Madison, Wis. - The Purdue men's tennis team defeated two ranked conference opponents this weekend to close out its regular season. The Boilermakers first bested No. 33 Minnesota 4-3 Friday at the Baseline Tennis Center, and then traveled east Sunday to defeat No. 30 Wisconsin at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium by the same mark.
With the pair of wins, the team is amid a five-match win-streak and four in the Big Ten -- both season highs. Purdue head coach Pawel Gajdzik last strung four conference victories together in 2013 when the program defeated six opponents in a row. His career-high seven Big Ten wins that season also matches the team's current mark. The Boilermakers will look break that record next week, though, when the team hosts the 2017 Big Ten Men's Tennis Tournament. Competition begins Thursday at the Schwartz Tennis Center with the championship match scheduled for 11 a.m. ET Sunday. Purdue is expected to enter as the No. 5 seed.
Purdue 4, No. 33 Minnesota 3
Singles
1. No. 97 Gergely Madarasz (PUR) def. Felix Corwin (MINN) 6-4, 6-4
2. No. 68 Matic Spec (MINN) def. Ricky Medinilla (PUR) 7-6(6), 6-4
3. Stefan Milicevic (MINN) def. Benjamin Ugarte (PUR) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
4. Stephan Koenigsfest (PUR) def. Eli Ogilvy (MINN) 6-3, 6-3
5. Renan Hanayama (PUR) def. Marino Alpeza (MINN) 6-4, 6-4
6. Athell Bennett (PUR) def. Justyn Levin (MINN) 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-1
Doubles
1. Felix Corwin/Matic Spec (MINN) def. Renan Hanayama/Benjamin Ugarte (PUR) 6-4
2. Stephan Koenigsfest/Ricky Medinilla (PUR) def. Stefan Milicevic/Eli Ogilvy (MINN) 6-1
3. Marino Alpeza/Justyn Levin (MINN) def. Athell Bennett/Gergely Madarasz (PUR) 6-3
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,1,5,2,6,3)
Purdue 4, No. 30 Wisconsin 3
Singles
1. Lamar Remy (WIS) def. Gergely Madarasz (PUR) 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 7-6 (7-4)
2. Ricky Medinilla (PUR) def. Josef Dodridge (WIS) 6-2, 6-4
3. Benjamin Ugarte (PUR) def. Chema Carranza (WIS) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
4. Stephan Koenigsfest (PUR) def. Osgar O'Hoisin (WIS) 6-4, 6-4
5. Athell Bennett (PUR) def. Chase Colton (WIS) 7-5, 6-3
6. Daniel Soyfer (WIS) def. Renan Hanayama (PUR) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
1. Chema Carranza/Josef Dodridge (WIS) def. Stephan Koenigsfest/Ricky Medinilla (PUR) 7-6 (7-1)
2. Chase Colton/Lamar Remy (WIS) def. Renan Hanayama/Benjamin Ugarte (PUR) 6-3
3. Athell Bennett/Gergely Madarasz (PUR) def. Osgar O'Hoisin/John Zordani (WIS) 7-5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,2,4,5,3,1)