Northwestern
Purdue
Men's Tennis Loses to Purdue, 5-2
2/21/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 21, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern University men's tennis team fell to Purdue, 5-2, Sunday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind. The loss dropped the Wildcats to 3-5 (0-2 Big Ten), while Purdue improved to 3-3 overall.
The Boilermakers gained the first point of the day by winning two out of three doubles matches. NU's only win came at No. 1, where Brad Erickson and Joost Hol were 8-6 victors.
In singles play, Jackie Jenkins and Josh Axler were the Wildcats' only winners. Jenkins defeated Laith Al Agba (6-3, 7-6) at No. 3 and Axler downed Carl McCafferty (7-6, 3-6, 6-3) at No. 4.
*MATCH RESULTS*
Purdue 5, Northwestern 2
DOUBLES
1. Erickson/Hol (NU) def. Marshall/Wakefield (PU), 8-6.
2. Al Agba/Mayer (PU) def. Axler/Sahara (NU), 8-5.
3. McCafferty/Miller (PU) def. Bennett/Jenkins (NU), 8-6.
SINGLES
1. Jason Marshall (PU) def. Brad Erickson (NU) 6-4, 6-4.
2. Derek Miller (PU) def. Joost Hol (NU) 7-6, 6-3.
3. Jackie Jenkins (NU) def. Laith Al Agba (PU) 6-3, 7-6.
4. Josh Axler (NU) def. Carl McCafferty (PU) 7-6, 3-6, 6-3.
5. Andrew Wakefield (PU) def. Jamie Sahara (NU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
6. Scott Mayer (PU) def. Russell Bennett (NU) 6-4, 6-3.
