Men’s Tennis Falls to Purdue

Friday, March 1

W. Lafayette, Ind.

4:00 P.M. CT

DePaul University

Purdue

3/1/2024 9:00:00 PM | MEN'S TENNIS

DePaul overpowered in West Lafayette, 2-5

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. – DePaul men's tennis dropped its match on Friday evening against Purdue at the Schwartz Tennis Center, falling 2-5.

Matteo Iaquinto and Laurentiu Mandocescu found success at No. 3 to begin doubles, taking down Ekstrand/Ali-Khan, 6-4. However, the Boilermakers jumped out to an early start, claiming wins on the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles courts and securing the first point of the night.

Purdue would continue its momentum into singles, taking three straight-set victories on the No. 2, No. 4, and No. 6 courts.

Once Purdue secured the victory with a win at No. 2, Leon Huck and Shourya Verma collected victories at No. 1 and No. 3. Huck bested his opponent in a second-set tiebreaker to win, 6-4, 7-6(3). Verma would do the same in a 10-point, third-set tiebreaker, taking down Daniel Labrador, 4-6, 7-5, 10-4.

UP NEXT
The Blue Demons return home for a bout against BIG EAST opponent, Marquette, on Sunday, March 3. The match will take place at XS Tennis Village, with first serve set for 1:15 p.m. CT.

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Final Results
Purdue 5, DePaul 2
March 1, 2024
West Lafayette, Ind.

Singles
1. Leon Huck (DPU) def. Stefan Simeunovic (PUR) 6-4, 7-6(3)
2. Soham Purohit (PUR) def. Matteo Iaquinto (DPU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Shourya Verma (DPU) def. Daniel Labrador (PUR) 4-6, 7-5, 10-4
4. Juan David Velasquez (PUR) def. Laurentiu Mandocescu (DPU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Alexander Ekstrand (PUR) def. Sven Moser (DPU) 6-3, 7-6(6)
6. Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PUR) def. Jona Gitschel (DPU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
1. Soham Purohit/Juan David Velasquez (PUR) def. Jona Gitschel/Shourya Verma (DPU) 6-4
2. Daniel Labrador/Stefan Simeunovic (PUR) def. Leon Huck/Sven Moser (DPU) 7-5
3. Laurentiu Mandocescu/Matteo Iaquinto (DPU) def. Mujtaba Ali-Khan/Alexander Ekstrand (PUR) 6-4

Notes
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-1-2, Singles 6-4-5-2-1-3
DePaul 5-6
Purdue 4-6