WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue defeated Illinois State 4-0, following a dominating showing across the board for the Boilers.
With the result, Purdue improves to 4-5 on the year while Illinois State falls to 4-6.
Boilermakers started the dual off strong by winning the doubles point, clinched by first time pairing, freshmen Jacob Lee, and Nikola Jovic, 7-5.
Purdue took the momentum into singles play winning set one on all six courts in dominating fashion. Lee, at the number five position, took the first singles victory by defeating Caden Scarlett (IST) 6-1, 6-4, followed by Nikola Jovic 6-1, 6-2, at the number four position. Finally, Mujtaba Ali-Khan posted the match-clincher behind 6-1, 6-2 wins, for his first win of the year.
Up Next, Purdue hosts USC and UCLA March 6 and 8, respectively.
Doubles
- Henrik Villanger / Nour Fathalla (PUR ) def. Adrian Dibildox / Christian Capacci (IST.): 6-1
- Jacob Lee / Nikola Jovic (PUR) vs. Finn Logue / Jett Leong (IST): 7-5
- Tin Ostro / Caden Scarlett (IST) def JD Velasquez / Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PUR): 4-6
Singles
- Nour Fathalla (PUR) vs. Adrian Dibildox (IST): 6-1, 5-3 UNF
- Henrik Villanger (PUR) vs. Christian Capacci (IST): 6-2, 5-4 UNF
- JD Velasquez vs. Tin Ostro (IST): 6-3, 3-4 UNF
- Nikola Jovic (PUR) vs. Jett Leong (IST): 6-1, 6-2
- Jacob Lee (PUR) vs. Caden Scarlett (IST): 6-1, 6-4
- Mujtaba Ali-Khan vs. Finn Logue (IST): 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish
Doubles: 1, 3, 2
Singles: 5, 4, 6