WICHITA, Kan. – The Purdue men's tennis team came up short in its road match at Wichita State on Sunday, falling 6-1.
For the second straight day, the Boilermakers dropped doubles after needing a third match to decide the opening point. Following a 6-0 win by the Shockers at No. 3, Michal Wozniak and Piotr Galus evened the score with a 6-4 win at No. 2 against Jackie Lin and Orel Ovil. Athell Bennett and Milledge Cossu narrowly came up short against Nicolas Acevedo and Luka Mrsic in a 7-5 decision at No. 1.
In singles, the Shockers picked up won a trio of matches in straight sets at No. 3, 2 and 6 and benefitted from a Purdue retirement at No. 4.
Rohan Sachdev was the lone Boilermaker to get on the board. The freshman knocked off Ray Lo at No. 5 in a super tiebreak, 7-5, 6-4, 10-5.
Bennett took Acevedo to a third set at No. 1 before falling 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.
After four tough road matches against top teams to start the year, Purdue will make its 2022 home debut next Saturday at the Schwartz Tennis Center with a doubleheader against Chicago State and IUPUI.
PURDUE (0-4) – 1, WICHITA STATE (3-0) – 6
Singles
1. Nicolas Acevedo (WSU) def. Athell Bennett (PUR) – 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
2. Orel Ovil (WSU) def. Milledge Cossu (PUR) – 6-1, 7-6(3)
3. Kristof Minarik (WSU) def. Tomasz Dudek (PUR) – 6-3, 6-2
4. Luka Mrsic (WSU) def. Gabriele Brancatelli (PUR) – 6-3, 3-3 ret.
5. Rohan Sachdev (PUR) def. Ray Lo (WSU) – 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (5)
6. Alex Richards (WSU) def. Piotr Galus (PUR) – 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
1. Nicolas Acevedo/Luka Mrsic (WSU) def. Athell Bennett/Milledge Cossu (PUR) – 7-5
2. Michal Wozniak/Piotr Galus (PUR) def. Jackie Lin/Orel Ovil (WSU) – 6-4
3. Alex Richards/Kristof Minarik (WSU) def. Gabriele Brancatelli/Tomasz Dudek (PUR) – 6-0
Order of Finish
Singles: 4,3,2,6,1,5
Doubles: 3,2,1