Friday, March 1
East Brunswick, N.J.
12:00 PM
Rutgers
3
vs
4
Purdue
Photo by: Emily Lanzante
Tennis Edged by Purdue
Mar 01 | Women's Tennis
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. ā No. 68 Rutgers women's tennis (7-3, 0-1 B1G) narrowly fell to No. 56 Purdue (7-3, 1-0 B1G), 4-3, on Friday afternoon at East Brunswick Racquet Club.
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The Scarlet Knights claimed the doubles point and Yana Gurevich earned her first B1G singles victory in the loss.
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Doubles
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Purdue started doubles play forfeiting court No. 3, but earning a 6-2 win on the first court to level the round.
With the point coming down to the second court,Ā Minchae Kim and Mai Nguyen won four-straight games to clinch doubles with a 6-2 victory.
Singles
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Rutgers upped its lead to 2-0 after Purdue forfeited the sixth court at the start of singles play.
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Gurevich put the Scarlet Knights out to a 3-0 lead with her first Big Ten victory over the Boilermakers' Kennedy Gibbs, 6-4, 7-6(3).
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Purdue fought, however, picking up four-straight singles wins to come back and clinch the dual.
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Results
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Doubles
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Singles
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Knights Notes
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Rutgers returns to its home court on Sunday, March 3 to host Army. The match will celebrate the second Community Day of the season. Fans in attendance will receive Rutgers Tennis stress balls and pizza (while supplies last). A raffle will also be held for fans to enter for the chance to win free gear.
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The Scarlet Knights claimed the doubles point and Yana Gurevich earned her first B1G singles victory in the loss.
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Doubles
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Purdue started doubles play forfeiting court No. 3, but earning a 6-2 win on the first court to level the round.
With the point coming down to the second court,Ā Minchae Kim and Mai Nguyen won four-straight games to clinch doubles with a 6-2 victory.
Singles
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Rutgers upped its lead to 2-0 after Purdue forfeited the sixth court at the start of singles play.
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Gurevich put the Scarlet Knights out to a 3-0 lead with her first Big Ten victory over the Boilermakers' Kennedy Gibbs, 6-4, 7-6(3).
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Purdue fought, however, picking up four-straight singles wins to come back and clinch the dual.
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Results
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Doubles
- Carmen Gallardo Guevara/Tara Katarina Milic (PURDUE) def. Tara Chilton/Yana Gurevich (RU) 6-2
- Minchae Kim/Mai Nguyen (RU) def. Kennedy Gibbs/Ashlie Wilson (PURDUE) 6-2
- Arina Valitova/Naomi Karki (RU) def. No player/No player (PURDUE) by default
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Singles
- Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PURDUE) def. Tara Chilton (RU) 7-5, 7-6(8)
- Yana Gurevich (RU) def. Kennedy Gibbs (PURDUE) 6-4, 7-6(3)
- Juana Larranaga (PURDUE) def. Jackeline Lopez (RU) 6-2, 6-4
- Tara Katarina Milic (PURDUE) def. Amira Badawi (RU) 6-4, 7-6(7)
- Ashlie Wilson (PURDUE) def. Mai Nguyen (RU) 7-6(3), 6-4
- Minchae Kim (RU) def. No player (PURDUE) by default
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Knights Notes
- Gurevich's singles win ties the graduate student with Nguyen and Kim for a team-high six victories.
- With their victory, Nguyen and Kim moved to 4-3 as a duo in dual competitions.
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Rutgers returns to its home court on Sunday, March 3 to host Army. The match will celebrate the second Community Day of the season. Fans in attendance will receive Rutgers Tennis stress balls and pizza (while supplies last). A raffle will also be held for fans to enter for the chance to win free gear.
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Follow Along
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Follow Rutgers women's tennis on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
77
56
#2 Singles Match
12
46
67
#3 Singles Match
12
66
24
#4 Singles Match
12
67
46
#5 Singles Match
12
76
64
#6 Singles Match
1
0
WD
Order of Finish:
2,5,4,1,3
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