Jan. 17, 2016
Eastern Michigan Results / IUPUI Results
#BoilerNotes
- The No. 3 doubles group of Natalia Davila/Claudia Escribens only gave up five games in three completed matches … they went 3-0 playing together.
- Ten of Purdue's 11 singles victories were claimed in straight sets … the Boilermakers held their opponents scoreless in eight sets.
- Three Boilermakers emerged from the four-dual match weekend unscathed in singles: Andjela Djokovic, Krisztina Kapitany, Natalia Davila and Marta Ruedas-Burgos.
- Purdue now leads the series with Eastern Michigan 9-6 … the Boilermakers hold a 5-2 edge when playing in West Lafayette.
- Purdue won the first-ever meeting with IUPUI … the Jaguars also became the 147th all-time opponent in program history … the 7-0 showing was the Boilermakers' first shutout since they blanked Rutgers on April 11, 2015 … Purdue surrendered just 13 games in singles to IUPUI.
- The Boilermakers used the same doubles and singles lineup in all four duals this weekend … they combined for a doubles record of 7-2 and a singles record of 20-5.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. ââ'¬" The 44th-ranked Purdue women's tennis team finished its four-dual match weekend with a pair of wins Sunday on the Basham Courts at the Schwartz Tennis Center. The first dual match saw the Boilermakers defeat Eastern Michigan 5-2. They then faced IUPUI for the first time in school history and blanked the Jaguars 7-0. Purdue closes out its opening weekend at 4-0.
"It was an overall group effort," Purdue head women's tennis coach Laura Glitz said. "I thought in general it was a good weekend, which is what I was looking for. One of the things we talked about is getting better each match and with this last match, we didn't let too many points slip."
In doubles action, the Boilermakers' duo of Natalia Davila and Claudia Escribens completed their undefeated weekend by beating Eastern Michigan's tandem of Anna Veleva and Renu Sharma 6-1. They held a 4-1 lead on Valeriia Lavrenchuk/Mariella Pessina of IUPUI, but the match was abandoned with the point clinched by Deborah Suarez and Krisztina Kapitany in the No. 1 spot.
Davila carried her success from doubles into singles action. Highlighting her undefeated weekend was a 6-0, 6-0 double-bagel against IUPUI's Mariella Pessina.
Davila wasn't the only with the hot racket as three of her teammates also recorded a 4-0 record for the weekend: Andjela Djokovic in the No. 2 spot, Krisztina Kapitany at No. 3 and Mara Ruedas-Burgos at No. 6.
Purdue will next compete in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend on Jan. 23 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The two-day event has the Boilermakers first taking on Texas at 3 p.m. ET, with the outcome dictating who and when they will play on Jan. 24.