Slow Start for Men's Tennis at Purdue Fall Invite

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The BIG EAST champion Blue Demons got off to a slow start Friday at the Purdue Fall Invite.

They came up short in seven of the nine doubles matches with singles competition set to start on Saturday.

Freshman Matteo Iaquinto picked up his first collegiate win teaming with Tripp Tuff for a 6-1 triumph over Parrish Simmons and Vince Orlando of Purdue.

Lars Peder Minsaas and freshman Jona Gitschel teamed up for a 6-3 victory over Colton Morehart and Blessing Benibo of IUPUI. It was the first win of Gitschel's collegiate career.

DePaul will be ready for a bounce-back performance in Saturday's round of singles.

Purdue Fall Invite
West Lafayette, Ind.
Sept. 17, 2021
Doubles
Matteo Iaquinto/Tripp Tuff (DPU) def. Parrish Simmons/Vince Orlando (BSU) 6-1
Lars Peder Minsaas/Jona Gitschel (DPU) def. Colton Morehart/Blessing Benibo (IUPUI) 6-3
Chris Adams/Danilo Kovacevic (BSU) def. Luuk Wassenaar/Gitschel (DPU) 6-3
Eli Herran/Thibault de Negri (BSU) def. Minsaas/Sven Moser (DPU 6-4
Athell Bennett/Rohan Sachdev (PUR) def. Wassenaar/Minsaas (DPU) 6-3
Michal Wozniak/Gabriele Brancatelli (PUR) def. Iaquinto/Tuff 6-3
Tomasz Dudek/Morgan Julen (PUR) def. Gitschel/Moser (DPU) 6-4
Emil Jankowski/Alex Jochim (IUPUI) def. Wassenaar/Tuff (DPU) 6-1
Kamil Kozerski/Sean Bailey (IUPUI) def. Moser/Phasu Sirinit (DPU) 6-3

Slow Start for Men's Tennis at Purdue Fall Invite

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Players Mentioned

Jona Gitschel

Matteo Iaquinto

Lars Peder Minsaas

Sven Moser

Phasu Sirinit

Tripp Tuff

Luuk Wassenaar

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