Success In Singles

Nov. 5, 2004

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's tennis team finished Day One at the Indiana Invitational on Friday. Two days remain in the dual tournament in Bloomington.

In singles action, Purdue took on DePaul, winning four of seven matches. Freshman Brooke Beier won against sophomore Gergana Ganeva 6-4, 7-5. Freshman Stephanie Wooten lost against senior Marina Parashkevova 6-1, 4-6, 10-5. Sophomore Hala Sufi faced freshman Beatrix Csordas and won 6-4, 6-0. Junior Brittany Minna lost to freshman Anja Mihaldinec 7-5, 6-2, along with Senior Amy Walgenbach against sophomore Petra Rehusova 6-7, 6-1, 10-7. Seniors Lara Burgarello and Shawna Zuccarini both had wins today. Burgarello won against freshman Bojana Murisic 6-2, 7-5, while Zuccarini beat junior Brenda Leung 7-5, 6-0.

Purdue then faced the Hoosiers in doubles. Zuccarini and Beier lost to Brianna Williams and Laura McGaffigan 8-3. Wooten and Sufi were defeated by Dora Vastag and Dominika Walterova 8-4. Burgarello and Minna were also defeated by Cecile Perton and Kara Zeder 8-4.

Saturday the Boilermakers return to the courts to take on Notre Dame and DePaul in doubles and IU in singles.

Purdue First-Day Indiana Invitational Results

Hala Sufi (PU) def. Beatrix Csordas (DU) 6-4, 6-0 Shawna Zuccarini (PU) def. Brenda Leung (DU) 7-5, 6-0 Lara Burgarello (PU) def. Bojana Murisic (DU) 6-2, 7-5 Anja Mihaldinec (DU) def. Brittany Minna (PU) 7-5, 6-2 Marina Parashkevova (DU) def. Stephanie Wooten (PU) 6-1, 4-6, 10-5 Petra Rehusova (DU) def. Amy Walgenbach (PU) 6-7, 6-1, 10-7 Brooke Beier (PU) def. Gergana Ganeva (DU) 6-4, 7-5

Brianna Williams/Laura McGaffigan (IU) def. Shawna Zuccarini/Brooke Beier 8-3 Dora Vastag/Dominika Walterova (IU) def. Stephanie Wooten/Hala Sufi 8-4 Cecile Perton/Kara Zeder (IU) def. Lara Burgarello/Brittany Minna 8-4