WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's tennis team fell to Michigan State, 6-1, indoors Friday on the Basham Courts of the Schwartz Tennis Center. The Boilermakers forced match play to continue to a third set in four of the six singles matches, but were unable to come out on top in the decisive set. Arthur Dobradin was credited with the point for the Old Gold & Black, who fell to 4-18, 0-10 B1G, while MSU improved to 12-15, 3-7 B1G.
In doubles play, Michigan State jumped out to an early advantage with a win at the No. 2 spot. The duo of Gijs Linders and Mac Roy defeated Purdue'sLucas Dagesand Dobradin, 8-3.
After trailing 6-2 at No. 3, the Boilermaker combo of Mateus Silva and Renan Hanayama came back to make the score 6-5. Doug Zade and Brett Forman eventually sealed the deal and claimed the doubles point for the Spartans with an 8-5 decision.
Michigan State pushed its lead to 3-0 with singles victories at Nos. 3 and 1. The dual victory was clinched by Brett Forman with a win at the No. 2 spot over Purdue's Ricky Medinilla, 6-3, 0-6, 6-2.
Dobradin notched his eighth singles victory of the season by rallying from a first-set loss, 6-3, to take the second and third sets, 7-5 and 6-3, respectively. It was also his fifth win when playing at No. 4.
The Boilermakers will be back in action Sunday as they take on Michigan at 10 a.m. ET in their regular-season home finale. The Purdue women's tennis team follows at 1 p.m. against Wisconsin.
PROMOS
Boilermaker Kids Club members can join the fun of B1G tennis at Kids Club Day Sunday at the Schwartz Tennis Center. Fans in attendance can play for the chance to win prizes and
will also have the chance to meet Purdue Pete!
MICHIGAN STATE 6, PURDUE 1
Doubles
1. No. 18 Harry Jadun/John Patrick Mullane (Michigan State) vs. Ricky Medinilla/Diego Acosta (Purdue), 6-5 DNF
2. Gijs Linders/Mac Roy (Michigan State) def. Arthur Dobradin/Lucas Dages (Purdue), 8-3
3. Doug Zade/Brett Forman (Michigan State) def. Mateus Silva/Renan Hanayama (Purdue), 8-5
Order of finish: 2, 3
Singles
1. Gijs Linders (Michigan State) def. Diego Acosta (Purdue), 6-1, 1-6, 6-1
2. Brett Forman (Michigan State) def. Ricky Medinilla (Purdue), 6-3, 0-6, 6-2
3. Harry Jadun (Michigan State) def. Mateus Silva (Purdue), 6-1, 6-4
4. Arthur Dobradin (Purdue) def. Mac Roy (Michigan State), 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
5. Jasper Koenen (Michigan State) def. Lucas Dages (Purdue), 6-4, 6-7, 6-2
6. Doug Zade (Michigan State) def. Renan Hanayama (Purdue), 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4