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Men’s Tennis Edges Purdue, 4-2

DES MOINES, Iowa –The Drake University men's edged Purdue 4-3 Sunday at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center. Drake (3-0) handed Purdue (1-1) its first loss of the season.

(Stirling, Scotland) and (Loughborough, England) opened the match with a 6-2 No. 1 doubles win followed by a 7-5 No. 3 victory from (Edinburgh, Scotland) and (Fullbourn, England) to grab the doubles point.

Gillespie then made quick work in the No. 1 singles match with a 6-1, 6-3 win, but Purdue won the No. 4 and No. 2 matches to even the score at 2-2. However, MacGeoch claimed a 6-4, 7-5 victory in the No.