WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's tennis team rebounded with a pair of wins Saturday on the Basham Courts at the Schwartz Tennis Center, defeating both Morehead State and Dayton, 6-1. With the victories, the Boilermakers improved to 4-6, 0-1 B1G, while the Eagles slipped to 2-6 and the Flyers to 6-5.
The Old Gold & Black clinched both doubles opportunities as all three teams put up a combined record of 4-1. Purdue's top duo of Diego Acosta and Ricky Medinilla played a huge role in securing each doubles point. The tandem went 2-0, beating each team they faced handily with scores of 6-1 and 6-3.
The Boilermakers took the point against Morehead State with wins at Nos. 1 and 2, but had a harder time overcoming Dayton. Acosta and Medinilla tilted the doubles battle Purdue's way with the first win, but the Flyers evened it with a 6-3 decision from Bernardo Sanson and Josh Malyon over Arthur Dobradin and Renan Hanayama.
The point rested on No. 3 and the Boilermaker pair of Mateus Silva and Lucas Dages delivered, defeating Dayton's Simon Jayaram and Andy Druffel, 7-5.
The Old Gold & Black were consistent today in singles play as their top-five spots won seven out of 10 matches in straight sets. Acosta moved to 3-1 at No. 1, Medinilla picked up his second win at the No. 2 spot and Silva got his first wins at the No. 3 position.
Dobradin was able to clinch the win against Morehead State, while Silva did the same against Dayton.
The Boilermakers will hit the B1G road for three of their next four dates, starting at Northwestern on March 8. The match is scheduled for a 1 p.m. ET start from the Combe Tennis Center.
PURDUE 6, MOREHEAD STATE 1
Doubles
1: Diego Acosta/Ricky Medinilla (Purdue) def. Gabriel Ruiz/Ritchie Kruunenberg (Morehead State), 6-1
2: Arthur Dobradin/Renan Hanayama (Purdue) def. Sabastian Penaloza/Nick Mercer (Morehead State), 6-3
3: Mateus Silva/Lucas Dages (Purdue) vs. Enrique Samudio/Jose Zurro (Morehead State), 5-4 DNF
Order of finish: 1, 2
Singles
1: Diego Acosta (Purdue) def. Ritchie Kruunenberg (Morehead State), 7-5, 6-2
2: Ricky Medinilla (Purdue) def. Sabastian Penaloza (Morehead State), 6-1, 7-6, 1-0 (5)
3: Mateus Silva (Purdue) def. Gabriel Ruiz (Morehead State), 6-2, 6-3
4: Arthur Dobradin (Purdue) def. Nick Mercer (Morehead State), 6-2, 6-2
5: Renan Hanayama (Purdue) def. Jose Zurro (Morehead State), 6-0, 6-2
6: Enrique Samudio (Morehead State) def. Matt Bouggy (Purdue), 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: 5, 6, 4, 1, 3, 2
PURDUE 6, DAYTON 1
Doubles
1: Diego Acosta/Ricky Medinilla (Purdue) def. Carsten Fisher/Zach Berry (Dayton), 6-3
2: Bernardo Sanson/Josh Malyon (Dayton) def. Arthur Dobradin/Renan Hanayam (Purdue), 6-3
3: Mateus Silva/Lucas Dages (Purdue) def. Simon Jayaram/Andy Druffel (Dayton), 7-5
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1: Diego Acosta (Purdue) def. Bernardo Sanson (Dayton), 6-3, 6-1
2: Ricky Medinilla (Purdue) def. Zach Berry (Dayton), 6-3, 6-2
3: Mateus Silva (Purdue) def. Carsten Fisher (Dayton), 6-2, 6-1
4: Arthur Dobradin (Purdue) def. Aidan Koross (Dayton), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
5: Renan Hanayama (Purdue) def. Josh Malyon (Dayton), 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (9)
6: Andy Druffell (Dayton) def. Lucas Dages (Purdue), 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (6)
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5