LINCOLN, Neb. - Purdue women's tennis faced a tough task matching up with No. 17 Michigan in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. Undefeated in conference play, the No. 1-seeded Wolverines defeated the Boilermakers 4-0.
Caitlin Calkins and Seira Shimizu lead their doubles match over Anca Craciun and Giulia Pairone 5-4 before ending unfinished.
With four of Michigan's six singles players ranked No. 82 or higher, the Boilermakers fought to stay in the match.
At the No. 1 spot, No. 33 Silvia Ambrosio led in the second set before falling to No. 3 Kate Fahey 6-4, 6-4.
Ena Babic took her match into the third set with her 6-3 second-set victory over Pairone, before ending unfinished 2-6, 6-3, 0-2.
Zala Dovnik pushed her first-set loss to 7-5 and led the second set 4-3 before her match ended unfinished.
The Boilermakers round out the season 11-13 overall, including 5-6 in the Big TEn.
The NCAA Women's Division I Team Selection Show will be Monday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the Individual Selection Show the following day at 6 p.m. ET.
Caitlin Calkins and Seira Shimizu lead their doubles match over Anca Craciun and Giulia Pairone 5-4 before ending unfinished.
With four of Michigan's six singles players ranked No. 82 or higher, the Boilermakers fought to stay in the match.
At the No. 1 spot, No. 33 Silvia Ambrosio led in the second set before falling to No. 3 Kate Fahey 6-4, 6-4.
Ena Babic took her match into the third set with her 6-3 second-set victory over Pairone, before ending unfinished 2-6, 6-3, 0-2.
Zala Dovnik pushed her first-set loss to 7-5 and led the second set 4-3 before her match ended unfinished.
The Boilermakers round out the season 11-13 overall, including 5-6 in the Big TEn.
The NCAA Women's Division I Team Selection Show will be Monday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the Individual Selection Show the following day at 6 p.m. ET.