Michigan
Purdue
Wolverines Stay Perfect at VTC with Win over Purdue
4/3/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 3, 2016
» The Wolverines won the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3, followed by winning three of the first four singles matches off court.
» Runhao Hua and Carter Lin each held match points at the same time. Hua delivered first, with Lin's match abandoned with the team match in hand.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Score: #20 Michigan 4, Purdue 1
Records: U-M (15-4, 4-1 Big Ten), PUR (13-5, 2-2 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Friday, April 8 -- at Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minn.), 6 p.m. CDT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 20-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team won the doubles point and three of the first four singles matches off court to dispatch of Purdue, 4-1, on Sunday afternoon (April 3) at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Michigan jumped out to the early 1-0 lead after securing the doubles point. U-M's No. 2 team of juniors Jathan Malik and Kevin Wong raced out to 3-0 lead, taking a 6-3 decision.
On the other courts, Michigan failed to hold serve in its first game to fall behind a break on both No. 1 and No. 3. U-M's No. 3 duo of freshmen Myles Schalet and Lubomir Cuba got its break back first, evening the score at 2-2 when Cuba ripped a service return cross court for the win.
Sophomore Runhao Hua and junior/sophomore Alex Knight got back on serve at 4-4 after falling behind early.
It was Schalet and Cuba who provided the point for Michigan as the duo broke Purdue at love when the Boilers were serving at 4-5. It marks the second straight win for the pair, taking a 6-4 decision at No. 3.
Schalet and junior/sophomore Davis Crocker each had little trouble in singles, taking identical 6-0, 6-1 wins at No. 5 (Crocker) and No. 6 (Schalet) to push Michigan's lead to 3-0.
Purdue got a point back with a win at No. 1, cutting Michigan's lead to 3-1.
With Michigan needing just one more point to secure the match, all three matches on court went to third sets. Hua and Lin each raced out to 5-2 leads in their respective third sets. Hua won first on an ace, as Lin's match was abandoned at match point.
U-M kicks off a four-match road swing next weekend, starting on Friday (April 8) at Minnesota. The match will begin at 6 p.m. CDT.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- Gergely Madarasz (PU) d. Jathan Malik (U-M), 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 -- Alex Knight (U-M) vs. Benjamin Ugarte (PU), 6-3, 6-7 (1) abandoned
No. 3 -- Carter Lin (U-M) vs. Ricky Medinilla (PU), 6-2, 5-7, 5-2 abandoned
No. 4 -- Runhao Hua (U-M) d. Dominik Sochurek (PU), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
No. 5 -- Davis Crocker (U-M) d. Mateus Silva (PU), 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 -- Myles Schalet (U-M) d. Lucas Dages (PU), 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 39 Alex Knight/Runhao Hua (U-M) vs. Domink Sochurek/Ricky Medinilla (PU), 5-5 abandoned
No. 2 -- Jathan Malik/Kevin Wong (U-M) d. Gergely Madarasz/Benjamin Ugarte (PU), 6-3
No. 3 -- Myles Schalet/Lubomir Cuba (U-M) d. Mateus Silva/Renan Hanayama (PU), 6-4
Order of Completion: Doubles 2-3, Singles 6-5-1-4
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