BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - In the midst of a three-dual road stretch, the Purdue men's tennis team fell to Northwestern, 0-4.
The Boilermakers fought valiantly, an effort that included facing the No. 18 nationally-ranked Wildcats pairing. Meanwhile in singles, Purdue was leading on the three courts that remained unfinished as Maj Premzl, at the No. 3 singles position, took the first set 6-3, Jacob Lee, at the No. 5 position, won the first set 7-5 and led 5-4 in the second as well as Nikola Jovic, at the No. 6 position, secured the first frame 7-6(5).
With the loss, Purdue drops to 4-13 (0-8 Big Ten).
The road trip through Illinois continues on Easter Sunday with a 3 p.m. matchup vs. No. 14 Illinois.
Singles
1. Carter Pate (NU) def. Nour Fathalla (PUR) 6-3, 6-4
2. Cyrus Mahjoob (NU) def. Henrik Villanger (PUR) 6-4, 6-3
3. Maj Premzl (PUR) vs. Greyson Casey (NUN): 6-3, 4-5 UNF
4. Ethan Schiffman (NU) def. Juan David Velasquez (PUR) 6-3, 6-4
5. Jacob Lee (PUR) vs. Cooper Han (NU): 7-5, 5-4 UNF
6. Nikola Jovic (PUR) vs. Chad Miller (NU): 7-6(5), 2-2 UNF
Doubles
- #18 Carter Pate/Greyson Casey (NU) def. Maj Premzl/Henrik Villanger (PUR) 6-3
2. Cyrus Mahjoob/Ethan Schiffman (NU) def. Stefan Simeunovic/Nour Fathalla (PUR) 6-4
3. Cooper Han/Owen Megargee (NU) vs. Nikola Jovic/Jacob Lee (PUR) 5-4 UNF
Order of Finish
Singles: 1, 4, 2
Doubles: 1, 2