WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men's tennis team closed out a sweep Saturday defeating Marquette 4-3 and Butler 4-1. This is the second time this season the Boilermakers completed a doubleheader sweep at home.
PURDUE vs. MARQUETTE
Purdue battled hard in the opening doubles point. Each court was tied through the first six sets. Sebastian Welch and Tomasz Dudek broke the stalemate and struck first with a 6-4 victory over Stefan Dragovic and Brandon Shanklin at No. 3.
Athell Bennett and Julian Saborio closed out the doubles point at No. 1 with a tightly contested 6-4 win over Luke Smrek and Luis Heredia Gomez to give Purdue the 1-0 advantage heading into singles play.
The Boilermakers kept the momentum going into singles. Once again, Purdue found themselves in a tight contest having to fight for every point. No. 30-ranked Bennett was the first Boilermaker to strike defeating Luke Smrek at No. 1 6-2, 6-0.
Mateo Julio followed his teammate with a two-set sweep over Luis Heredia Gomez at No. 2 6-1, 6-3 putting Purdue in a commanding 3-0 lead.
The Golden Eagles fired back with three wins of their own leading to a decisive match between Dudek and Dragovic at No. 5. Dudek sealed the Purdue victory with a 6-3, 7-5 triumph over Dragovic. This is Dudek's third consecutive win in matches played.
PURDUE 4, MARQUETTE 3
SINGLES
1. No. 30 Athell Bennett (PUR) def. Luke Smrek (MAR) 6-2, 6-0
2. Mateo Julio (PUR) def. Luis Heredia Gomez (MAR) 6-1, 6-3
3. Brett Meyers (MAR) def. Maksymilian Raupuk (PUR) 6-4, 6-3
4. Fran San Andres (MAR) def. Sebastian Welch (PUR) 6-3, 6-4
5. Tomasz Dudek (PUR) def. Stefan Dragovic (MAR) 6-3, 7-5
6. Brandon Shanklin (MAR) def. Julian Saborio (PUR) 6-3, 6-2
DOUBLES
1. Athell Bennett/Julian Saborio (PUR) def. Luke Smrek/Luis Heredia Gomez (MAR) 6-4
2. Brett Meyers/Fran San Andres (MAR) vs. Mateo Julio/Maksymilian Raupuk (PUR) Unfinished, 6-5
3. Sebastian Welch/Tomasz Dudek (PUR) def. Stefan Dragovic/Brandon Shanklin (MAR) 6-4
Singles Order: 1, 2, 6, 4, 3, 5
Doubles Order: 3, 1
PURDUE vs. BUTLER
In the evening match of the doubleheader, Purdue came back out where they left off against Marquette. Athell Bennett and Julian Saborio made quick work of Thomas Brennan and Olof Wiklund taking the victory at No. 1 6-0.
Mateo Julio and Maksymilian Raupuk clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 win over Drew Michael and Ryan Roeger at No. 2. Sebastian Welch and Tomasz Dudek were on their way to success leading 3-2 at No. 3 when play was called.
The Boilermakers did not slow down headed into singles play. Bennett soared to a win over Thomas Brennan 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 clinching the next Purdue point. This was Bennett's sixth consecutive win in matches played.
Mateo Julio finished off Alvaro Huete 6-0, 6-3 at No. 2 to quickly put the Boilermakers within a point of sealing the match victory.
At No. 6, Franz Luna battled Roegner to close out the Purdue win. Luna eventually triumphed a 6-4, 7-6(12) victory over Roegner to win the decisive fourth team point and seal the Boilermaker sweep.
Dudek and Raupuk were both leading their third sets when play was halted at No. 3 and No. 5.
PURDUE 4, BUTLER 1
SINGLES
1. No. 30 Athell Bennett (PUR) def. Thomas Brennen (BUT) 6-1, 6-2
2. Mateo Julio (PUR) def. Alvaro Huete (BUT) 6-0, 6-3
3. Maksymilian Raupuk (PUR) vs. Filip Tensing (BUT) Unfinished, 6-3, 6(5)-7, 2-0
4. Drew Michael (BUT) def. Sebastian Welch (PUR) 7-5, 7-6(5)
5. Tomasz Dudek (PUR) vs. Olof Wiklund (BUT) Unfinished, 6-2, 3-6, 5-4
6. Franz Luna (PUR) def. Ryan Roegner (BUT) 6-4, 7-6(12)
DOUBLES
1. Athell Bennett/Julian Saborio (PUR) def. Thomas Brennan/Olof Wiklund (BUT) 6-0
2. Mateo Julio/Maksymilian Raupuk (PUR) def. Drew Michael/Ryan Roeger (BUT) 6-1
3. Sebastian Welch/Tomasz Dudek (PUR) vs. Alvaro Huete/Zach Trimpe (BUT) Unfinished, 3-2
Singles Order: 1, 2, 4, 6
Doubles Order: 1, 2
UP NEXT
Purdue will be back in action in a doubleheader Feb. 22 in Schwartz Tennis Center. The Boilermakers will face in-state rival Indiana at Noon followed by Valparaiso at 6 p.m.
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