COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Purdue men's tennis team fell to No. 11 Ohio State, 4-0, outdoors Sunday at the Varsity Tennis Courts. The Buckeyes (20-7, 8-1 B1G) captured the doubles point and won singles matches at Nos. 1, 2 and 6 as the Boilermakers fell to 4-16, 0-8 B1G.
The doubles point went Ohio State's way with matching 8-1 matches at Nos. 2 and 3. Purdue's Matt Bouggy and Mateus Silva fell to Kevin Metka and Herkko Pollanen in the No. 3 spot as the first match to finish. The 65th-ranked Buckeye duo of Chris Diaz and Hunter Callahan secured the point at No. 2 by defeating Arthur Dobradin and Lucas Dages.
The Old Gold & Black were defeated in straight sets at Nos. 1, 2 and 6, with a 6-3, 6-3 showing from No. 38 Mikael Torpegaard over Diego Acosta clinched the match.
The final week of the regular season is a busy one for the Boilermakers. They will have a midweek matchup against in-state rival Indiana Wednesday at 2 p.m., before returning home to the Schwartz Tennis Center to host Michigan State April 17 at 5 p.m. They will be the first of a Purdue tennis doubleheader on April 19, taking on Michigan at 10 a.m. in their home finale. The Purdue women's tennis team will follow the men at 1 p.m. against Wisconsin.
No. 11 OHIO STATE 4, PURDUE 0
Doubles
1. Mikael Torpegaard/Matt Mendez (Ohio State) vs. Diego Acosta/Ricky Medinilla (Purdue), 7-4 DNF
2. No. 65 Chris Diaz/Hunter Callahan (Ohio State) def. Arthur Dobradin/Lucas Dages (Purdue), 8-1
3. Kevin Metka/Herkko Pollanen (Ohio State) def. Matt Bouggy/Mateus Silva (Purdue), 8-1
Order of finish: 3, 2
Singles
1. No. 38 Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio State) def. Diego Acosta (Purdue), 6-3, 6-3
2. No. 47 Chris Diaz (Ohio State) def. Ricky Medinilla (Purdue), 6-3, 6-2
3. Herkko Pollanen (Ohio State) vs. Mateus Silva (Purdue), 6-2, 1-1 DNF
4. Hunter Callahan (Ohio State) vs. Arthur Dobradin (Purdue), 6-2, 4-1 DNF
5. Lucas Dages (Purdue) vs. Kevin Metka (Ohio State), 7-5, 2-3 DNF
6. Riley Reist (Ohio State) def. Matt Bouggy (Purdue), 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: 6, 2, 1