Men's Tennis Beats Purdue, Completing Big Ten Road Sweep

Sunday, March 8

West Lafayette, Ind.

8:00 AM (PT)

UCLA

Purdue

Aadarsh Tripathi

Photo by: Aaron Fang

Men's Tennis Beats Purdue, Completing Big Ten Road Sweep

March 08, 2026 | Men's Tennis

Box Score Results (PDF)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The UCLA men's tennis team completed a two-match road sweep to open Big Ten Conference play Sunday, beating Purdue 6-1 at Schwartz Tennis Center. UCLA clinched the win at 4-0.

Aadarsh Tripathi delivered the fourth point. Also victorious for the Bruins (8-3, 2-0 Big Ten) in singles play were Cassius Chinlund, Andy Nguyen, Rudy Quan and Emon van Loben Sels. Quan and van Loben Sels had two-win days. With his doubles triumph, van Loben Sels reached 100 career wins across singles and doubles. Nour Fathalla prevailed in his singles contest for the Boilermakers (4-7).

UCLA jumped out to a quick start thanks to Quan and Bengt Reinhard on Court 3. The pair broke the serve of Jacob Lee/Juan David Velasquez out of the gate and never looked back en route to a 6-0 victory. The Bruin duo of van Loben Sels/Gianluca Ballotta then bounced back from its first and only loss this season to beat Nikola Jovic/Maj Premzl 6-4 and clinch the first point.

UCLA claimed four first sets in singles play. Three straight-set wins followed, starting with No. 35 van Loben Sels' 6-2, 6-2 triumph over Stefan Simeunovic on Court 3. Andy Nguyen followed by taking down Premzl 6-4, 6-2 on Court 4.

Tripathi faced a 2-5 second-set deficit opposite Velasquez on Court 5. The Bruin would rebound to force a tiebreaker, where he again found himself behind. He ultimately overcame a pair of set points to post the decider by a 6-4, 7-6(6) margin.

No. 104 Quan added to the lead with his 7-6(6), 6-3 display versus Henrik Villanger. Quan has won seven consecutive singles matches and is 8-1 in dual play and 13-2 overall.

Purdue got on the scoreboard when Fathalla outlasted No. 57 Spencer Johnson 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-3 on Court 1. Chinlund then completed a comeback on Court 6, knocking off Lee 2-6, 7-6(2), 7-5 and improving his dual singles record to 7-2 (11-3 overall).

UCLA returns to Los Angeles Tennis Center Friday to face crosstown rival USC. First serve in the Big Ten faceoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. PT.

Tennis Match Results
UCLA vs Purdue
3/8/2026 at West Lafayette, IN
(Schwartz Tennis Center)

#26 UCLA 6, Purdue 1

Singles competition
1. Nour Fathalla (PUR) def. #57 Spencer Johnson (UCLA) 7-6 (8-6), 2-6, 6-3
2. #104 Rudy Quan (UCLA) def. Henrik Villanger (PUR) 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
3. #35 Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Stefan Simeunovic (PUR) 6-2, 6-2
4. Andy Nguyen (UCLA) def. Maj Premzl (PUR) 6-4, 6-2
5. Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. Juan David Velasquez (PUR) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
6. Cassius Chinlund (UCLA) def. Jacob Lee (PUR) 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Nour Fathalla/Henrik Villanger (PUR) vs. Spencer Johnson/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) 5-6, unfinished
2. Gianluca Ballotta/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Nikola Jovic/Maj Premzl (PUR) 6-4
3. Rudy Quan/Bengt Reinhard (UCLA) def. Jacob Lee/Juan David Velasquez (PUR) 6-0

Match Notes:
UCLA 8-3; National ranking #26
Purdue 4-7
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,4,5,2,1,6)