MADISON, Wis. – The Purdue men's tennis team competed on the opening day of the Big Ten Individuals at Wisconsin.
A trio of Boilermakers reached the round of 16. Juan David Velasquez beat Northwestern's Max Bengtsson 7-5, 7-5 to open the weekend. Aleksa Krivokapic led 4-0 against Greyson Casey from Northwestern when the latter retired.
Nour Fathalla needed two wins to reach the round of 16. The freshman started with a 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 win over Luc Boulier from Indiana in the opening round, before besting Alex Cairo from Michigan 7-6(5), 6-4.
The round of 16 will be played Saturday morning. Velasquez will play Nikolay Sysoev from Nebraska. Krivokapic will face Leo Lopez Linquet from Nebraska. Fathalla will take on Matthew Fullerton from Wisconsin.
In doubles action, Aleksa Krivokapic and Maj Premzl were the lone doubles team to win in the main draw. The pairing defeated Edouard Aubert and Sachiv Kumar from Wisconsin 6-4.
SINGLES
Juan David Velasquez (PUR) def. Max Bengtsson (NU) – 7-5, 7-5
Aleksa Krivokapic (PUR) def. Greyson Casey (NU) – 4-0, ret.
Nour Fathalla (PUR) def. Luc Boulier (IU) – 3-6, 6-3,10-7
Nour Fathalla (PUR) def. Alex Cairo (MICH) - 7-6(5), 6-4
Nikita Filin (OSU) def. Henrik Villanger (PUR) – 6-3, 6-4
Roni Hietaranta (NEB) def. Maj Premzl (PUR) – 6-4, 6-4
Oliver Olsson (WIS) def. Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PUR) 6-0, 7-6(4)
Henry Bilicic (NEB) def. Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PUR) – 6-4, 6-7(5), 10-7
DOUBLES
Aleksa Krivokapic/Maj Premzl (PUR) def. Edouard Aubert/Sachiv Kumar (WIS) – 6-4
Matteo Antonescu/Michael Andre (IU) def. Aleksa Krivokapic/Maj Premzl (PUR) – 7-6(3)
Matthew Fullerton/Patrik Meszaros (WIS) def. Henrik Villanger/Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PUR) – 6-3
Karan Raghavendra/Benjamin Pomeranets (IU) def. Nour Fathalla/Juan David Vellasquez (PUR) – 6-4
Nour Fathalla/Juan David Velasquez (PUR) def. JP Day/Reece Yakubov (OSU) – 7-6(3)
Greyson Casey/Carter Pate (NU) def. Henrik Villanger/Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PUR) – 6-3