March 20, 1999
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The 47th-ranked Purdue women's tennis team lost a difficult match by a final score of 7-2, to the 27th-ranked San Diego State Aztecs on March 19. The loss drops the Boilers to 4-8 on the season.
The Boilermakers opened the match with a win at the No. 1 position. Junior co-captain Jennifer Embry improved to 8-1 with a win over the Aztecs' Maggie Cole. The 59th-ranked Embry defeated Cole in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3. The Boilers also had success at the no. 2 position in doubles action. The duo of junior Shannon Taheny and sophomore Erika Quebe defeated Wells and Papi of SDSU, 8-6.
While the Boilers posted wins at the No. 1 position in singles play and the No. 2 position in doubles, they struggled in other spots. The Aztecs' Sarah Donovan, ranked 100th in the country, defeated Quebe at the No. 2 singles position (6-4, 6-2), while the 38th-ranked doubles team of Cole and Donovan defeated Purdue's Embry and freshman Missy Wright, 8-5. Junior co-captain Shannon Taheny and senior Laura Avgerinos both battled back against SDSU, each winning a set of their respective matches, before eventually falling to their opponent.
After beginning the season with an impressive 3-0 record, the Boilermakers have lost their last four matches, all coming against nationally ranked teams. Purdue opened a road trip to the West Coast that began with No. 12 Pepperdine, followed by No. 21 Fresno State and the fourth-ranked University of California, and finally the No. 27 Aztecs of San Diego State. The Boilers will now return to West Lafayette for a home match with the unranked Nittany Lions of Penn State, on March 27.
San Diego State 7, Purdue 2
SINGLES
1. Jennifer Embry (PU) def. Maggie Cole (SDSU) 7-5, 6-32. Sarah Donovan (SDSU) def. Erika Quebe (PU) 6-4, 6-23. Dorota Wozniak (SDSU) def. Shannon Taheny (PU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-34. Whitney Wells (SDSU) def. Missy Wright (PU) 6-3, 6-45. Laura Aguero (SDSU) def. Lisa Walgenbach (PU) 6-3, 6-36. Julie Chidley (SDSU) def Laura Avgerinos (PU) 6-1, 1-6, 6-1
DOUBLES
1. Cole/Donovan (SDSU) def. Embry/Wright (PU) 8-52. Taheny/Quebe (PU) def. Wells/Papi (SDSU) 8-63. Aguero/Wozniak (SDSU) def. Avgerinos/Walgenbach (PU) 8-4