Sept. 21, 2002
South Bend, Ind. - After playing only doubles on the first day of the Tom Fallon Invitational yesterday, the Purdue men's tennis team got a chance to focus on its singles play today in South Bend, Ind.
The Boilermakers posted five wins on the second day at Notre Dame's Courtney Tennis Center, finishing with three wins against the host Fighting Irish and two more against Harvard.
Purdue senior Andrew Wakefield provided the first Boilermaker win at No. 2 against Notre Dame's 85th-ranked Matthew Scott 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-7). After a Boilermaker loss at No. 3, junior Troy Havens followed with the second Boilermaker victory against Notre Dame's Nicolas Lopez-Acevedo 6-0, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)at No. 4. Sophomore David Robinson got the last victory for the Boilermakers against the Fighing Irish. He posted a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Notre Dame's Ben Hatten at No. 7.
Against Harvard, Robinson continued his strong singles play against Harvard's Jordan Bohnen at No. 5. The Boilermaker defeated his Crimson opponent 6-3, 6-3. Freshman Paul Rose followed his teammates' win with a victory of his own against Harvard's Paul McNaughton 6-2, 6-3 at No. 7.
In doubles, Cliff Nguyen and Mark Riddell of Harvard paired for an 8-1 victory over sophomore Sounak Chatterjee and senior Carl McCafferty. Robinson and Rose lost 8-2 to the Crimson's Bohnen and Chris Chiou.
The Boilermakers will conlcude their play in the three-day tournament on Sunday, Sept. 22, with singles play against Notre Dame at 9 a.m.
Purdue vs. Notre Dame (Singles)
1. Luis Haddock (ND) d. #72 Scott Mayer (P) 6-3, 7-52. Andrew Wakefield (P) d. #85 Matthew Scott (ND) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-7)3. Brent D'Amico (ND) d. Carl McCafferty (P) 6-3, 6-14. Troy Havens (P) d. Nicolas Lopez-Acevedo (ND) 6-0, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)5. Patrick Buchanan (ND) d. Paul Rose (P) 6-1, 6-36. Eric Langenkamp (ND) d. Colin Foster (P) 6-3, 6-37. Peter Grahan (ND) d. Sounak Chatterjee (P) 6-1, 6-28. David Robinson (P) d. Ben Hatten (ND) 7-5, 7-5
Purdue vs. Harvard (Singles)
1. Mark Riddell (H) d. Andrew Wakefield (P) 6-4, 6-12. Cliff Nguyen (H) d. Carl McCafferty (P) 6-3, 6-13. Chris Chiou (H) d. Troy Havens (P) 6-2, 6-34. George Turner (H) d. Seth McKinley (P) 7-5, 6-15. David Robinson (P) d. Jordan Bohnen (H) 6-3, 6-36. Jason Beren (H) d. Sounak Chatterjee (P) 6-4, 7-57. Paul Rose (P) d. Paul McNaughton (H) 6-2, 6-3
Purdue vs. Harvard (Doubles)1. Cliff Nguyen / Mark Riddell (H) d. Chatterjee / McCafferty (P) 8-12. Jordan Bohnen / Chris Chiou (H) d. Robinson / Rose (P) 8-2
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