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After finishing their four game homestand undefeated, Purdue men's tennis team (4-0) will travel to Cornell (2-2) for its first road match of the year. The match is set for a 11 a.m. ET start at the Reis Tennis Center in Ithaca, New York.

Match Information
Sunday, February 9, 2025 | 11 a.m. ET
Purdue vs. Cornell
Reis Tennis Center | Ithaca, N.Y.
 
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After finishing their four game homestand undefeated, Purdue men's tennis team (4-0) will travel to Cornell (2-2) for its first road match of the year. The match is set for a 11 a.m. ET start at the Reis Tennis Center in Ithaca, New York.
 
Team Highlights
  • The Boilermakers are off to a strong start with a 4-0 record, their best since 2013.
  • Doubles pair of Juan David Velasquez/Daniel Labrador have seven wins over their last eight matches and have started the spring season 4-0.
 
Nour Fathalla
  • The freshman remains undefeated in 2025 with a 4-0 record in singles and 2 doubles wins in 2 finished matches. Fathalla secure Purdue's victory against Brown with 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 result at the No. 4 singles position.
 
Aleksa Krivokapic
  • Krivokapic is coming off a Davis Cup appearance last week in China while representing his home county of Montenegro. There, he took on the No. 50 player in the world to 4-6, 4-6 results before falling in a Set 2 tiebreaker in doubles, 4-6, 6-7 (1).
  • He off to the best start of his collegiate career after starting the season 3-0. He looks to continue his 8-match win streak in singles dating back to the start of his Big Ten Tournament run.
 
Maj Premzl
  • Premzl picked up his first win at the No. 5 position, winning 6-4, 6-3 against Brown and improving his record to 4-0 in singles this spring. He stays undefeated in doubles with his partner Aleksa Krivokapic with a 2-0 record.
 
Cornell at a Glance
  • Cornell has started its season 2-2, with wins against Vanderbilt University and the University of Tulsa.
  • Radu Papoe, ranked No. 30 in singles, is 2-0 against ranked opponents this year and hasn't lost a match this season.
  • Doubles pair of Radu Papoe/Rodrigo Fernandes are currently ranked No. 85 and teammates Rushil Khosla/Eric Verdes are ranked No. 87.