COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. – The Purdue men’s tennis team posted a strong start to the ITA Ohio Valley Regional main draw, a day that began with the doubles pairs going a perfect three-for-three to advance to the Round of 32. The Boilermakers continued their momentum into the afternoon's singles play, with four picking up victories to advance to tomorrow's main draw Round of 32.
Nour Fathalla, Maj Premzl, Juan David Velasquez and Lorenzo Balducci posted singles victories in the main draw.
Tomorrow, the action will continue with the Round of 32.
DAY 2 - MAIN DRAW | Friday, October 9
Doubles – Round of 64
Nour Fathalla / Lorenzo Balducci (Purdue) def. Alex Alvarez / Diego Munoz Navia (Tennessee Tech): 8-5
Juan David Velasquez / Jacob Lee (Purdue) def. Todor Vukomanovic / Chris Bogelin (Tennessee State): 8-3
Henrik Villanger / Maj Premzl (Purdue) def. Judah McEachern-Brown/Esteban Ortiz (Belmont): 8-6
Singles – Round of 64
Birtan Duran (Middle Tennessee State) def. Jacob Lee (Purdue): 6-3, 6-4
Nour Fathalla (Purdue) def. Martin Delnido (Tennessee-Chattanooga): 6-0, 6-2
Lorenzo Balducci (Purdue) def. Donghyun Hwang (Vanderbilt): 6-3, 6-0
Juan David Velasquez (Purdue) def. Aaron Dawson (Southern Indiana): 7-6(3), 6-3
Jerald Carroll (Louisville) def. Henrik Villanger (Purdue): 3-6, 7-6, 6-3
Maj Premzl (Purdue) def. Filippo Verdese (Lipscomb): 6-1, 6-2
CONSOLIDATION
Singles
Henrik Villanger (Purdue) vs. Julian Franzmann (Tennessee- Chattanooga): 6:00 pm
UP NEXT: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Doubles - Round of 32
Nour Fathalla / Lorenzo Balducci (Purdue) vs. Ricardo Baldi / Shane Hand (Butler)
Juan David Velasquez / Jacob Lee (Purdue) vs. Aidan Atwood / Augustin Zavier (Indiana)
Henrik Villanger / Maj Premzl (Purdue) vs. Zak Vince / Zachary Tabaczynski (Bellarmine)