COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Purdue women's tennis team dropped its final match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Sunday afternoon on the campus of South Carolina. The Boilermakers fell 4-1 to Big Ten Conference foe Wisconsin.
Purdue started strong in doubles play. Ena Babic and Alex Sabe cruised to a 6-2 win at No. 1 against Charmaine Seah and Christina Zordani. Nikol Dobrilova and Seira Shimizu gave the Boilermakers an early 1-0 lead with a 6-4 decision at No. 1 against Anna Makarova and Ava Markham.
In singles play, the Boilermakers struggled to maintain the momentum with losses at No. 5, 4 and 1 in straight sets. Dobrilova forced a third set at No. 2, but she fell 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 to Xinyu Cai. Alex Sabe had forced a third set and Zala Dovnik was on her way to a third frame when play was halted.
The Boilermakers will travel out to Seattle next Saturday to face Washington at 4 p.m. (ET).
PURDUE (3-2) 1, WISCONSIN (1-1) 4
SINGLES
1. Antonela Stoica (WIS) def. Ena Babic (PUR) 6-2, 6-4
2. Xinyu Cai (WIS) def. Nikol Dobrilova (PUR) 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
3. Anna Makarova (WIS) vs. Alex Sabe (PUR) 5-7, 6-3, 1-2, unfinished
4. Ava Markham (WIS) def. Seira Shimizu (PUR) 6-2, 6-1
5. Charmaine Seah (WIS) def. Csilla Fodor (PUR) 6-2, 6-2
6. Melissa Pick (WIS) vs. Zola Dovnik (PUR) 7-5, 3-6, unfinished
DOUBLES
1. Nikol Dobrilova/Seria Shimizu (PUR) def. Anna Makarova/Ava Markham (WIS) – 6-4
2. Zala Dovnik/Nathalia Wolf Gasparin (PUR) vs. Xinyu Cai/Melissa Pick (WIS) – 5-4
3. Ena Babic/Alex Sabe (PUR) def. Charmain Seah/Christina Zordani (WIS) – 6-2
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