CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A tough battle for the men's tennis team, which saw Nour Fathalla leading 7-6(4), 2-1 against the No. 17 singles player in the nation, ultimately fell short as Purdue (4-14, 0-9 Big Ten) was shutout by No. 14 Illinois (18-5, 7-2 Big Ten) on Easter Sunday.
Just two weeks remain in the Boilermakers' regular season. Up next, Purdue will close out its home slate with Nebraska on Friday at 6 p.m. ET followed by senior day on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. Then, the Boilermakers will travel to Michigan and Michigan State April 17 and 19 to conclude the conference slate.
Singles
- Nour Fathalla (PUR) vs. #17 Kenta Miyoshi (ILL): 7-6(4), 2-1 UNF
- #37 Gabriel Debru (ILL) def. Henrik Villanger (PUR): 6-2, 6-2
3. #76 William Mroz (ILL) def. Maj Premzl (PUR): 6-2, 6-2
4. Adam Jilly (ILL) vs. Juan David Velasquez (PUR): 4-6, 5-3 UNF
5. Zach Viiala (ILL) def. Jacob Lee (PUR): 6-4, 6-2
6. Tyler Bowers (ILL) vs. Nikola Jovic (PUR): 6-1, 4-5 UNF
Doubles
1. Gabriel Debru/Tyler Bowers (ILL) vs. Henrik Villanger/Maj Premzl (PUR): 5-5 UNF
2. #52 Kenta Miyoshi/William Mroz (ILL) def. Nour Fathalla/Stefan Simeunovic (PUR): 6-4
3. David Bakonyi/Zach Viiala (ILL) def. Jacob Lee/Nikola Jovic (PUR): 6-3