Jan. 15, 2011
FORT MYERS, Fla. - After the first day of competition at the FGCU-Hilton Garden Inn Invitational, the Boilermakers have compiled five wins including four on the singles court.
Junior Jenny Rabot and freshman Mara Schmidt, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's 13th ranked doubles pair in the nation, claimed victory in a close match over South Florida's Loreto Alonso and Jannette Bejlkova 9-8 (8-6). The duo faces Irina Paraschiv and Barbora Vykydalov (North Texas) in the second round of the top flight.
Schmidt rounded out the day with another win against South Florida's Ecaterina Vasenina 6-3, 6-4 in her spring debut. She will have a chance at redemption over Akron's Angelina Jogasuria in the next round, who she faced at the Purdue Invitational this fall and fell to 6-2, 6-4. Rabot will also meet an Akron foe, Zara Harutyunyan, who she defeated 7-6 (7-1), 6-2 also at the home tournament in November.
The win streak of fall-undefeated and No. 68 touted team of senior Bhavani Tirumurti and sophomore Imogen Golder came to an end after a tight match with Danielle Day and Simona Weymar from North Florida at 8-4.
Junior Anna Dushkina defeated Stetson's Shannon Gunning 6-0 in the first set and followed it up with a 7-5 second set closer. Sophomores Gisella Pere and Golder also claimed singles victories over Amy Joubert (North Texas) 6-3, 6-2 and Kate Parker (South Florida) 6-1, 6-2, respectively.
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FGCU-Hilton Garden Inn Invitational - Agate
Jan. 15, 2011
Fort Myers, Fla. - FGCU Tennis Complex
Flight 1 - Doubles
No. 13 Jennifer Rabot/Mara Schmidt (Purdue) def. Loreto Alonso/Jannette Bejlkova (USF) 9-8 (8-6)
Flight 3 - Doubles
Amy Joubert/Paula Dinuta (NT) def. Gisella Pere/Anna Dushkina (Purdue) 8-5
Flight 4 - Doubles
Danielle Day/Simona Weymar (UNF) def. No. 68 Imogen Golder/Bhavani Tirumurti (Purdue) 8-4
Flight 1 - Singles
Aline Berkenbrock (UNF) def. Jennifer Rabot (Purdue) 6-2, 6-7 (5), (10-6)
Flight 2 - Singles
Mara Schmidt (Purdue) def. Ecaterina Vasenina (USF) 6-3, 6-4
Flight 3 - Singles
Janette Bejlkova (USF) def. Bhavani Tirumurti (Purdue) 6-3, 4-6 (10-5)
Flight 4 - Singles
Anna Dushkina (Purdue) def. Shannon Gunning (SU) 6-0, 7-5
Flight 6 - Singles
Gisella Pere (Purdue) def. Amy Joubert (NT) 6-3, 6-2
Flight 7 - Singles
Imogen Golder (Purdue) def. Kate Parker (USF) 6-1, 6-2
Flight 8 - Singles
Jen Miller (SU) Def. Kay Kay Magi (Purdue) 6-3, 0-6 (10-4)
Sunday, January 16 - Schedule of Play
Flight 1 - Doubles
Jennifer Rabot/Mara Schmidt (Purdue) vs. Irina Paraschiv/Barbora Vykydalov (NT)
Flight 3 - Doubles
Gisella Pere/Anna Dushkina (Purdue) vs. Anna Baronayte/Natasha Kuvakina (Akron)
Flight 4 - Doubles
Imogen Golder/Bhavani Tirumurti (Purdue) vs. Jen Miller/Susana Aguirre (SU)
Flight 1 - Singles
Jennifer Rabot (Purdue) vs. Zara Harutyuntan (Akron)
Flight 2 - Singles
Mara Schmidt (Purdue) vs. Angelina Jogasuria (Akron)
Flight 3 - Singles
Bhavani Tirumurti (Purdue) vs. Becca Shine (Louisville)
Flight 4 - Singles
Anna Dushkina (Purdue) vs. Martina Rubesova (NWS)
Flight 6 - Singles
Gisella Pere (Purdue) vs. Allison Falkin (Illinois)
Flight 7 - Singles
Imogen Golder (Purdue) vs. Melissa Narzissenfeld (FGCU)
Flight 8 - Singles
Kay Kay Magi (Purdue) vs. Jeremie Benjamin (Akron)