Simeunovic Secures Lone Win at Dartmouth

 

HANOVER, N.H. - Purdue could not overcome an unbeaten Dartmouth team as it lost 1-6 on Friday.

As the Boilermakers continue to experiment with the singles lineup, Marino Jakic got his first crack at the No. 1 spot. He was bested in straight sets after putting up a strong fight in the final set. 

Stefan Simeunovic continues to play his way through the top of the lineup playing a match at No. 2 for the first time in his career. The freshman was the only Boilermaker to record a victory on Friday with a dominant straight-set win over Henry Ren. Simeunovic shut out his opponent in the first set and surrendered just three games as he improved his spring record to 4-2 with a winning record at No. 2 and 3.

Up Next
Purdue turns to another Ivy League opponent as it travels to Yale for a match on Sunday, Feb. 4 at noon.

Purdue (2-4)- 1, Dartmouth (5-0)- 6
SINGLES
1. Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (DAR) def. Marino Jakic (PUR)- 6-4, 7-6(5)
2. Stefan Simeunovic (PUR) def. Henry Ren (DAR)- 6-0, 6-3
3. Hikaru Takeda (DAR) def. Juan David Velasquez (PUR)- 7-6(3), 6-2
4. Miles Groom (DAR) def. Alexander Ekstrand (PUR)- 6-1, 7-6(4)
5. Yujiro Onuma (DAR) def. Henrik Villanger (PUR)- 6-4, 6-2
6. Logan Chang (DAR) def. Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PUR)- 6-0, 6-3

DOUBLES
1. Alex Knox-Jones/Henry Ren (DAR) def. Juan David Velasquez/Soham Purohit (PUR)- 6-0
2. Carlos Guerrero Alvarez/Hikaru Takeda (DAR) def. Marino Jakic/Alexander Ekstrand (PUR)- 6-3
3. Stefan Simeunovic/Henrik Villanger (PUR) vs. Miles Groom/Waleed Qadir- 4-3 (Unfinished)