WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana. – Athell Bennett kept his tournament bid alive at the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals on Saturday with a pair of victories in the singles main draw.
The tournament No. 1 seed opened the day with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 victory over Max Rauch from Middle Tennessee State. Later in the afternoon, the senior bested No. 17 seed Oscar Cutting from Memphis in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. Bennett will face No. 10 seed Luca Wiedenmann in the quarterfinals.
Tomasz Dudek took a pair of walkover wins to reach the quarterfinals of the consolation draw. Dudek will meet Juan Lugo from East Tennessee State on Sunday.
Purdue Matches on Saturday
No. 1 Athell Bennett def. Max Rauch (MTSU) – 6-3, 6-2
No. 1 Athell Bennett def. No. 17 Oscar Cutting (Memphis) – 6-4, 6-3
Miguel Este (MTSU) def. Mateo Julio - 5-6, 6-1, 6-3
Pavel Motl/Stijn Slump (MTSU) def. Athell Bennett/Julian Saborio – 8-7(4)
David Stevenson (Memphis) def. Maksymilian Raupuk – 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(3)
Elias Grubert (TTU) def. Sebastian Welch – 0-6, 6-1, 1-0(4)
Tomasz Dudek def. Javier Villa (Wright State) – W/O
Tomas Dudek def. Steven Karl (Dayton) – W/O
Carson Haskins (Indiana) def. Julian Saborio – 6-1, 6-1