UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Purdue men's tennis came up just short against No. 34 Penn State on Sunday, dropping a 4-3 decision at the Sarni Tennis Center.
Starting the match off strong, Purdue took the doubles point. Athell Bennett and Stephan Koenigsfest defeated Constant De La Basse and Gabriel Nemeth 6-1, while Mateo Julio and Maksymilian Raupuk took down Matt Galush and Ben Lieb 6-4.
Penn State took the first two singles points before Koenigsfest gained a Boilermaker point with his 6-4, 7-5 victory at the the No. 4 spot over Lieb.
Raupuk took down Nemeth 7-6(4), 6-2 at the No. 3 spot to round out the Purdue scoring.
Next up, Purdue (9-13, 3-8) heads to the Big Ten Tournament, which gets underway Thursday in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Starting the match off strong, Purdue took the doubles point. Athell Bennett and Stephan Koenigsfest defeated Constant De La Basse and Gabriel Nemeth 6-1, while Mateo Julio and Maksymilian Raupuk took down Matt Galush and Ben Lieb 6-4.
Penn State took the first two singles points before Koenigsfest gained a Boilermaker point with his 6-4, 7-5 victory at the the No. 4 spot over Lieb.
Raupuk took down Nemeth 7-6(4), 6-2 at the No. 3 spot to round out the Purdue scoring.
Next up, Purdue (9-13, 3-8) heads to the Big Ten Tournament, which gets underway Thursday in Ann Arbor, Michigan.