March 16, 2012
SAN DIEGO - The No. 52 men's tennis team split a pair of matches on Friday in the San Diego Invitational. The Boilermakers fell in the morning session to Pacific, 4-2, and beat California-Irvine in the afternoon, 4-2. Doubles was not played in either since the matches were decided.
In the morning, the Boilermakers faced a talented Pacific team. Ivan Castro won the match at No. 1 over Mark Kovacs of Purdue, 6-2, 6-2. Thomasz Kryszkowski took down Szymon Tatarczyk at No. 2, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Ben Mirkin beat Diego Acosta at No. 3 in three sets, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, and Valentim Gonzalves won at No. 6, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Purdue did have a pair of nice efforts in the morning. Krisztian Krocsko won in three sets at No. 4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Aaron Dujovne was dominant at No. 5, 6-0, 6-4.
The Boilermakers had a quick turnaround to face UC Irvine. Krocsko and Dujovne both finished 2-0 on the day as Krocsko won at No. 3, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-0 and Dujovne won at No. 5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Acosta returned to his good form with a win at No. 4, 6-2, 6-1, and Hawkins won at No. 6, 6-3, 6-4.
The Boilermakers now sit at 6-6 on the season. The men will return home to begin Big Ten Conference play against instate rival Indiana. That match will be on Wednesday at noon.
Pacific 4, Purdue 2
Friday, March 16, 2012
Aztec Tennis Center | San Diego, Calif.
Singles
1. Ivan Castro (UOP) def. Mark Kovacs (Purdue), 6-2, 6-2
2. Tomasz Krzyszkowski (UOP) def. Szymon Tatarczyk (Purdue), 6-4, 7-6 (3)
3. Ben Mirkin (UOP) def. Diego Acosta (Purdue), 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
4. Krisztian Krocsko (Purdue) def. Alex Golding (UOP), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Aaron Dujovne (Purdue) def. Erik Cederwall (UOP), 6-0, 6-4
6. (UOP)Valentim Goncalves Jr. (UOP) def. Evan Hawkins (Purdue), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3
Purdue 4, UC Irvine 2
Friday, March 16, 2012
Aztec Tennis Center | San Diego, Calif.
Singles
1. Fabian Matthews (UCI) def. Mark Kovacs (Purdue), 6-4, 6-3
2. Sam Gould (UCI) def. Szymon Tatarczyk (Purdue), 6-1, 6-2
3. Krisztian Krocsko (Purdue) def. Jacob Jung (UCI), 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-0
4. Diego Acosta (Purdue) def. Jon Kazarian (UCI), 6-2, 6-1
5. Aaron Dujovne (Purdue) def. Ryan Cheung (UCI), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Evan Hawkins (Purdue) def. Shuhei Shibahara (UCI), 6-3, 6-4