WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Ricky Medinilla, Arthur Dobradin and Diego Acosta picked up singles victories, but it was the doubles point that proved to be the difference maker as the Purdue men's tennis team was edged by No. 73 Nebraska, 4-3, Sunday at the Schwartz Tennis Center. The Boilermakers slipped to 4-14, 0-6 B1G while playing their first match outdoors on their home courts. The win brought the Huskers to 10-8, 3-3 B1G.
The doubles point was claimed by Nebraska via Nos. 2 and 3 with scores of 8-2 and 8-1, respectively. As play shifted to singles, Medinilla evened the match at 1-1 thanks to an impressive showing in the No. 2 spot. The sophomore took both sets from Marc Herrmann, 6-1, notching his seventh win of the spring season.
Consecutive straight-set victories were registered by Huskers at Nos. 6, 5 and 3. It was the 6-4, 6-4 match from Linus Erhart over Purdue's Mateus Silva in the No. 3 spot that clinched the dual match for Nebraska.
Although the match was decided, the Boilermakers were able to finish on a pair of winning notes. Dobradin took the first and third sets from Andrew Dzulynsky, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, en route to his seventh spring campaign win.
Acosta ended on top of a back-and-forth battle with Dusty Boyer playing at the top of the lineup. After falling 6-4 in the first set, the senior took the next two sets in the breaker, including a dominating 7-0 performance in the second set's breaker. It was game, set, match with a 7-6 (4) third stanza. The win was his seventh in his final spring season for the Old Gold & Black.
The seven singles victories by Medinilla, Dobradin and Acosta are tops among the team.
Up next for Purdue is a B1G twinbill on the road, first at Penn State on April 10, followed by an April 12 match at Ohio State. Action from University Park, Pa., is set to get underway at 3 p.m. ET and it will be a 12 p.m. start from Columbus, Ohio.
No. 73 NEBRASKA 4, PURDUE 3
Doubles
1. Bradford Zitsch/Dusty Boyer (Nebraska) vs. Diego Acosta/Ricky Medinilla (Purdue), 4-7 DNF
2. Scott Elsass/Linus Erhart (Nebraska) def. Arthur Dobradin/Lucas Dages (Purdue), 8-2
3. Andrew Dzulynsky/Marc Herrmann (Nebraska) def. Matt Bouggy/Mateus Silva (Purdue), 8-1
Order of finish: 3, 2
Singles
1. Diego Acosta (Purdue) def. Dusty Boyer (Nebraska), 4-6, 7-6 (0), 7-6 (4)
2. Ricky Medinilla (Purdue) def. Marc Herrmann (Nebraska), 6-1, 6-1
3. Linus Erhart (Nebraska) def. Mateus Silva (Purdue), 6-4, 6-4
4. Arthur Dobradin (Purdue) def. Andrew Dzulynsky (Nebraska), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
5. Chris Hobgarski (Nebraska) def. Lucas Dages (Purdue), 6-2, 6-3
6. Bradford Zitsch (Nebraska) def. Matt Bouggy (Purdue), 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 6, 5, 3, 4, 1