Friday, March 1
East Brunswick, N.J.
12:00 PM
Rutgers University
3
vs
4
Purdue
Photo by: Emily Lanzante
Tennis Edged by Purdue
Mar 01 | Women's Tennis
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — 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.
The Scarlet Knights claimed the doubles point and Yana Gurevich earned her first B1G singles victory in the loss.
Doubles
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, Minchae Kim and Mai Nguyen won four-straight games to clinch doubles with a 6-2 victory.
Singles
Rutgers upped its lead to 2-0 after Purdue forfeited the sixth court at the start of singles play.
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).
Purdue fought, however, picking up four-straight singles wins to come back and clinch the dual.
Gallery: (3-1-2024) Tennis vs. Purdue
Results
Doubles
Singles
Knights Notes
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.
Doubles
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, Minchae Kim and Mai Nguyen won four-straight games to clinch doubles with a 6-2 victory.
Singles
Rutgers upped its lead to 2-0 after Purdue forfeited the sixth court at the start of singles play.
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).
Purdue fought, however, picking up four-straight singles wins to come back and clinch the dual.
Results
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
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
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.
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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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Carmen Gallardo Guev / 0 [PURDUE]
77
56
#2 Singles Match
12
Kennedy Gibbs / 0 [PURDUE]
46
67
#3 Singles Match
12
Juana Larranga / 0 [PURDUE]
66
24
#4 Singles Match
12
Tara Katrina Milic / 0 [PURDUE]
67
46
#5 Singles Match
12
Ashlie Wilson / 0 [PURDUE]
76
64
#6 Singles Match
1
No player / 0 [PURDUE]
0
WD
Order of Finish:
2,5,4,1,3
Players Mentioned
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