MADISON, Wis. – In the Big Ten season opener, the Boilermakers fell to the Wisconsin Badgers, 1-6.
In the decision, Maj Premzl picked up a pair of 7-6 victories to end the dual with a Boilermaker victory. With the result, Purdue drops to a 3-5 record while Wisconsin improves to 8-1 on the year.
The Boilermakers will be back for their final non-conference dual of the year vs. Illinois State on Thursday, February 26 at 4 p.m. ET. The dual will begin a three-match homestand running through March 8.
Doubles
1. Oliver Olsson/Tomas Zlatohlavek (WIS) def. Stefan Simeunovic/Maj Premzl (PUR) 6-3
2. Ferdinand Kloesters/Michael Minasyan (WIS) def. Henrik Villanger/Nour Fathalla (PUR) 6-0
3. Matthew Fullerton/Patrik Meszaros (WIS) vs. Juan David Velasquez/Nikola Jovic (PUR) 4-4 (unfinished)
Singles
1. #75 Michael Minasyan (WIS) def. #55 Nour Fathalla (PUR) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
2. Patrik Meszaros (WIS) def. Henrik Villanger (PUR) 6-2, 7-5
3. Edouard Aubert (WIS) def. Stefan Simeunovic (PUR) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
4. Ferdinand Kloesters (WIS) def. Juan David Velasquez (PUR) 6-2, 6-3
5. Maj Premzl (PUR) def. Tomas Zlatohlavek (WIS) 7-6(4), 7-6 (5)
6. Matthew Fullerton (WIS) def. Jacob Lee (PUR) 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1); Singles (2, 6, 4, 1, 3, 5)