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Boilers Fall to Penn State

The Purdue men's tennis team dropped its Big Ten home opener Friday afternoon at the Schwartz Tennis Center 4-1 to Penn State.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men's tennis team dropped its Big Ten home opener Friday afternoon at the Schwartz Tennis Center 4-1 to Penn State.

Gabrielle Brancatelli provided Purdue's lone point of the match with a dominant 6-2, 6-4 win over Malik Bhatnagar at No. 2, after moving up a spot in the lineup ahead of singles. The win was the first of the freshman's career in the Big Ten.

Rohan Sachdev saw his back-and-forth tilt against Bora Sengul come within one point shy of finishing in a third set tiebreaker at No. 3. Going to two set tiebreakers and captivating the crowd at the Schwartz Tennis Center, Sachdev's match finished 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-6 (6-4).

The other unfinished singles match came at No. 5 with Piotr Galus. The Polish international outlasted Sam Bossem in the first set and held a lead in the third when the match finished 7-5, 3-6, 3-2.

The Boilermakers will be back in action Sunday afternoon against No. 2 Ohio State at the Schwartz Tennis Center at noon.

PURDUE (8-7,1-1) – 1, PENN STATE (8-9,1-2) - 4
Singles
1. Miko Eala (PSU) def. Sebastian Welch (PUR) - 6-2, 6-4
2. Gabriele Brancatelli (PUR) def. Malik Bhatnagar (PSU) - 6-2, 6-4
3. Rohan Sachdev (PUR) vs. Bora Sengul (PSU) 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-6[6-4], unfinished
4. Charl Morgan (PSU) def. Michal Wozniak (PUR) - 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
5. Piotr Galus (PUR) vs. Sam Bossem (PSU) - 7-5, 3-6, 3-2, unfinished
6. Ismail Saadi (PSU) def. Milledge Cossu (PUR) - 6-4, 7-6(6)
 
Doubles
1. Malik Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan (PSU) def. Piotr Galus/Michal Wozniak (PUR) - 6-3
2. Miko Eala/Bora Sengul (PSU) def. Athell Bennett/Gabriele Brancatelli (PUR) - 6-2
3. Sebastian Welch/Milledge Cossu (PUR) vs. Alexander Karman/Sam Bossem (PSU) - 3-5, unfinished
 
Order of Finish
Singles - 2,1,6,4
Doubles - 1,2