April 23, 2006
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue put a nice finishing touch on its 2006 regular season Sunday, with a women's tennis victory over Minnesota in Minneapolis. The victory improved the 46th-ranked Boilermakers to 12-9 overall and 6-4 in the Big Ten, while the Golden Gophers dropped to 5-17 and 2-8.
Purdue scored first by winning two of three doubles matches to secure the first point of the day. Senior Brittany Minna and freshman Anna Dzeva teamed for an 8-1 win over Shelby Rohrer and Megan Steiger at No. 3 singles. Sophomore Stephanie Wooten and freshman Randi Schuler clinched the point with an 8-2 victory over Danielle Mousseau and Mariana Spilca at No. 2.
The Boilermakers cruised in singles, winning all six matches; five of the six victories came in straight sets. First off the court was 98th-ranked freshman Mallory Voelker, who breezed past Mousseau by a 6-1, 6-0 score at No. 3. Schuler, ranked 95th, finished next with a 6-4, 6-1 defeat of Nischela Reddy at No. 1. Dzeva clinched the team victory with a 6-1, 6-3 win against Jane Anderson at No. 5.
Adding points for Purdue were Wooten at No. 4, Minna at No. 6, and sophomore Brooke Beier at No. 2.
The 7-0 win was Purdue's third of the year and second against a Big Ten team this spring (also Wisconsin).
Purdue will own the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Championships next weekend. The Boilermakers will receive a first-round bye before meeting fourth-seeded Indiana in a Friday quarterfinal in Champaign, Ill.
#46 Purdue 7, Minnesota 0
Singles
1. #95 Randi Schuler (P) def. Nischela Reddy (M) 6-4, 6-1
2. Brooke Beier (P) def. Ida Malmberg (M) 7-6, 5-7, 1-0 (10-3)
3. #98 Mallory Voelker (P) def. Danielle Mousseau (M) 6-1, 6-0
4. Stephanie Wooten (P) def. Mariana Spilca (M) 6-1, 6-2
5. Anna Dzeva (P) def. Jane Anderson (M) 6-0, 6-4 *
6. Brittany Minna (P) def. Megan Steiger (M) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. Reddy/Malmberg (M) def. Beier/Voelker (P) 8-6
2. Wooten/Schuler (P) def. Mousseau/Spilca (M) 8-2
3. Minna/Dzeva (P) def. Shelby Rohrer/Steiger (M) 8-1
Order of singles finish: 3,1,5,4,6,2
Order of doubles finish: 3,2,1
* Denotes match-clinching victory.
Purdue: 12-9 (6-4 Big Ten)
Minnesota: 5-17 (2-8 Big Ten)
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