March 19, 2003
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Wednesday. The loss drops the 49th-ranked Boilermakers to 6-4 (2-0 Big Ten).
The Islanders had to rally from behind to pull the upset after Purdue got off to a promising start. The Boilermakers swept the three doubles matches to win the point. Texas native Scott Mayer, a senior, and junior Troy Havens teamed for an 8-4 win over Goncalo Figueiredo and Luis Moris at No. 1. Senior Andrew Wakefield and freshman Paul Rose won 8-4 over Christophe Bergues and Oscar Roman at No. 2. At No. 3, sophomore Sounak Chatterjee and junior Seth McKinley, also a Texas native, won 8-3 over Loren Collins and Eusebie Oprea.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi quickly regained momentum by winning the first three singles matches at No. 1, 2 and 6.
Straight-set wins by Wakefield at No. 2, and Rose at No. 4, brought the Boilermakers back into a 3-3 tie with the Islanders.
The outcome of the match came down to the result at the No. 5 position. Sophomore David Robinson won the first set 6-3, but dropped the next two 6-3, 6-4, as David Plasencia clinched the match for the Islanders.
The Boilermakers will continue their Texas trip with a match at UT-San Antonio on Thursday, March 20.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4, Purdue 3Doubles1. Mayer/Havens (P) def. Figueredo/Moris (TAMCC) 8-42. Wakefield/Rose (P) def. Bergues/Roman (TAMCC) 8-43. McKinley/ Chatterjee (P) def. Collins/Oprea (TAMCC) 8-3
Singles1. Christophe Bergues (TAMCC) def. Scott Mayer (P) 6-3, 6-22. Andrew Wakefield (P) def. Goncalo Figueiredo (TAMCC) 6-4, 6-43. Luis Moris (TAMCC) def. Troy Havens (P) 6-2, 6-24. Paul Rose (P) def. Loren Collins (TAMCC) 7-5, 7-55. David Plasencia (TAMCC) def. David Robinson (P) 3-6, 6-3, 6-46. Oscar Roman (TAMCC) def. Colin Foster (P) 6-3, 6-2
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