UCLA Men’s Tennis Completes Big Ten Road Sweep with Victory Over Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The No. 26 UCLA Bruins men’s tennis team secured a 6-1 victory over Purdue on Sunday, completing a two-match road sweep to begin Big Ten Conference play. The match, held at the Schwartz Tennis Center, saw UCLA clinch the win with a 4-0 lead.

Match Highlights

Aadarsh Tripathi delivered the decisive fourth point for the Bruins. UCLA’s overall record now stands at 8-3, with a 2-0 record in Big Ten competition. Purdue’s record fell to 4-7.

Singles Competition Results

• Nour Fathalla (PUR) def. #57 Spencer Johnson (UCLA) 7-6 (8-6), 2-6, 6-3
• #104 Rudy Quan (UCLA) def. Henrik Villanger (PUR) 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
• #35 Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Stefan Simeunovic (PUR) 6-2, 6-2
• Andy Nguyen (UCLA) def. Maj Premzl (PUR) 6-4, 6-2
• Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. Juan David Velasquez (PUR) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
• Cassius Chinlund (UCLA) def. Jacob Lee (PUR) 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5

Doubles Competition Results

• Gianluca Ballotta/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Nikola Jovic/Maj Premzl (PUR) 6-4
• Rudy Quan/Bengt Reinhard (UCLA) def. Jacob Lee/Juan David Velasquez (PUR) 6-0
• Nour Fathalla/Henrik Villanger (PUR) vs. Spencer Johnson/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) 5-6, unfinished

Key Performances

Emon van Loben Sels achieved his 100th career win across singles and doubles play with his victory. Rudy Quan and van Loben Sels both secured two wins each during the day. Quan has now won seven consecutive singles matches and holds an 8-1 dual play record and a 13-2 overall record.

Looking Ahead

UCLA returns to Los Angeles to face crosstown rival USC on Friday, with the first serve scheduled for 3 p.m. PT. This will be a Big Ten conference matchup.