WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In the Sunday matinee at Schwartz Tennis Center, the Purdue women's tennis team (9-3, 2-2 Big Ten) shut down Maryland's (9-7, 2-2 Big Ten) attempted comeback, 4-2. With the win, Purdue remains undefeated at home with a perfect 9-0 record this season.
With Maryland knocking on the door of an upset, senior Juana Larrañaga clinched the match for the Boilermakers. As one of two courts remaining, the senior took Set 1 6-2. In Set 2, she fought back in Set 2 to even it, 6-6 and finally in the tiebreak sealed it, 7-6 (5). It was the third time this season the Tandil, Argentina native secured the team's win under the wire.
In doubles, the Boilermaker duo of Fatima Gutierrez and Kathryn Wilson made quick work of the Terps with a 6-3 win, however a tight battle at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions led to a tiebreak on both courts with the No. 1 duo of Carmen Gallardo Guevara and Tara Katarina Milic finishing first with a 7-6 (3) victory to secure the team point.
Later this week, the squad will travel for a pair of matches in the pacific northwest. First, Purdue will take on No. 19 Washington in Seattle on Friday at 4 p.m. ET before heading to Oregon for a Sunday afternoon showdown in Eugene.
Doubles
Carmen Gallardo Guevara / Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) def. Kallista Liu / Ema Kovacevic (UMD): 7-6 (3)
Fatima Gutierrez / Kathryn Wilson (PUR) def. Danielle Hack / Diya Challa (UMD): 6-3
Ashlie Wilson / Ida Clement (PUR) vs. Tamari Gagoshidze / Oliwia Orlinska (UMD): 6-6 (5-6) Unfinished
Singles
Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) def. Kallista Liu (UMD): 6-4, 6-3
Ida Clement (PUR) vs. Ema Kovacevic (UMD): 7-5, 3-6, 2-4 (Unfinished)
Danielle Hack (UMD) def. Fatima Gutierrez (PUR): 7-5, 6-4
Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Oliwia Orlinska (UMD): 6-2, 7-6 (5)
Ece Gencer (PUR) def. Tamari Gagoshidze (UMD): 6-2, 7-5
Diya Challa (UMD) def. Kathryn Wilson (PUR): 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish
Doubles: 2, 1
Singles: 5, 1, 3, 6, 4
With Maryland knocking on the door of an upset, senior Juana Larrañaga clinched the match for the Boilermakers. As one of two courts remaining, the senior took Set 1 6-2. In Set 2, she fought back in Set 2 to even it, 6-6 and finally in the tiebreak sealed it, 7-6 (5). It was the third time this season the Tandil, Argentina native secured the team's win under the wire.
In doubles, the Boilermaker duo of Fatima Gutierrez and Kathryn Wilson made quick work of the Terps with a 6-3 win, however a tight battle at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions led to a tiebreak on both courts with the No. 1 duo of Carmen Gallardo Guevara and Tara Katarina Milic finishing first with a 7-6 (3) victory to secure the team point.
Later this week, the squad will travel for a pair of matches in the pacific northwest. First, Purdue will take on No. 19 Washington in Seattle on Friday at 4 p.m. ET before heading to Oregon for a Sunday afternoon showdown in Eugene.
Doubles
Carmen Gallardo Guevara / Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) def. Kallista Liu / Ema Kovacevic (UMD): 7-6 (3)
Fatima Gutierrez / Kathryn Wilson (PUR) def. Danielle Hack / Diya Challa (UMD): 6-3
Ashlie Wilson / Ida Clement (PUR) vs. Tamari Gagoshidze / Oliwia Orlinska (UMD): 6-6 (5-6) Unfinished
Singles
Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) def. Kallista Liu (UMD): 6-4, 6-3
Ida Clement (PUR) vs. Ema Kovacevic (UMD): 7-5, 3-6, 2-4 (Unfinished)
Danielle Hack (UMD) def. Fatima Gutierrez (PUR): 7-5, 6-4
Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Oliwia Orlinska (UMD): 6-2, 7-6 (5)
Ece Gencer (PUR) def. Tamari Gagoshidze (UMD): 6-2, 7-5
Diya Challa (UMD) def. Kathryn Wilson (PUR): 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish
Doubles: 2, 1
Singles: 5, 1, 3, 6, 4