Jan. 16, 2011
FORT MYERS, Fla.- The Purdue women's tennis team netted their way through the second day of the FGCU-Hilton Garden Inn Invitational on Sunday in which all three doubles duos claimed wins to advance to a flight final.
Top Boilermaker doubles team, No. 13 junior Jenny Rabot and freshman Mara Schmidt, faced Irina Paraschiv and Barbora Vykydalov of North Texas and defeated the Mean Greens 8-5. The pair move onto the Flight 1 final against 15th-ranked team from Illinois, Allison Falkin and Rachel White.
In the third flight, sophomore Gisella Pere and junior Anna Dushkina defeated Akron's Anna Baronayte and Natasha Kuvakina 8-3. They take on Carla Venticinque and Satjaporn Mahajaoenkul of Wichita State in the back draw final on Monday.
Also advancing to a back draw final is No. 68 Imogen Golder and Bhavani Tirumurti who breezed past Stetson's Jen Miller and Susana Aguirre 8-2. They face Kaysara Mandry and Sonia Bokhari (Louisville) in the next round.
Rabot rounded out her day with another win in singles over Zara Harutyunyan (Akron) 6-3, 6-4, which moves her into the top flight back draw final. Also collecting singles wins was Dushkina who moved past Martina Rubesova of Northwestern State 6-4, 6-3 and advances to the final of the Flight 4 draw to face Amy Allin of Illinois. Also in her own flight's final is Imogen Golder who outlasted Melissa Narzissenfeld (FGCU) 7-5, 6-2. She sees Marisa Lambropoulos (Illinois) on Monday.
Kay Kay Magi fights for her flight's back draw final after over-powering Jeremie Benjamin (Akron) 7-5, 4-6, (10-8); she meets Bibiana Almeida (FGCU) in the final. Gisella Pere plays for third place in her flight against Sierra Sullivan from Stetson as does Schmidt who meets Carolina de los Santos (Stetson).
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FGCU-Hilton Garden Inn Invitational - Agate
Jan. 16, 2011
Fort Myers, Fla. - FGCU Tennis Complex
Flight 1 - Doubles
No. 13 Jennifer Rabot/Mara Schmidt (Purdue) def. Irina Paraschiv/Barbora Vykydalov (NT) 8-5
Flight 3 - Doubles
Gisella Pere/Anna Dushkina (Purdue) def. Anna Baronayte/Natasha Kuvakina (Akron) 8-3
Flight 4 - Doubles
No. 68 Imogen Golder/Bhavani Tirumurti (Purdue) def. Jen Miller/Susana Aguirre (SU) 8-2
Flight 1 - Singles
Jennifer Rabot (Purdue) def. Zara Harutyuntan (Akron) 6-3, 6-4
Flight 2 - Singles
Angelina Jogasuria (Akron) def. Mara Schmidt (Purdue) 6-2, 2-6 (10-7)
Flight 3 - Singles
Becca Shine (Louisville) def. Bhavani Tirumurti (Purdue) 6-3, 6-7 (5), (10-5)
Flight 4 - Singles
Anna Dushkina (Purdue) def. Martina Rubesova (NWS) 6-4, 6-3
Flight 6 - Singles
Allison Falkin (Illinois) def. Gisella Pere (Purdue) 6-1, 6-0
Flight 7 - Singles
Imogen Golder (Purdue) def. Melissa Narzissenfeld (FGCU) 7-5, 6-2
Flight 8 - Singles
Kay Kay Magi (Purdue) def. Jeremie Benjamin (Akron) 7-5, 4-6, (10-8)
Monday, January 17 - Schedule of Play
Flight 1 - Doubles - Final
No. 13 Jennifer Rabot/Mara Schmidt (Purdue) vs. No. 15 Allison Falkin/Rachel White (Illinois)
Flight 3 - Doubles - Back Draw Final
Gisella Pere/Anna Dushkina (Purdue) vs. Carla Venticinque/Satjaporn Mahajaoenkul (WSU)
Flight 4 - Doubles - Back Draw Final
No. 68 Imogen Golder/Bhavani Tirumurti (Purdue) vs. Kaysara Mandry/Sonia Bokhari (Louisville)
Flight 1 - Singles - Back Draw Final
Jennifer Rabot (Purdue) vs. No. 24 Irene Rehberger (USF)
Flight 2 - Singles - Third Place
Mara Schmidt (Purdue) vs. Carolina de los Santos (SU)
Flight 3 - Singles
Bhavani Tirumurti (Purdue) vs. Danielle Day (UNF)
Flight 4 - Singles - Final
Anna Dushkina (Purdue) vs. Amy Allin (Illinois)
Flight 6 - Singles - Third Place
Gisella Pere (Purdue) vs. Sierra Sullivan (SU)
Flight 7 - Singles - Final
Imogen Golder (Purdue) vs. Marisa Lambropoulos (Illinois)
Flight 8 - Singles - Back Draw Final
Kay Kay Magi (Purdue) vs. Bibiana Almeida (FGCU)