Boilers Topple Cleveland State to Sweep Weekend

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue swept the weekend after toppling Cleveland State 5-2 on Saturday.

The Boilermakers took the doubles point for the second consecutive match with wins at No. 1 and 2. Daniel Labrador/Stefan Simeunovic decided the point in a 7-6(3) tiebreak that secured the lead.

Underclassmen continue to pave the way for victories as Soham Purohit, Juan David Velasquez, Alexander Ekstrand and Mujtaba Ali-Khan all went unbeaten in the two team wins.

After going down in the first set 3-6, Velasquez proceeded to put on a textbook example of resiliency and fight all the way through the match. The freshman won the second set 7-6(8) and proceeded to win the match 6-4 after being down 0-3 to start the final set.

Purohit and Ekstrand are also thriving in their respective positions. With a pair of straight-set victories, Purhoit moves to 3-0 in the top three positions. Ekstrand is 4-1 at No. 5.

Ali-Khan has settled into his sophomore season with a 5-4 record at singles No. 6, giving Purdue its fifth and final point of the victory.

Up Next
The Boilers hit the road for a replacement match at UNLV on Tuesday, March 12.

Purdue (5-6)- 5, Cleveland State (8-4)- 2
SINGLES
1. Lincoln Battle (CLE) def. Stefan Simeunovic (PUR)- 6-4, 6-1
2. Soham Purohit (PUR) def. Mikael Erler (CLE)- 6-2, 6-4
3. Kade Mindry (CLE) def. Daniel Labrador (PUR)- 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
4. Juan David Velasquez (PUR) def. Carl Gedlitschka (CLE)- 3-6, 7-6(8), 6-4
5. Alexander Ekstrand (PUR) def. Devin Boyer (CLE)- 6-4, 6-2
6. Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PUR) def. Nico Jamison (CLE)- 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(8)

DOUBLES
1. Soham Purohit/Juan David Velasquez (PUR) def. Nico Jamison/Kade Mindry (CLE)- 6-3
2. Daniel Labrador/Stefan Simeunovic (PUR) def. Carl Gedlitschka/JuandeDios Abboud (CLE)- 7-6(3)
3. Lincoln Battle/Devin Boyer (CLE) def. Mujtaba Ali-Khan/Alexander Ekstrand (PUR)- 6-0

ORDER OF FINISH
Singles- 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Doubles- 3, 1, 2