WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The men’s tennis doubles duo of Aleksa Krivokapic and Maj Premzl have advanced to the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Finals tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET. The match will be played on their home court at the Schwartz Tennis Center.
Krivokapic and Premzl will be playing for Ohio Valley Region title as well as a qualifying bid to the NCAA Doubles Championship. They would be the first Boilermaker doubles pair to qualify since 2001.
Meanwhile on the singles side, Nour Fathalla and Henrik Villanger fell in the semifinals, ending Purdue’s well represented showing. In total, four Boilermakers reached the Round of 16.
Overall, Purdue men's tennis had one of its best showings at the ITA Regionals to date, with four Boilermakers advancing to the Round of 16 in singles and two in the Regional Semifinals.
The NCAA Doubles championship will coincide with the singles championship in Orlando, Florida at the USTA National Campus. The tournament will beign November 18 and run through November 23. The NCAA team championship will take place next May in Athens, Georgia.
Up next, the squad will have a week off before traveling to Madison, Wisconsin for the Big Ten Individuals Championship (Oct. 30- Nov. 2) before Krivokapic and Premzl will head to Florida for the NCAA Championship.
Doubles Run
Finals (10/14)
Aleksa Krivokapic / Maj Premzl def. Jakub Jupa / Cortland Grove (Tennessee- Chattanooga): 6-4, 6-4
Semifinals (10/13)
Aleksa Krivokapic / Maj Premzl def. Matteo Antonescu / Michael Andre (Indiana): 6-4, 6-4
Quarterfinals (10/12)
Aleksa Krivokapic / Maj Premzl def. Jack Satterfield / Hugo Coquelin: 8-7
Round of 16 (10/12)
Aleksa Krivokapic / Maj Premzl def. Alex Alvarez / Davids Spaks: 8-6
Round of 32 (10/11)
Aleksa Krivokapic / Maj Premzl def. Aidan Atwood / Braeden Gelletich (Indiana): 8-3
Round of 64 (Oct. 10)
Aleksa Krivokapic / Maj Premzl def. Pumiphat Sukkho / Eli Mercer (IU Indy): 8-4