Boilers End Season with First Round Exit

Bloomington, Ind. – The Purdue men’s tennis team ended the 2023 season on Thursday with a 1-4 loss to the No. 7 seed Michigan State Spartans.

The Boilermakers lone point came from senior, Michal Wozniak. His straight sets victory over Max Sheldon gave him his second conference win of the season and a season sweep over his opponent at No. 2.

Wozniak will end his career with a .500 record in the Big Ten Tournament, after falling to another Spartan in the 2022 season. He will also tie his career-high in Big Ten victories, while finishing with a 7-6 record at No. 2 in the Purdue lineup.

Outside of Wozniak’s success, the Boilers struggled against the top of the Spartan lineup. Daniel Labrador dropped a match in straight sets to No. 49 Ozan Baris, and Mujtaba Ali-Khan suffered a defeat in his first career postseason in the Big Ten.

The Boilermakers end their season with a first-round exit in the tournament for the second consecutive season against the same Michigan State team that showed them the exit in 2022. Purdue heads into the offseason with a 2-20 record with wins against IUPUI and Butler at home. 

No. 10 Purdue (2-20, 0-9)- 1, No. 7 Michigan State (11-13, 3-6)- 4

SINGLES

1. No. 49 Ozan Baris (MSU) def. Daniel Labrador (PU)- 6-4, 6-2

2. Michal Wozniak (PU) def. Max Sheldon (MSU)- 6-2, 6-2

3. Luke Baylis (MSU) def. Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PU)- 6-2, 6-1

4. Anthony Pero (MSU) vs. Milledge Cossu (PU)- 7-6(8), 4-3 (Unfinished)

5. Josh Portnoy (MSU) vs. Tomasz Dudek (PU)- 6-3, 3-4 (Unfinished)

6. David Saye (MSU) def. Hassan Baroudi (PU)- 6-2, 6-2

DOUBLES

1. No. 9 Max Sheldon/Ozan Baris (MSU) def. Tomasz Dudek/Daniel Labrador (PU)- 6-0

2. Kazuki Matsuno/Reed Crocker (MSU) vs. Michal Wozniak/Milledge Cossu (PU)- 5-4 (Unfinished)

3. Graydon Lair/Anthony Pero (MSU) def. Mujtaba Ali-Khan/Julen Morgan (PU)- 6-4

ORDER OF FINISH

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

Doubles- 1, 3, 2 (Unfinished)