SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 28 | 3 p.m. ET | Bloomington, Ind.
Purdue at Indiana
BOILERMAKER NOTABLES
- Purdue now sits at a record of 4-11 (0-6 Big Ten), which includes three out of the four wins at home.
- Leading the team in singles wins this spring are sophomore Nour Fathalla (6-7), freshman Jacob Lee (6-4), and junior Juan David Velasquez (6-5).
- Two doubles pairs have reached the three-win threshold: junior Henrik Villanger and Fathalla.
- As Purdue continues its Big Ten conference play, the team is looking to bounce back after a pair of tough duals last week to No. 5 Ohio State and Northwestern.
- Fathalla battled aggressively versus #9 Aidan Kim of OSU, regaining composure after losing the first set 4-6 as he went on to score 5-2. Ultimately, the match ended unfinished.
LOOKING AHEAD
- Purdue takes on No. 60 Indiana this Saturday, a team coming off a strong performance defeating Penn State, 4-1. Indiana comes into the contest with an overall record of 8-7 (2-4 Big Ten), including 6-4 at home. The teams have shared all four of the last four opponents.
- Indiana has two ranked doubles pairs in their lineup, including #38 Jip Van Assendelft and Sam Landau, as well as #62 Matteo Antonescu and Michael Andre.
- In their last meeting a year ago, Purdue dominated over then No. 56 Indiana, putting up an impressive 4-1 victory with duo of Villanger and Premzl at the No. 3 position clinching the team point with a 7-6 (6) win versus the duo of Braeden Gelletich and Jip van Assendelft of Indiana.