CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - The Purdue men's tennis team dropped a close battle at Harvard, falling 3-4.
No. 76 ranked Nour Fathalla picked up his second ranked win of the season after downing No. 109 Benji Privara: 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. Meanwhile, the Boilermakers secured two super tiebreak victories: Maj Premzl: 4-6, 7-6, 10-7 and Juan David Velasquez: 7-5, 6-7, 12-10.
The Boilermakers will return home next weekend to host Western Michigan on Friday, February 6 and Yale on Sunday, February 8.
Doubles
1. Maj Premzl/Stefan Simeunovic (PUR) def. Privara/Blokhin (HAR): 6-1
2. Murali/Kincses (HAR) def. Nour Fathalla/Henrik Villanger (PUR): 6-3
3. Perera/Macdonald (HAR) def. Juan David Velasquez/Jacob Lee (PUR): 6-2
Singles
1. #76 Nour Fathalla (PUR) def. #109 Benji Privara (HAR): 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
2. Rohan Murali (HAR) def. Henrik Villanger (PUR): 6-2, 7-5
3. Noah Blokhin (HAR) def. Stefan Simeunovic (PUR): 6-3, 6-2
4. Juan David Velasquez (PUR) def. Masato Perera (HAR): 7-5, 6-7, 12-10
5. Maj Premzl (PUR) def. Mitchell Lee (HAR): 4-6, 7-6, 10-7
6. Marc Ktiri (HAR) def. Nikola Jovic (PUR): 7-6, 7-5