West Lafayette, IN – Toledo men's tennis dropped a 7-0 battle against Big Ten's Purdue in West Lafayette, IN on Saturday evening. The Rockets fall to 0-1 on the season, while the Boilermakers improve to 2-0.
 
"Purdue was tough competition," said head coach Al Wermer. "However, we can play better. We will play better. These guys expect more out of themselves and I know they will get there."
 
The Rocket pair of Serjen Olmedo and Luka Vitosevic defeated Purdue's Lucas Dages and Mateus Silva 5-3 in the No. 3 doubles spot.
 
Junior Stjepan Sisko and sophomore Oman Espinosa battled Gergely Madarasz and Benjamin Ugarte in the No. 1 double slot but fell 6-3. Freshmen Vince Anzalone and Reid Teatsorth fell 6-1 to the Boilermaker's Ricky Medinilla and Dominik Sochurek.
 
Purdue defeated the Rockets in all six singles matches. The results are as follows:
 

1. Gergely Madarasz def. Stjepan Sisko 6-1, 7-5
2. Benjamin Ugarte def. Omar Espinosa 6-1, 6-2
3. Ricky Medinilla def. Luka Vitosevic 6-3, 6-1
4. Dominik Sochurek def. Vince Anzalone 6-3, 6-2
5. Mateus Silva def. Reid Teatsorth 6-1, 6-1
6. Lucas Dages def. Stephen Miller 6-1, 4-6 (10-8)

 
Toledo returns to action on Monday, Jan. 18 when they travel to East Lansing, MI to take on Michigan State at 11:00 a.m.