WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue's fall break begins in South Bend with the Notre Dame Invitational, Oct. 6-8.
The Boilermakers are one of nine teams, and four Big Ten teams, competing in the invitational. Purdue is joined by DePaul, Drake, Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and Western Michigan.
The format will consist of two teams competing each day with no one playing each other twice.
The Boilers will face familiar squads having competed against six of the nine opponents in the 2023 spring season. The Boilermakers were winless against these foes, scoring a total of five points in dual matches.
Purdue picked up seven total wins in their opening weekend in Tuscaloosa. Newcomer Stefan Simeunovic impressed in his collegiate debut. The freshman picked up three wins in the first two days of action, all three victories coming against the Ole Miss Rebels.
Returning players Daniel Labrador and Mujtaba Ali-Khan found their footing late in the weekend as they combined for three total victories across singles and doubles action. Labrador is one of two Boilermakers to face a ranked opponent this fall as he came up short against No. 77 John Hallquist Lithen.
One of Purdue's transfer players, Aleksa Krivokapic, was thrown into the fire as he faced a total of three ranked opponents across the opener. His lone win came on opening day against Auburn's Will Nolan.
Watch links and live stats will not be available throughout the weekend, but results will be posted after the end of each day under the "News" tab on the Purdue Men's Tennis website.
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Mujtaba Ali-Khan: Opened his second fall as a Boiler with a 2-4 record across singles and doubles play. Both his wins at the B1G/SEC Challenge came over the Ole Miss Rebels.
Alexander Ekstrand: Ready for his collegiate debut, the former five-star recruit comes to Purdue with over 20 wins against former three and four-star opponents.
Marino Jakic: Set to make his Purdue debut. Jakic is coming to Purdue with 2022 Big East Freshman of the Year and Big East Championship Most Outstanding Player awards in his trophy case.
Aleksa Krivokapic: The first of Purdue's two transfers to see the court, going 1-5 in his first outing. Krivokapic heads to South Bend battle-tested having faced three ranked opponents in Tuscaloosa (No. 34 Nikola Slavic, No. 47 Filip Planinsek, No. 8 Lukas Engelhardt/Nikola Slavik).
Daniel Labrador: Went 1-5 in the fall opener. Picked up the only win on the final day of the B1G/SEC Challenge, defeating Yair Sarouk in three sets.
Soham Purohit: Making his collegiate debut this weekend. The Washington native enters his collegiate career as the former No. 1 recruit in the Pacific Northwest region.
Stefan Simeunovic: Burst onto the scene with three wins in the first two days of the B1G/SEC Challenge. Only Boilermaker to enter the weekend with a winning record in fall singles play.
Juan David Velasquez: The former five-star recruit will make his collegiate debut this weekend. He came to West Lafayette with a perfect 17-0 record against three and four-star recruits.
Henrik Villanger: A well-experienced player in ITF Jr events, who is ready for his collegiate debut this weekend.
