Northwestern Falls to Purdue, 5-2

March 7, 2003

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Northwestern had its three-match winning streak snapped Friday night at Purdue, falling 5-2 in West Lafayette, Ind. The 'Cats dropped the doubles point, losing two of three matches and could not rebound for the win. The loss dropped NU to 8-3 overall and 1-2 in Big Ten play.

Josh Axler (Huntington, N.Y./Walt Whitman) and Adam Schaechterle (Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine) won their fifth consecutive doubles match, improving their record to a team-best 14-6. The 60th-ranked duo in the country is 7-4 in dual action.

Sophomore Tommy Hanus (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) continued his dominance in singles competition, picked up his eighth straight win at the No. 1 spot. Hanus dropped Scott Mayer in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, and upped his 2003 dual record to 9-1, including 3-0 in the Big Ten. At 18-8 overall, Hanus is just two wins shy of equaling his win total of all of last season.

Schaechterle picked up the other NU singles victory, defeating David Robinson, 6-4, 7-5. The freshman is 13-8 overall for the second most wins on the team.

Northwestern returns to action at 6 p.m. Saturday against top-ranked Illinois.

Singles

1. Tommy Hanus (NU) def. Scott Mayer (PU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Andrew Wakefield (PU) def. Jackie Jenkins (NU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
3. Troy Havens (PU) def. Josh Axler (NU) 7-6, 6-4
4. Paul Rose (PU) def. Chuck Perrin (NU) 6-7, 6-3, 6-4
5. Adam Schaechterle (NU) def. David Robinson (PU) 6-4, 7-5
6. Colin Foster (PU) def. Ahmed Wahla (NU) 6-2, 1-6, 7-5

Doubles

1. Havens/Mayer (PU) def. Hanus/Jenkins (NU) 8-6
2. Rose/Wakefield (PU) def. Perrin/Bennett (NU) 8-3
3. Axler/Schaechterle (NU) def. McKinley/Robinson (PU) 8-2