WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Penn State men's tennis team fell to Purdue on Sunday afternoon. The squad battled on the road, but ultimately dropped the match, 6-1.
DOUBLES
At the No. 1 spot, Miko Eala and Alex Sterin fell 6-3 against Soham Purohit and Juan Velasquez. Ari Cotoulas and Stefan Simeunovic partnered together at No. 2, but dropped their match to Purdue's Stefan Simeunovic and Henrik Villanger, 6-3.
On court No. 3, Nolan Ranger and Ritvik Nadikude were leading Mujtaba Ali-Khan and Daniel Labrador, 5-3, when the match went unfinished, as Purdue had already clinched the doubles point.
SINGLES
Eala took court No. 1, defeating Purdue's Simeunovic in a match tiebreaker, 4-6, 6-1, 11-9. It was Eala's eighth singles win of the season and his fourth-straight win at No. 1.
At the No. 2 spot, Penn State's Simeunovic fell 7-6(9), 6-1 to Purohit. Cotoulas played at No. 3, but dropped his match to Villanger, 7-5, 6-2. On court No. 4, Sterin fell to Velasquez, 6-2, 6-2. Nadikude faced Labrador at No. 5, but dropped his match 6-1, 6-1.
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions will host No. 1 Ohio State at the Indoor Tennis Courts on Friday, Apr. 5 at 4 p.m. There will be a free button giveaway for fans, along with a country club themed promotion.
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. Purohit/Velasquez (PUR) def. Eala/Sterin (PSU), 6-3
2. Simeunovic/Villagner (PUR) def. Cotoulas/Simenovic (PSU), 6-3
3. Ranger/Nadikude (PSU) vs. Ali-Khan/Labrador (PUR), 5-3, uf.
Order of Finish: 2,1
Singles
1. Eala (PSU) def. Simeunovic (PUR), 4-6, 6-1, 11-9
2. Purohit (PUR) def. Simeunovic (PSU), 7-6(9), 6-1
3. Villanger (PUR) def. Cotoulas (PSU), 7-5, 6-2
4. Velasquez (PUR) def. Sterin (PSU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Labrador (PUR) def. Nadikude (PSU), 6-1, 6-1
6. Ali-Khan (PUR) def. No Player (PSU), default.
Order of Finish: 6,5,4,3,2,1