Purdue Slips By Cardinals 4-3 In Men's Tennis
Cards' winning streak snapped at six.
 

March 10, 2000

WEST LAFEYETTE, Ind. - The University of Louisville men's tennis team lost to Purdue 4-3 on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind.

The Boilermakers claimed the doubles point as Jason Marshall and Andrew Wakefield defeated Joachim Lien and Tvrtko Kujundzic 8-2 at the top seed. Purdue's Laith Al-Agba and Scott Mayer outlasted Paulo Carvalho and Cody Conley 9-7 at the No. 2 seed. Louisville's Alex Sivertsen and Brent McCombe won over Evan Hays and Carl McCafferty 8-6 at No. 3

In singles action, Joachim Lien, Cody Conley and Brent McCombe won points for the Cards at Nos. 2, 5 and 6 respectively. McCombe remains undefeated in dual match play with a perfect record of 12-0.

Louisville (13-4) travels to Fresno, Calif. to take on No. 17 Fresno State on March 16 and Pacific on March 17. The Cardinals are currently ranked No. 41 in Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings.

Purdue 4, Louisville 3 

Singles
No. 1 - Jason Marshall (PU) d. Tvrtko Kujundzic (UL) 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 - Joachim Lien (UL) d. Andrew Wakefield (PU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 - Carl McCafferty (PU) d. Alex Sivertsen (UL) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 - Scott Mayer (PU) d. Paulo Carvalho (UL) 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 - Cody Conley (UL) d. Laith Al-Agba (PU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 - Brent McCombe (UL) d. Evan Hays (PU) 6-2, 6-3


Doubles
No. 1 - Marshall/Wakefield (PU) d. Lien/Kujundzic (UL) 8-2
No. 2 - Al-Agba/Mayer (PU) d. Conley/Carvalho (UL) 9-7
No. 3 - Sivertsen/McCombe (UL) d. Hays/McCafferty (PU) 8-6

 

 

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