EVANSTON, Ill.- Two Boilermakers closed out the regular season with singles wins in Purdue's 2-5 loss at No. 69 Northwestern on Sunday.
Although the Wildcats took the doubles point, Stefan Simeunovic/Henrik Villanger picked up their second conference win at doubles No. 2. The duo defeated Greyson Casey/Presley Thieneman 6-3 before Northwestern clinched the point.
Soham Purohit and Juan David Velasquez earned both points for Purdue. Purohit cruised to a straight-set win. The 6-4, 6-3 win was his first Big Ten road win and his ninth win this spring.
Velasquez laid it all on the line in the regular season finale. The freshman took a first-set lead winning 6-3 before facing a new match in a 6-7(5) tiebreak loss in the second. Velasquez took the match in three after a 10-7 win in the final set, giving Purdue its second dual point.
Up Next
The Boilers will play No. 9-seed Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament in Evanston next Thursday, April 25 at 11 a.m.
PURDUE (7-15, 2-7) - 2, No. 69 NORTHWESTERN (9-17, 3-6) - 5
SINGLES
1. Presley Thieneman (NU) def. Stefan Simeunovic (PUR)- 6-2, 7-6(4)
2. Soham Purohit (PUR) def. Gleb Blekher (NU)- 6-4, 6-3
3. Juan David Velasquez (PUR) def. Saiprakash Goli (NU)- 6-3, 6-7(5), 10-7
4. Felix Nordby (NU) def. Daniel Labrador (PUR)- 7-5, 6-4
5. Max Bengtsson (NU) def. Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PUR)- 7-6(3), 6-0
6. Nick Herdoiza (NU) def. Hassan Baroudi (PUR)- 6-1, 6-2
DOUBLES
1. No. 50 Felix Nordby/Gleb Blekher (NU) def. Juan David Velasquez/Daniel Labrador (PUR)- 6-1
2. Stefan Simeunovic/Henrik Villanger (PUR) def. Greyson Casey/Presley Thieneman (NU)- 6-3
3. Nick Herdoiza/Jackson Caldwell (NU) def. Soham Purohit/Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PUR)- 6-4
ORDER OF FINISH
Singles- 6, 2, 1, 5, 4, 3
Doubles- 1, 2, 3
Purohit and Velasquez Close Regular Season with Singles Wins
Two Boilermakers closed out the regular season with singles wins in Purdue's 2-5 loss at No. 69 Northwestern on Sunday.