Oct. 29, 2010
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Purdue men's tennis team finished out a day full of doubles action on Friday at the Big Ten Singles Tournament in East Lansing, Mich.
Jan-Frans Engelbrecht and Matt Manasse faced doubles opponents from all across the conference in this fall showcase.
The Boilermaker team saw Connor Gilmore and Joey White of Iowa in the first round of Flight B main draw. The Old Gold and Black pair battled, but was relegated to the consolation draw by the Hawkeyes 8-6.
In back draw matches, Engelbrecht and Manasse continued to fight but saw the same outcome, 8-6, in two more bouts with Jonas Diercks and Jeroen Gortworst (Iowa) and Harry Seaborn and Guanhua Chen (Penn State).
Singles action kicks off on Saturday. Engelbrecht faces Indiana's Josh MacTaggart in the first round, while sophomore Billy Heuer faces Christian Roehmer of Michigan State.
The tournament features one 64-player singles draw and two 16-team doubles draws. Consolation draws will be played. Representatives from all Big Ten Conference schools are appearing in this fall conference event.
For complete recaps and results, please visit purduesports.com.
Big Ten Singles Tournament - Agate
Oct. 29, 2010
East Lansing, Mich. - MSU Indoor Tennis Facility and Michigan Athletic Club
Flight B - Doubles - Main Draw
Connor Gilmore/Joey White (Iowa) def. Jan-Frans Engelbrecht/Matt Manasse (Purdue) 8-6
Flight B - Doubles - Consolation
Phillip Arndt/Derek Peterson (MINN) def. Jan-Frans Engelbrecht/Matt Manasse (Purdue) 8-3
Jonas Diercks/Jeroen Gortworst (IA) def. Jan-Frans Engelbrecht/Matt Manasse (Purdue) 8-6
Harry Seaborn/Guanhua Chen (PSU) def. Jan-Frans Engelbrecht/Matt Manasse (Purdue) 8-6
Schedule of Play - Oct. 30, 2010
Flight A - Singles - Round of 64
Jan-Frans Engelbrecht (Purdue) vs. Josh MacTaggart (IU) at 9:30 a.m.
Billy Heuer (Purdue) vs. Christian Roehmer (MSU) at 11 a.m.