COLUMBUS, Ohio - The 47th-ranked Purdue men's tennis team fell to No. 39 Auburn (3-1) in the consolation match of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend at the Varsity Tennis Center Sunday. Junior Arthur Dobradin provided the point for the Boilermakers as their record evened at 2-2.
The Tigers captured the doubles points by winning at Nos. 2 and 3. Auburn's Maxime Hinnisdaels and Joseph Van Dooren first dealt Renan Hanayama and Dobradin a 6-3 setback at the No. 2 spot. Lukas Ollert and Petar Tomic followed with a 6-4 decision over Mateus Silva and Lucas Dages at No. 3.
At the No. 3 singles position, Auburn's No. 110 Marko Krickovic defeated Boilermaker Mateus Silva in straight sets, 6-0, 6-4, to give the Tigers a 2-0 advantage. Dobradin cut into the lead while picking up his third win of the season thanks to a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 6 against Tomic. Auburn claimed the No. 5 singles match and received the dual-clinching win from 38th-ranked Ollert, who defeated No. 84 Ricky Medinilla, 6-4, 6-2.
The Old Gold & Black will be back in action at No. 45 LSU Jan. 31. Action from the 'Dub' Robinson Stadium in Baton Rouge, La., is scheduled for a 2 p.m. ET start.
No. 39 AUBURN 4, No. 47 PURDUE 1
Doubles
1: Diego Acosta/Ricky Medinilla (Purdue) vs. Marko Krickovic/Dante Saleh (Auburn), 6-5 DNF
2: Maxime Hinnisdaels/Joseph Van Dooren (Auburn) def. Renan Hanayama/Arthur Dobradin (Purdue), 6-3
3: Lukas Ollert/Petar Tomic (Auburn) def. Mateus Silva/Lucas Dages (Purdue), 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 3
Singles
1: No. 38 Lukas Ollert (Auburn) def. No. 84 Ricky Medinilla (Purdue), 6-4, 6-2
2: Diego Acosta (Purdue) vs. No. 96 Maxime Hinnisdaels (Auburn), 4-6, 1-5, DNF
3: No. 110 Marko Krickovic (Auburn) def. Mateus Silva (Purdue), 6-0, 6-4
4: Renan Hanayama (Purdue) vs. Joseph Van Dooren (Auburn), 6-7, 1-3, DNF
5: Dante Saleh (Auburn) def. Lucas Dages (Purdue), 6-3, 6-2
6: Arthur Dobradin (Purdue) def. Petar Tomic (Auburn), 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 6, 5, 1