LOS ANGELES – The UCLA men's tennis team earned its second 7-0 win in as many Big Ten Conference matches Sunday, sweeping Purdue at Los Angeles Tennis Center.
The Bruins (4-6, 2-0 in Big Ten play) dropped just one set, which was later recovered in a 10-point tiebreaker. Gianluca Ballotta, Alexander Hoogmartens, Giacomo Revelli and Emon van Loben Sels all had two-win days, with Revelli clinching the overall decision. Purdue dropped to 8-3 overall and 0-2 in conference competition.
Paired together for the first time since fall tournament play, Ballotta and van Loben Sels jumped out to a 5-0 lead against Maj Premzl and Henrik Villanger on Court 3. The Bruins would go on to win 6-1. On the top court, Hoogmartens and Revelli broke the serves of Aleksa Krivokapic and Juan David Velasquez for the first and last games of a 6-3 clinching victory. The dual-match win represented the first as a tandem for the UCLA seniors who won the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship on March 2.
The Bruins secured five singles first sets, with Bigun not surrendering a single game. He would earn his third singeles victory in four tries – and second of the week – on Court 2, topping Juan David Velasquez in a 6-0, 6-2 result. No. 77 van Loben Sels nearly matched Bigun on Court 3, beating Villanger 6-2, 6-1. The redshirt sophomore has won three consecutive singles contests without dropping more than three games in a set.
The clinching decision was made on Court 6, where Revelli collected his first dual-match singles win of the season by a 6-3, 6-1 count opposite Fathalla. Revelli logged a team-high three clinching victories in 2024.
No. 37 Quan rebounded on the top court to earn his third singles victory in a row. Six days removed from picking up a win in singles qualifying at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, the freshman dealt Krivokapic a 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(3) defeat.
Hoogmartens continued to find success in singles play, earning his fourth straight victory and team-high eighth in 10 matches. The latest came by way of a 7-5, 6-1 triumph over Stefan Simeunovic on Court 4. Ballotta then tacked on 6-2, 7-6(4) decision over Maj Premzl on Court 5 to complete his own two-win week.
UCLA continues Big Ten play Friday, March 14 at USC. First serve from David X. Marks Tennis Stadium is scheduled for 3 p.m. PT. The Bruins dropped a 4-3 decision to their crosstown rival on Feb. 22 at LATC.
Tennis Match Results
Purdue vs UCLA
3/9/2025 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
#62 UCLA 7, #44 Purdue 0
Singles competition
1. #37 Rudy Quan (UCLA) def. Aleksa Krivokapic (PUR) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3)
2. Kaylan Bigun (UCLA) def. Juan David Velasquez (PUR) 6-0, 6-2
3. #77 Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Henrik Villanger (PUR) 6-2, 6-1
4. Alexander Hoogmartens (UCLA) def. Stefan Simeunovic (PUR) 7-5, 6-1
5. Gianluca Ballotta (UCLA) def. Maj Premzl (PUR) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
6. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Nour Fathalla (PUR) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Alexander Hoogmartens/Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Aleksa Krivokapic/Juan David Velasquez (PUR) 6-3
2. Kaylan Bigun/Rudy Quan (UCLA) vs. Nour Fathalla/Daniel Labrador (PUR) 4-4, unfinished
3. Gianluca Ballotta/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Maj Premzl/Henrik Villanger (PUR) 6-1
Match Notes:
Purdue 8-3; National ranking #44
UCLA 4-6; National ranking #62
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,3,6,1,4,5)
The Bruins (4-6, 2-0 in Big Ten play) dropped just one set, which was later recovered in a 10-point tiebreaker. Gianluca Ballotta, Alexander Hoogmartens, Giacomo Revelli and Emon van Loben Sels all had two-win days, with Revelli clinching the overall decision. Purdue dropped to 8-3 overall and 0-2 in conference competition.
Paired together for the first time since fall tournament play, Ballotta and van Loben Sels jumped out to a 5-0 lead against Maj Premzl and Henrik Villanger on Court 3. The Bruins would go on to win 6-1. On the top court, Hoogmartens and Revelli broke the serves of Aleksa Krivokapic and Juan David Velasquez for the first and last games of a 6-3 clinching victory. The dual-match win represented the first as a tandem for the UCLA seniors who won the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship on March 2.
Hoogmartens and Revelli team to clinch the doubles point with a 6-3 win on top ??#GoBruins pic.twitter.com/Do0nnSZBnl
— UCLA Men's Tennis (@uclatennis) March 9, 2025
The Bruins secured five singles first sets, with Bigun not surrendering a single game. He would earn his third singeles victory in four tries – and second of the week – on Court 2, topping Juan David Velasquez in a 6-0, 6-2 result. No. 77 van Loben Sels nearly matched Bigun on Court 3, beating Villanger 6-2, 6-1. The redshirt sophomore has won three consecutive singles contests without dropping more than three games in a set.
The clinching decision was made on Court 6, where Revelli collected his first dual-match singles win of the season by a 6-3, 6-1 count opposite Fathalla. Revelli logged a team-high three clinching victories in 2024.
No. 37 Quan rebounded on the top court to earn his third singles victory in a row. Six days removed from picking up a win in singles qualifying at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, the freshman dealt Krivokapic a 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(3) defeat.
Hoogmartens continued to find success in singles play, earning his fourth straight victory and team-high eighth in 10 matches. The latest came by way of a 7-5, 6-1 triumph over Stefan Simeunovic on Court 4. Ballotta then tacked on 6-2, 7-6(4) decision over Maj Premzl on Court 5 to complete his own two-win week.
UCLA continues Big Ten play Friday, March 14 at USC. First serve from David X. Marks Tennis Stadium is scheduled for 3 p.m. PT. The Bruins dropped a 4-3 decision to their crosstown rival on Feb. 22 at LATC.
Tennis Match Results
Purdue vs UCLA
3/9/2025 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
#62 UCLA 7, #44 Purdue 0
Singles competition
1. #37 Rudy Quan (UCLA) def. Aleksa Krivokapic (PUR) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3)
2. Kaylan Bigun (UCLA) def. Juan David Velasquez (PUR) 6-0, 6-2
3. #77 Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Henrik Villanger (PUR) 6-2, 6-1
4. Alexander Hoogmartens (UCLA) def. Stefan Simeunovic (PUR) 7-5, 6-1
5. Gianluca Ballotta (UCLA) def. Maj Premzl (PUR) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
6. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Nour Fathalla (PUR) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Alexander Hoogmartens/Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Aleksa Krivokapic/Juan David Velasquez (PUR) 6-3
2. Kaylan Bigun/Rudy Quan (UCLA) vs. Nour Fathalla/Daniel Labrador (PUR) 4-4, unfinished
3. Gianluca Ballotta/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Maj Premzl/Henrik Villanger (PUR) 6-1
Match Notes:
Purdue 8-3; National ranking #44
UCLA 4-6; National ranking #62
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,3,6,1,4,5)