Feb. 18, 2001
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's tennis team picked its second 7-0 win of the season Sunday when it blanked Brown. With the win, the Boilermakers improved to 3-2 on the season.
"We had an exceptional level of doubles play today that set the tone for us," head coach Tim Madden said. "We got on top of them early and intimidated them a little. That gave us an edge and helped us tremendously in singles."
Purdue made it seem easy when it claimed all three of the doubles wins, allowing only four total points from the Bears. In singles action, the Old Gold and Black showed little mercy as they won all except one match in straight sets. Senior Jason Marshall claimed a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Nick Malone at the No. 1 position. At No. 2, sophomore Scott Mayer knocked off Jamie Cerretani 6-3, 6-3.
"Scott is so good at preparing for matches that when he competes, it looks as if he is running a drill," Madden said. "He has the look of a winner and the gestures to match. He really gets the team involved and excited during matches."
Sophomore Carl McCafferty defeated Chris Drake 7-6, 6-1 at the No. 3 spot and classmate Andrew Wakefield beat Alex Walden 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4. Junior Derek Miller defeated Ben Brier 7-6, 6-4 and senior Dan Swan rounded off the 7-0 victory by beating J.R. Argo 7-6, 6-4 at the No. 6 position.
The Boilermakers will return to action next Saturday when they travel to Muncie, Ind., to play Ball State. Purdue will return home on Sunday to host Notre Dame.