Illinois State University’s Redbirds men’s tennis team lost 4-0 to Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Thursday. The match marked the start of a two-game road trip against ranked Big Ten Conference teams.
Purdue secured the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Illinois State’s Tin Ostro and Caden Scarlett earned the only win for their team by defeating JD Velasquez and Mujtaba Ali-Khan 6-4 at No. 3 doubles.
In singles play, Purdue clinched the overall victory by winning matches at the No. 4 through No. 6 spots. The contests at No. 1 through No. 3 singles were not completed after Purdue secured the decisive fourth point.
The Redbirds will continue their road series on Friday, February 27, facing Illinois at the Atkins Tennis Center in Champaign, with first serve scheduled for 12:30 p.m. CT.
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FINAL SCORE: #72 Purdue (4), Illinois State (0)
Doubles
No. 1 Henrik Villanger/Nour Fathalla (PUR) def. Adrian Dibildo/Christian Capacci (ILS): 6-1
No. 2 Jacob Lee/Nikola Jovic (PUR) def. Finn Logue/Jett Leong (ILS): 7-5
No. 3 Tin Ostro/Caden Scarlett (ILS) def. JD Velasquez/Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PUR): 4-6
Singles
No. 1 Nour Fathalla (PUR) vs. Adrian Dibildox (ILS): 6-1, 5-3 unfinished
No. 2 Henrik Villanger (PUR) vs. Christian Capacci (ILS): 6-2, 5-4 unfinished
No. 3 JD Velasquez vs. Tin Ostro (ILS): 6-3, 3-4 unfinished
No. 4 Nikola Jovic (PUR) def. Jett Leong (ILS): 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 Jacob Lee (PUR) def. Caden Scarlett (ILS): 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 Mujtaba Ali-Khan def. Finn Logue (ILS): 6-1, 6-2
