (4-0) would bounce back in singles, but not before Purdue took a 2-0 lead in the team score thanks to freshman Evan Hawkins. Hawkins was a winner in his first collegiate dual match as he knocked off Josh Dancu at No. 6, 6-4, 6-4. Chanturia cut that lead to 2-1, though, as he knocked off Tatarczyk at No. 1, 6-3, 6-4.
Purdue regained momentum and a two point lead after the other freshman, Acosta, won his first dual match at No. 5, 7-6 (4), 6-4. DePaul would win the next two matches at No. 4 and No. 2 to level the score meaning the match would come down to a third set at No. 3. The match up was between Kasper for the Blue Demons and Dujovne for Purdue. The Boilermaker sophomore took the first set, 6-4, but fell in the second by the same score. The third set was back and forth, but Kasper was able to break Dujovne's serve and consistently hold his own to win the third set, 6-3, and the match for DePaul.
The Boilermakers return to action on Saturday in College Station, Texas. There, the Boilermakers will face Texas A&M and then return to the courts the following day to face either Mississippi State or Princeton.
Jan. 22, 2012
No. 68 DePaul 4, No. 64 Purdue 3
Doubles
1. George Chanturia/Filip Dzanko def. Szymon Tatarczyk/Aaron Dujovne 8-2
2. Krisztian Krocsko/Pawel Poziomski def. Mathias Hambach/Sven Kasper, 9-8 (3)
3. Mark Kovacs/Diego Acosta def. Josh Dancu/Aaron Chafee 8-4
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
1. George Chanturia def. Szymon Tatarczyk, 6-3, 6-4
2. Filip Dzanko def. Mark Kovacs, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3
3. Sven Kasper def. Aaron Dujovne, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. Mathias Hambach def. Krisztian Krocsko, 6-3, 0-6, 7-6 (4)
5. Diego Acosta def. Adam Reinhart, 7-6 (4), 6-4
6. Evan Hawkins def. Josh Dancu 6-4, 6-4
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 5, 4, 2, 3*
*Clinched Win