WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue women’s tennis added another win to their tally with a 4-1 success over rival Indiana on senior day.
Sophomore Juana Larranaga secured the win for the Boilermakers. After dropping the second set at No. 6, Larranaga secured her sixth win in the third set. The sophomore has played 10 matches that went to three sets including today. Of those 10 matches, two went unfinished. The Argentinian defeated Xiaowei Hu of Indiana 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
Another sophomore also had a big win on the Boiler’s path to victory. Carmen Gallardo Guevara beat the Hoosier’s Mil Mejic in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-3 in the No. 3 spot.
Freshman Kennedy Gibbs flew through her match at No. 4 to win the first singles match of the day. Gibbs beat Alexandra Stailescu 6-4, 6-3.
Both of the Boilermaker’s seniors won their respective doubles matches on their senior day.
Senior Csilla Fodor and Gallardo Guevara blanked Indiana’s Alexandra Staiculescu and Nicole Teodosescu to open doubles play. The No. 2 team flew through their match to win 6-0 and put the Boilermakers in position to take the doubles point.
Redshirt senior Liz Norman and Gallardo Guevara secured the doubles point for Purdue. The No. 1 duo also raced through their match to beat Lara Schneider and Saby Nihalani 6-1.
No. 53 PURDUE (15-6, 6-4) – 4, No. 69 INDIANA (13-9, 4-6) – 1
SINGLES
1. Liz Norman (PUR) vs. Lara Schneider (IU) – 0-6, 6-3, 5-4, unfinished
2. Csilla Fodor (PUR) vs. Saby Nihalani (IU) – 4-6, 6-2, 4-3, unfinished
3. Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) def. Mila Mejic (IU) – 6-3, 6-3
4. Kennedy Gibbs (PUR) def. Alexandra Staiculescu (IU) – 6-4, 6-3
5. Nicole Teodosescu (IU) def. Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) – 7-5, 6-3
6. Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Xiaowei Hu (IU) – 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
DOUBLES
1. Liz Norman/Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) def. Lara Schneider/Saby Nihalani (IU) – 6-1
2. Carmen Gallardo Guevara/Csilla Fodor (PUR) def. Alexandra Staiculescu/Nicole Teodosescu (IU) – 6-0
3. Kennedy Gibbs/Juana Larranaga (IU) vs. Xiaowei Hu/Lauren Lemonds (IU) – 3-4, unfinished
ORDER OF FINISH
Singles: 4, 3, 5, 6
Doubles: 2, 1
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