The Purdue Northwest men's tennis team battled in a tightly contested matchup against No. 25 Tusculum University on Thursday morning in Greeneville, Tennessee. Despite a strong showing in singles play, the Pride narrowly fell 4-3 to the Pioneers.

The Basics:

• The dual match was held in Greeneville, Tennessee at the Nichols Tennis Complex.
• Purdue Northwest competed in three doubles matches and six singles contests.
• Tusculum University won the match, 4-3.

The Breakdown:
Doubles Results:

• Tusculum's Angus Howard / Reese McCann defeated Purdue Northwest's Samuel Dickson (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Glory of God) / Dani Chicano Melero, 6-3.
• Purdue Northwest's Pedro Diaz (Marbella, Andalucia/IES Rio Verde) / Joao Martins (Hammond, Ind./) led Tusculum's Rens Verhaar / Kai Poelchau, 6-5 before the match went unfinished.
• Tusculum's David Negzaoui / Will Gee defeated Purdue Northwest's Raphael Valente (Paris, France/French Touch Academy) / Daniel Sroka (Munster, Ind./Munster), 6-4.

Singles Results:

• Purdue Northwest's Samuel Dickson (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Glory of God) defeated Tusculum's Rens Verhaar, 6-4, 6-4.
• Purdue Northwest's Dani Chicano Melero defeated Tusculum's Romain Payan, 6-3, 6-1.
• Purdue Northwest's Joao Martins (Hammond, Ind./) defeated Tusculum's David Negzaoui, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
• Tusculum's Will Gee defeated Purdue Northwest's Raphael Valente (Paris, France/French Touch Academy), 6-3, 6-4.
• Tusculum's Angus Howard defeated Purdue Northwest's Pedro Diaz (Marbella, Andalucia/IES Rio Verde), 6-3, 6-1.
• Tusculum's Reese McCann defeated Purdue Northwest's Daniel Sroka (Munster, Ind./Munster), 6-4, 6-4.

Up Next:
The Pride will look to bounce back as they head back home to take on Grand Valley State University in Park Forest, IL at Park Forest Tennis Club.