Purdue Drops Road Match to No. 28 NorthwesternPurdue Drops Road Match to No. 28 Northwestern

Purdue Drops Road Match to No. 28 Northwestern

The Purdue men's tennis team came up short in their matchup against the No. 28 Northwestern Wildcats.

Evanston, Ill. – The Purdue men's tennis team came up short in their matchup against the No. 28 Northwestern Wildcats.


Northwestern took the doubles point to begin the match with 6-1 and 6-2 wins at No. 2 and 3, respectively. Athell Bennett and Gabriele Brancatelli fought hard to give Purdue a single doubles win at No. 1, as they led their opponent Steven Forman and Felix Nordby, 6-1.

The Wildcats took a 2-0 lead at No. 3 singles to improve their score. Then echoed the points at No. 4 and 1 which clinched the match for Northwestern.


The first matchup between Northwestern and the Boilermakers took place on April 17, 1999, and started the Boilermaker's record off with a win.  


UP NEXT
The Boilermakers will go south to Illinois to complete their last regular-season road trip against the Fighting Illini at 1p.m.


PURDUE (9-13, 2-6) – 4, No. 28 NORTHWESTERN (17-9, 5-3) – 0
Singles

1. No. 39 Steven Forman (NW) def. Athell Bennett (PUR)  - 6-2, 6-2
2. Gabriele Brancatelli (PUR) vs. No. 121 Simen Bratholm (NW) - 6-0, 2-5, unfinished
3. No. 124 Trice Pickens (NW) def. Sebastian Welch (PUR) - 6-1, 6-1
4. Presley Thieneman (NW) def. Rohan Sachdev (PUR) - 6-4, 6-1
5. Piotr Galus (PUR) vs. Felix Nordby (NW) - 6-1, 4-2, unfinished
6. Michal Wozniak (PUR) vs. Brian Berdusco (NW) - 6-4, 1-4, unfinished


Doubles
1. Athell Bennett/Gabriele Brancatelli (PUR) def. Steven Forman/Felix Nordby (UW) - 6-1
2. Brian Berdusco/Simen Bratholm (UW) def. Michal Wozniak/Piotr Galus (PUR) - 6-1
3. Trice Pickens/Natan Spear (UW) def. Sebastian Welch/Andre Suzanne (PUR) - 6-2


Order of Finish
Singles: 3,4,1
Doubles: 1,2,3