WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Michigan State women’s tennis concluded its Big Ten regular season road slate, falling to No. 47 Purdue, 4-2, at the Schwartz Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon. The loss drops MSU to 8-12 (1-8 Big Ten) while Purdue moves to 13-6 (4-4 Big Ten) this spring.
The Spartans came out swinging in the doubles portion as the duo of Dagmar Zdrubecka and Juliette Nask earned their second win of the season as a pair, dispatching Purdue’s Juana Larranaga and Kennedy Gibbs 6-2 to give MSU an early advantage. Purdue, however, would strike back with a win at No. 2 doubles as Csilla Fodor and Carmen Gallardo Guevara took down MSU’s pairing of Marley Lambert and Liisa Vehvilainen, 6-4. The Boilermakers would ultimately take the doubles point as Spartans Nicole Conard and Issey Purser could not hold off Purdue’s Liz Norman and Tara Katarina Milic, falling 7-5 as Purdue claimed the first point of the dual.
The singles portion started off with a bang as both squads would trade victories at the No. 6 and No. 5 singles positions. In a tough bout at No. 6 singles, Spartan Tia Mukherkjee fell to Purdue’s Larranaga, 3-6, 1-6, while at No. 5 singles, MSU’s Zdrubecka would put the Spartans on the board with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Purdue’s Milic for her second singles win of the season.
Purdue would move closer to victory with a win at No. 2 singles as MSU’s Lambert fell to Fodor 2-6, 3-6 as Purdue opened up a 3-1 lead. At No. 4 singles, MSU’s Nask earned her second-straight win, defeating Purdue’s Gibbs 6-4, 6-1 to bring the Spartans within striking distance. However, the Boilermakers would quell any comeback attempt at No. 3 singles as Guevara defeated MSU’s Purser in three sets, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, giving Purdue the 4-2 win. At No. 1 singles, MSU’s Vehvilainen was tangled with Purdue’s Norman in a match that went unfinished after completing the second set.
UP NEXT
The Spartans are back in action to conclude the Big Ten regular seasonnext weekend, hosting Ohio State on Friday, April 14 before taking on Penn State on Sunday, April 16 for Senior Day. First serve against the Buckeyes is slated for 5 p.m, while Sunday’s home finale is scheduled for 11 a.m.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
1. Liz Norman/Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) def. Nicole Conard/Issey Purser (MSU) 7-5
2. Csilla Fodor/Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) def. Marley…
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