June Stewart Invitational Ends with Singles Wins

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The June Stewart Invitational has come to a close for the Purdue women’s tennis team.

The first two days of the invitational, the Boilermakers found their rhythm in doubles, but singles got to have their moment on the final day.

Of the eight singles matches the Boilers played in, six ended in Purdue wins. Sophomore Juana Larranaga continued her singles success from previous days to close out her match 6-4, 6-2. Freshmen Antonia Pareja and Ashlie Wilson also had big wins at 6-0, 6-1 and 6-3, 6-1 respectively.

Junior Rut Galindo fought through a tiebreaker to win her first set 7-6 (7-3) and followed it up with a 6-3 win in the second set to seal another match for Purdue.

June Stewart Invitational

Singles

Liz Norman (PUR) def. Megan Heuser (ILL) 6-3, 6-0

Josie Frazier (ILL) def. Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) 6-4, 6-3

Kida Ferrari (ILL) def. Kennedy Gibbs (PUR) 6-1, 6-1

Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) def. Kasia Treiber (ILL) 4-2

Rut Galindo (PUR) def. Emily Casati (ILL) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3

Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Sana Garakani (MTSU) 6-4, 6-2

Antonia Pareja (PUR) def. Cara Szilasi (MTSU) 6-0, 6-1

Ashlie Wilson (PUR) def. Karen Yibirin (MTSU) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles

Celia-Belle Mohr (VAN) /Marcella Cruz (VAN) def. Kennedy Gibbs (PUR) /Liz Norman (PUR) 6-2

Bridget Stammel (VAN) /Sonya Macavei (VAN) def. Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) /Tara Katarina Milic 7-5

Holly Staff (VAN) /Dasha Kourkina (VAN) def. Rut Galindo (PUR) /Antonia Pareja (PUR) 7-5

Rutuja Chaphalkar (MTSU) /Sana Garakani (MTSU) def. Juana Larranaga (PUR) /Ashlie Wilson (PUR) 6-2