WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's tennis squad (6-1) secured its fourth consecutive victory with a 4-2 victory over Tulsa (8-3) in the non-conference season finale.
Milic and Guevara were tied with the No. 18 doubles pair in the country (Maria Berlanga Bandera / Lily Hutchings), 4-4 and were up, 15-love in the next game. The Boilermakers were making a comeback after an early 0-2 deficit, but were unable to complete the match after Purdue's No. 2 and No. 3 doubles parings fell.
Freshman Ece Gencer was the first to finish in singles, evening the match, 1-1 following a pair of 6-2 victories at the No. 5 position. Purdue took the lead with No. 6 singles Tara Katarina Milic's 6-4, 6-2 win. However, after Tulsa tied the dual after a win at the No. 2 position, Purdue's Carmen Gallardo Guevara earned the team's go-ahead point with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win.
Playing to clinch with Juana Larranaga and Ida Clement still in play, Larranaga sealed Purdue's victory behind a 7-5 Set 1 tiebreak victory and 6-4 win. Clement's 6-2, 3-6, 4-4 match went unfinished. Larranaga's match-clinching win marked the second match this season she's produced the winner (last: Purdue's 4-3 victory vs. Xavier on 1/31).
The victory marked the end of non-conference action. The Boilermakers will host the Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten-opener next Sunday, February 23 at 11 a.m. ET.
Singles
Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) def. Maria Berlanga Bandera (TUL): 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Lily Hutchings (TUL) def. Fatima Gutierrez (PUR): 6-1, 6-3
Ida Clement (PUR) vs. Mariana Manyoma Velasques (TUL): 6-2, 3-6, 4-4 (Unfinished)
Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Tayla Wilmot (TUL): 7-5, 6-4
Ece Gencer (PUR) def. Erin McKenzie (TUL): 6-2, 6-2
Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) def. Ana Naranjo Martinez (TUL): 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
Tara Katarina Milic / Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) vs. Maria Berlanga Bandera / Lily Hutchings (TUL): 4-4 (Unfinished)
Ana Naranjo Martinez / Mariana Manyoma Velasquez (TUL) def. Fatima Gutierrez / Ece Gencer (PUR): 6-1
Taya Wilmot / Isabella Basson (TUL) def. Ashlie Wilson / Ida Clement (PUR): 6-1
Order of Finish:
Singles: 5, 6, 2, 1, 4
Doubles: 2, 3
Milic and Guevara were tied with the No. 18 doubles pair in the country (Maria Berlanga Bandera / Lily Hutchings), 4-4 and were up, 15-love in the next game. The Boilermakers were making a comeback after an early 0-2 deficit, but were unable to complete the match after Purdue's No. 2 and No. 3 doubles parings fell.
Freshman Ece Gencer was the first to finish in singles, evening the match, 1-1 following a pair of 6-2 victories at the No. 5 position. Purdue took the lead with No. 6 singles Tara Katarina Milic's 6-4, 6-2 win. However, after Tulsa tied the dual after a win at the No. 2 position, Purdue's Carmen Gallardo Guevara earned the team's go-ahead point with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win.
Playing to clinch with Juana Larranaga and Ida Clement still in play, Larranaga sealed Purdue's victory behind a 7-5 Set 1 tiebreak victory and 6-4 win. Clement's 6-2, 3-6, 4-4 match went unfinished. Larranaga's match-clinching win marked the second match this season she's produced the winner (last: Purdue's 4-3 victory vs. Xavier on 1/31).
The victory marked the end of non-conference action. The Boilermakers will host the Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten-opener next Sunday, February 23 at 11 a.m. ET.
Singles
Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) def. Maria Berlanga Bandera (TUL): 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Lily Hutchings (TUL) def. Fatima Gutierrez (PUR): 6-1, 6-3
Ida Clement (PUR) vs. Mariana Manyoma Velasques (TUL): 6-2, 3-6, 4-4 (Unfinished)
Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Tayla Wilmot (TUL): 7-5, 6-4
Ece Gencer (PUR) def. Erin McKenzie (TUL): 6-2, 6-2
Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) def. Ana Naranjo Martinez (TUL): 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
Tara Katarina Milic / Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) vs. Maria Berlanga Bandera / Lily Hutchings (TUL): 4-4 (Unfinished)
Ana Naranjo Martinez / Mariana Manyoma Velasquez (TUL) def. Fatima Gutierrez / Ece Gencer (PUR): 6-1
Taya Wilmot / Isabella Basson (TUL) def. Ashlie Wilson / Ida Clement (PUR): 6-1
Order of Finish:
Singles: 5, 6, 2, 1, 4
Doubles: 2, 3