Jan. 29, 2006
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The 42nd-ranked Purdue women's tennis team suffered a 5-2 loss at No. 19 Tennessee on Sunday. The loss dropped the Boilermakers to 0-2, while the Lady Vols evened their record at 2-2 with the home win.
Tennessee took the first point of the match by winning two of the doubles contests. In singles, the Lady Vols recorded wins at No. 2, No. 1 and No. 4 to clinch the overall victory. The next two matches to come off the court were wins for Purdue - at No. 6 by Brittany Minna and No. 3 by Brooke Beier - but the match already had been decided.
Purdue, which suffered a season-opening loss at No. 24 Wake Forest on Friday, will try for its first win of the season Saturday, when it plays host to DePaul and Miami (Ohio) in a doubleheader. The first match will start at 1 p.m., while the second will get under way at 6:30 p.m. Both contests will be played at the Lafayette Sports Center.
#19 Tennessee 5, #42 Purdue 2
Singles
1. Victoria Jones (T) def. #29 Hala Sufi (P) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
2. Blakeley Griffith (T) def. #54 Randi Schuler (P) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
3. Brooke Beier (P) def. Melissa Schaub (T) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
4. Ghizela Schutte (T) def. Mallory Voelker (P) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 *
5. Stephanie Harris (T) def. Anna Dzeva (P) 6-2, 6-2
6. Brittany Minna (P) def. Samantha Orlin (T) 1-1, retired
Doubles
1. Sufi/Voelker (P) def. Schaub/Schutte (T) 8-3
2. Griffith/Jones (T) def. Beier/Schuler (P) 8-1
3. Orlin/Harris (T) def. Minna/Dzeva (P) 8-2
Order of singles finish: 2, 1, 4, 6, 3, 5
Order of doubles finish: 3, 1, 2
* Denotes match-clinching victory.
Purdue: 0-2
Tennessee: 2-2
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