Men’s Tennis Falls to No. 51 PurdueMen’s Tennis Falls to No. 51 Purdue

Men’s Tennis Falls to No. 51 Purdue

Nittany Lions host Indiana for Senior Day on Sunday at 1 p.m.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- The Penn State men’s tennis team dropped its match to No. 51 Purdue on Friday. Despite close and intense matches, the Nittany Lions fell 4-0 to the Boilermakers. 

 

DOUBLES 

Loren Byers and Sam Bossem fell on court one, 6-2, against Aleksa Krivokapic and Juan David Velasquez. On Court 3, Shri Murugesan and Reiya Hattori dropped their match to Maj Premzl and Henrik Villanger, 6-4. 

 

At the second spot, Charl Morgan and Marcus Schoeman led 5-4 against Daniel Labrador and Nour Fathalla when the match went unfinished as Purdue had already claimed the doubles point. 

 

SINGLES 

Morgan took Court 2, but fell in a tiebreaker, 6-3, 7-6(4), against Velasquez. At third singles, Bossem dropped his match to Villanger, 6-3, 6-2. Hattori played at the fifth spot fell, 6-4, 6-4, to Fathalla. 

 

At the top spot, No. 53 Byers took on No. 65 Krivokapic, taking their match into a third set with a score of 6-2, 3-6, 3-4. On Court 4, Schoeman was leading 7-5, 2-3 against Premzl. Murugesan was set to begin his third frame against Simeunovic with a 6-4, 3-6 score. All three matches went unfinished as Purdue had already clinched the match. 

 

UP NEXT 

The Nittany Lions conclude their season against Indiana for Senior Day on Sunday at 1 p.m. The match is scheduled to be played at the Sarni Tennis Center outdoors but may be held at the Indoor Tennis Center depending on the weather the day-of. 

Visit GoPSUsports.com for more updates on the Nittany Lion's season. Follow the team on Instagram @pennstatemtennis and on X @pennstateMTEN for more continued updates. 

 

RESULTS 

Doubles 

  1. Krivokapic/Velasquez (PUR) def. Bossem/Byers (PSU) 6-2
  2. Morgan/Schoeman (PSU) vs. Labrador/Fathalla (PUR) 5-4, unfinished
  3. Premzl/Villanger (PUR) def. Murugesan/Hattori (PSU) 6-4

 

Singles 

  1. #53 Byers (PSU) vs. #65 Krivokapic (PUR) 6-2, 3-6, 3-4 unfinished
  2. Velasquez (PUR) def. Morgan (PSU) 6-3, 7-6(4)
  3. Villanger (PUR) def. Bossem (PSU) 6-3, 6-2
  4. Schoeman (PSU) vs. Premzl (PUR) 7-5, 2-3 unfinished
  5. Fathalla (PUR) def. Hattori (PSU) 6-4, 6-4
  6. Murugesan (PSU) vs. Simeunovic (PUR) 6-4, 3-6 unfinished