Purdue Suffers Defeat at UCLA
Purdue Suffers Defeat at UCLAPurdue Suffers Defeat at UCLA

Purdue Suffers Defeat at UCLA

The No. 44 Purdue men's tennis team closed out its trip out west with a 0-7 loss to No. 62 UCLA. With the result, Purdue falls to 8-3 (0-2 Big Ten) while UCLA improves to 4-6 (2-0 Big Ten).

LOS ANGELES – The No. 44 Purdue men's tennis team closed out its trip out west with a 0-7 loss to No. 62 UCLA. With the result, Purdue falls to 8-3 (0-2 Big Ten) while UCLA improves to 4-6 (2-0 Big Ten).
 
The Boilermakers were the seventh top-44 team the Bruins have played this season while it was the fourth ranked matchup of the season for the Boilermakers, including the third in the last five matches.
 
Purdue's No. 1 singles player Aleksa Krivokapic forced a third set against UCLA's top player ranked No. 37 in the ITA poll, Rudy Quan, marking the Boilermaker's second top-37 ranked opponent in 24 hours. Krivokapic came out with a strong start behind a 6-4  win in Set 1, however the Montenegro native went on to fall 6-4, 3-6, 0-1 (3).
 
Freshman Maj Premzl nearly pushed his match on Court 5 to a third set after holding a lead late in the set, however a comeback from Gianluca Ballotta closed out the match. It was just the second loss of the season for the freshman, falling to an 8-2 record in 2025.

The Boilermakers return to action this weekend at home. First the team takes on Illinois on Friday at 5 p.m. ET before turning around for a Sunday afternoon showdown vs. Northwestern.
 
Doubles
1. Alexander Hoogmartens / Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Aleksa Krivokapic/Juan David Velasquez (PUR): 6-3
2. Kaylan Bigun / Rudy Quan (UCLA) vs. Daniel Labrador/Nour Fathalla (PUR): 4-4 (Unfinished)
3. Emon Van Loben Sels / Gianluca Ballotta (UCLA) def. Henrik Villanger/Maj Premzl (PUR): 6-1 

Singles
1. #37 Rudy Quan (UCLA) def. Aleksa Krivokapic (PUR): 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (3)
2. Kaylan Bigun (UCLA) def. Juan David Velasquez (PUR): 6-0, 6-2
3. #77 Emon Van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Henrik Villanger (PUR): 6-2, 6-1
4. Alexander Hoogmartens (UCLA) def. Stefan Simeunovic (PUR): 7-5, 6-1
5. Gianluca Ballotta (UCLA) def. Maj Premzl (PUR): 6-2, 7-6 (4)
6. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Nour Fathalla (PUR): 6-3, 6-1
 
Order of Finish
Doubles: 1, 3
Singles: 2,3,6,1,4,5