UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Purdue men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision on the road at Penn State on Sunday. Mateo Julio provided Purdue's lone point at the top of the lineup in singles to improve to 3-1 on the year.
The Boilermakers found themselves trailing after doubles with a 6-1 loss at No. 2 and 6-4 defeat at No. 3. Milledge Cossu and Michal Wozniak were all square at 4-4 against Tim Ruetzel and Charl Morgan at the top of the order when play was concluded.
Mateo Julio brought the Boilermakers level with another dominant performance at No. 1. The senior cruised past Antonopoulo in a 6-3, 6-2 clinic for Purdue's first point of the match.
Penn State then took control for good with straight set victories in four of the remaining five singles matches.
Michal Wozniak fell in a second set tiebreak against Miko Eala at No. 3 7-5, 7-6(5). Milledge Cossu just missed out on a third set at No. 4, dropping his match to Morgan 6-2, 7-6(5). Sebastian Welch lost a tightly contested first set and the match to Bora Sengul at No. 2 7-6(6), 6-2.
Santiago Galan was the only other Boilermaker to take a set off the Nittany Lions, but the junior fell in a super tiebreaker to Sam Bossem at No. 6, 4-6, 7-5, 10-7.
The Boilermakers will be back in action next week for the road leg of the Governor's Cup series against Indiana. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Bloomington.
PURDUE (1-5, 1-5) – 1, PENN STATE (2-3, 2-3) – 6
SINGLES
1. Mateo Julio (PUR) def. Christos Antonopoulo (PSU) – 6-3, 6-2
2. Bora Sengul (PSU) def. Sebastian Welch (PUR) – 7-6 (6), 6-2
3. Miko Eala (PSU) def. Michal Wozniak (PUR) – 7-5, 7-6 (5)
4. Carl Morgan (PSU) def. Milledge Cossu (PUR) – 6-2, 7-6(5)
5. Tim Ruetzel (PSU) def. Tomasz Dudek (PUR) – 6-3, 6-3
6. Sam Bossem (PSU) def. Santiago Galan (PUR) – 4-6, 7-5, 10-7
DOUBLES
1. Milledge Cossu/Michal Wozniak (PUR) vs. Tim Ruetzel/Charl Morgan (PSU) – 4-4, unfinished
2. Christos Antonopoulo/Alp Sentay (PSU) def. Sebastian Welch/Mateo Julio (PUR) – 6-1
3. Miko Eala/Sam Bossem (PSU) def. Tomasz Dudek/Andre Suzanne (PUR) – 6-4
Order of Finish
Singles: 1,4,2,3,5,6
Doubles: 2,3
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