Boilers Drop Decision to No. 2 Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Purdue men’s tennis team suffered an 0-4 loss to No. 2 Ohio State in Friday’s penultimate match of the regular season. 

The bottom of the lineup showed out against the top ranked Buckeyes as Hassan Baroudi went up a set after a 7-5 decision heading to the second. His skillful performance continued into the competition as he jumped out to a 3-1 lead when Ohio State clinched the match. 

Baroudi’s season has featured a more frequent insertion into the singles lineup at No. 6 as Big Ten play has progressed. With today’s success he was on pace to earn his fourth singles win of the season and his first career win over a Big Ten opponent. 

The Buckeyes victory came with an early lead and a barrage of ranked talent that overwhelmed the Boilers in singles. Two ranked doubles teams secured the first point while three of the nation’s top-50 singles players won the Buckeyes their 25th match of the season. 

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The Boilermakers close out their regular season on Sunday, April 23 at 12 p.m. with a road match at Penn State.

Purdue (2-18, 0-8)- 0, No. 2 Ohio State (25-2, 8-0)- 4

SINGLES

1. No. 20 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. Daniel Labrador (PU)- 6-1, 6-4

2. No. 16 JJ Tracy (OSU) vs. Michal Wozniak (PU)- 6-3, 4-3 (Unfinished)

3. No. 29 James Trotter (OSU) def. Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PU)- 6-1, 6-0

4. No. 46 Alexander Bernard (OSU) def. Milledge Cossu (PU)- 6-2, 6-2

5. Jack Anthrop (OSU) vs. Tomasz Dudek (PU)- 6-2, 4-2 (Unfinished)

6. Hassan Baroudi (PU) vs. Reece Yakubov (OSU)- 7-5, 3-1 (Unfinished)

DOUBLES

1. No. 32 Robert Cash/Justin Boulais (OSU) def. Danial Labrador/Tomasz Dudek (PU)- 6-2

2. No. 12 Andrew Lutschaunig/JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Milledge Cossu/Michal Wozniak (PU)- 6-1

3. Cannon Kingsley/James Trotter (OSU) def. Julen Morgan/Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PU)- 5-1 (Unfinished)

ORDER OF FINISH

Singles- 3, 4, 1, 2 (Unfinished), 5 (Unfinished), 6 (Unfinished)

Doubles- 2, 1, 3 (Unfinished)