WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's tennis team will take on No. 49 Wisconsin and No. 47 Nebraska this Friday and Sunday in a two-match weekend on the road.
Following its first full weekend of conference play, the Boilers are anxious to get back on the court against more talented players in the Big Ten. Purdue is coming off an 0-2 weekend where they failed to score a point against Illinois and Northwestern, both ranked in the Top 25.
While the Boilers were unable to clinch a win against last weekend's foes, a pair of Boilermakers would have liked for the matches to have been played out.
Michal Wozniak led No. 54 Steven Forman by a set and 3-2 lead in the second before Northwestern came up with the victory. Daniel Labrador also gained momentum on a ranked opponent when he began to mount a comeback against No. 115 Alex Petrov down a set. The match was cut off with a 4-4 stalemate in the second set. Neither Wozniak or Labrador have secured a ranked win in singles in their careers.
This weekend's adversaries present no easy task for Purdue, as they take on another tandem of Top 50 teams, this time on the road. The Boilers are 0-2 away from Schwartz this season and have yet to score a point in hostile environments.
Wisconsin is currently 2-2 in the conference and coming off a 1-6 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Badgers are 7-1 at home with their only loss coming to Michigan on March 24. Along with their team rank, the Badgers have ITAs No. 56 doubles team featuring Gabriel Huber and Michael Minasyan.
Further west, the Nebraska Cornhuskers sport the No. 47 ranked team with an identical 2-2 conference record to the Badgers. Nebraska's two Big Ten losses have also come at the hands of the top ranked Buckeyes and Wolverines. Fresh off a victory against No. 73 Penn State, the Cornhuskers return home with their 5-2 record in the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center.
The Boilermakers are looking for their first win over a ranked opponent on the road since April 23, 2017 when Purdue toppled No. 30 Wisconsin in Madison. That weekend, Purdue went 2-0 against ranked opponents on the road as they also defeated No. 33 Minnesota in Minneapolis.
MATCH INFORMATION
Purdue (2-13, 0-3) at No. 49 Wisconsin (9-7, 2-2)
Nielsen Tennis Stadium
April 7 | 5 PM
Purdue (2-13, 0-3) at No. 47 Nebraska (10-7, 2-2)
Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center
April 9 | 1 PM
NOTES
Following its first full weekend of conference play, the Boilers are anxious to get back on the court against more talented players in the Big Ten. Purdue is coming off an 0-2 weekend where they failed to score a point against Illinois and Northwestern, both ranked in the Top 25.
While the Boilers were unable to clinch a win against last weekend's foes, a pair of Boilermakers would have liked for the matches to have been played out.
Michal Wozniak led No. 54 Steven Forman by a set and 3-2 lead in the second before Northwestern came up with the victory. Daniel Labrador also gained momentum on a ranked opponent when he began to mount a comeback against No. 115 Alex Petrov down a set. The match was cut off with a 4-4 stalemate in the second set. Neither Wozniak or Labrador have secured a ranked win in singles in their careers.
This weekend's adversaries present no easy task for Purdue, as they take on another tandem of Top 50 teams, this time on the road. The Boilers are 0-2 away from Schwartz this season and have yet to score a point in hostile environments.
Wisconsin is currently 2-2 in the conference and coming off a 1-6 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Badgers are 7-1 at home with their only loss coming to Michigan on March 24. Along with their team rank, the Badgers have ITAs No. 56 doubles team featuring Gabriel Huber and Michael Minasyan.
Further west, the Nebraska Cornhuskers sport the No. 47 ranked team with an identical 2-2 conference record to the Badgers. Nebraska's two Big Ten losses have also come at the hands of the top ranked Buckeyes and Wolverines. Fresh off a victory against No. 73 Penn State, the Cornhuskers return home with their 5-2 record in the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center.
The Boilermakers are looking for their first win over a ranked opponent on the road since April 23, 2017 when Purdue toppled No. 30 Wisconsin in Madison. That weekend, Purdue went 2-0 against ranked opponents on the road as they also defeated No. 33 Minnesota in Minneapolis.
MATCH INFORMATION
Purdue (2-13, 0-3) at No. 49 Wisconsin (9-7, 2-2)
Nielsen Tennis Stadium
April 7 | 5 PM
Purdue (2-13, 0-3) at No. 47 Nebraska (10-7, 2-2)
Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center
April 9 | 1 PM
NOTES
- Purdue is 8-16 all-time against the Badgers. The last win was a 4-3 victory in Madison on April 23, 2017.
- The Boilermakers are 8-4 all-time against Nebraska. The last victory was a 4-3 decision in Lincoln on February 19, 2021.
- Purdue is slated to play its final six matches against ranked Big Ten teams. They have already played four ranked opponents this season, the last three have been conference adversaries.
- Before conference play began, Mujtaba Ali-Khan was 4-4 at No. 3 and 7-5 in the spring season.
- Hassan Baroudi has started at No. 6 the last 3 consecutive matches. He is 1-2.
- Tomasz Dudek has had three matches go unfinished since the start of Big Ten play.
- Daniel Labrador/Tomasz Dudek are set to face their second nationally ranked doubles opponent against Wisconsin. The duo is 1-0 against ITA ranked doubles teams.
- Michal Wozniak has the best record at any position with a 5-4 record at No. 2.
- Purdue has had 7 of its last 18 (singles and doubles) matches go unfinished.
- Prior to last year's match, the Boilermakers had won five straight against Nebraska.
- Purdue and Wisconsin have split the last six matches 3-3. The Boilers won three consecutive from 2015-17, and the Badgers have won the last three since 2018.