The Purdue Northwest men's tennis team hosted Tiffin University on Sunday for their home opener but came up short, falling 6-1 after the Dragons secured the doubles point and carried momentum into singles play.
 
The Basics:

• The dual match was held in Park Forest, Illinois.
• Purdue Northwest competed in three doubles matches and six singles contests.
• Tiffin earned a 6-1 victory.

 
The Breakdown:
Doubles Results:

• PNW Dani Chicano Melero / Samuel Dickson (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Glory of God) earned a 7-6 victory over Tiffin Martin Dreisner / Jose Portillo.
• Tiffin Romain Marionneau / Lorenzo Perucchini def. PNW Joao Martins (Hammond, Ind./) / Pedro Diaz (Marbella, Andalucia/IES Rio Verde) Camacho, 7-5
• PNW Daniel Sroka (Munster, Ind./Munster) / Raphael Valente (Paris, France/French Touch Academy) secured a 6-4 win over Tiffin Marlon Huber / Harry Senior.

Singles Results:

• Tiffin Romain Marionneau def. PNW Samuel Dickson (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Glory of God), 6-4, 6-2.
• Tiffin Jose Portillo def. PNW Joao Martins (Hammond, Ind./), 6-4, 6-4.
• Tiffin Lorenzo Perucchini def. PNW Raphael Valente (Paris, France/French Touch Academy), 1-6, 6-4, 6-0.
• Tiffin Harry Senior def. PNW Pedro Diaz (Marbella, Andalucia/IES Rio Verde) Camacho, 6-1, 1-6, 14-12.
• Tiffin Erwan Colin def. PNW Daniel Sroka (Munster, Ind./Munster), 6-4, 6-1.

 
Up Next:

The men's Tennis team will return to action February 20 in Griffith, Indiana at Matchpoint Tennis Facility as they take on Indiana Wesleyan University at 11:00 Am CT