WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's tennis team is set to open its 2024-25 campaign with the Kitty Harrison Invitational at North Carolina this weekend.
The Boilermakers head to Chapel Hill, N.C., for a hidden dual event featuring North Carolina, Duke. Virginia, Old Dominion, Florida, Charlotte and Penn State.
Matches are planned to be live streamed with live stats.
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Purdue is slated to open with a 1:30 p.m. set of matches against Virginia on Friday. The Boilermakers will face North Carolina at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, before closing the weekend against Penn State on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Additional matches will be added throughout the weekend.
Head coach Laura Glitz enters her 18th campaign at the helm of the Boilermakers, amassing 199 victories at Purdue during that time. Alongside assistant coach and one of the best players in program history Daniela Vidal, Glitz put together a roster of experienced veterans, including All-Big Ten selection Carmen Gallardo Guevara, and energetic newcomers. Purdue finished last season ranked in the final ITA poll for the ninth time and second consecutive year in Glitz's tenure.
The tournament is held in honor of Kitty Harrison, the longtime head coach of the Carolina women's tennis team from 1976 to 1998. Eight of Harrison's 22 teams were ranked among the top 25 nationally and, under her direction, Carolina won four ACC championships in a row from 1977 to 1980 and finished as the league runner-up four other times.