UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men's tennis team (15-11, 2-7 B1G) defeated the Purdue Boilermakers (2-19, 0-9 B1G) in a 4-2 match at Sarni Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.
"It was nice to finish the weekend on a winning note. Defeating both Indiana and Purdue gives us some momentum going into the B1G Tournament next week," said head coach Jeff Zinn. "I want to point out a couple of players today that played really well. Andrei Paduraru came into the lineup on senior day and got his first Big Ten win of his career. So shout out to him, so proud of him. Charl Morgan clinched the match which is good for him before we go in to the Big Ten tournament. Overall, I'm super proud of the guys. We never gave up the entire year. We kept fighting and it showed this weekend in tough conditions."
DOUBLES
Purdue won the first doubles court as Miko Eala and Stefan Simeunovic fell to Milledge Cossu/Michal Wozniak, 6-0.
The Nittany Lions clinched the doubles point on courts one and three. Sam Bossem and Loren Byers took down Daniel Labrador and Tomasz Dudek in a 6-4 decision on No.1, before Charl Morgan and Pranav Nemani earned a huge comeback victory over Mujtaba Ali-Khan and Julen Morgan 7-5.
SINGLES
The Nittany Lions went on to claim three singles courts to win the match. Finishing first, senior Andrei Paduraru earned a win on court six in a 6-2, 6-3 contest over Hassan Baroudi. Eala followed up with a 2-6, 6-0, 6-0 as he bested Purdue's Wozniak. Morgan clinched the match for Penn State on No. 4 as he took down Ali-Khan in three sets, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2.
RESULTS
Penn State 4, Purdue 2
Doubles Results
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Sam Bossem/Loren Byers (PSU) def. Daniel Labrador/Tomasz Dudek (PUR) 6-4
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Milledge Cossu/Michal Wozniak (PUR) def. Miko Eala/Stefan Simeunovic (PSU) 6-0
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Charl Morgan/Pranav Nemani (PSU) def. Mujtaba Ali-Khan/Julen Morgan (IND) 7-5
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles Results
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Daniel Labrador (PUR) def. Loren Byers (PSU) 6-3, 6-3
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Miko Eala (PSU) def. Michal Wozniak (PUR) 2-6, 6-0, 6-0
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Charl Morgan (PSU) def. Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PUR) 6-4, 0-6
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Stefan Simeunovic (PSU) def. Milledge Cossu (PUR) 6-3, 3-6, 3-4 unfinished
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Tomasz Dudek (PUR) def. Pranav Nemani (PSU) 6-2, 6-1
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Andrei Paduraru (PSU) def. Hassan Baroudi (PUR) 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: 6, 1, 5, 2, 3
"So happy we were able to celebrate our seniors last home match with double wins. We knew we had to step up with several key guys out and putting freshman in," said associate head coach Paul Tobin. "Now we can go to the Big 10 Championships with some momentum and use this opportunity to get back into NCAA territory. Congratulations to Malik, Andrei and Ismail on completing their college career and the contribution they made to the team."
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions will head to Bloomington, Ind. to compete int the B1G tournament beginning on Thursday, April 27.
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