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Boilers Come Up Just Short At No. 14 Clemson

Jan. 29, 2012

CLEMSON, S.C. - The No. 59 Purdue women's tennis team came up just short in the championship match at the ITA Kick Off Weekend match hosted by Clemson. The Boilermakers fell to No. 14 Clemson, 4-2.

Clemson (5-0) was able to earn the doubles point which would end up being huge for the Tigers. Gisella Pere and Imogen Golder gave Purdue a one match lead in doubles after they dominated Nelly Ciolkowski and Romy Kölzer at No. 2, 8-2. However, the No. 8 doubles team in the country of Josipa Bek and Keri Wong leveled the score with a victory at No. 1 over Jennifer Rabot and Mara Schmidt, 8-4. Clemson clinched the point with a win at No. 3, 8-6.

In singles, Purdue (1-1) evened the team score at one when Rabot knocked off Bek at the top spot, 6-3, 6-3. However, No. 65 Keri Wong gave the Tigers another lead with a win at No. 2 over Lynda Xepoleas, 6-4, 6-2. That lead was short lived, though, because Schmidt had a great come-from-behind win in straight sets. Schmidt trailed 3-0 in the first set to No. 67 Ciolkowski before roaring back to win, 7-5. She then cruised in the second set, 6-2.

The Tigers took the lead for good with a win at No. 4. Daniela Vidal was playing a great match against No. 58 Klara Vyskocilova and took a set lead with a 6-3 victory. However, Vyskocilova rallied back in the second with a 6-3 win of her own. In the third, the highest ranked Tiger pulled it out, 6-4.

Kölzer clinched the match for Clemson with a win at No. 5. She stepped onto the court and put together a 6-4, 6-1 win. Pere was leading for Purdue at No. 6 when the match was decided. The Purdue junior led, 7-5, 1-0.

The Boilermakers went 1-1 on the weekend with an upset victory over No. 46 Kansas State on Saturday for the loss to Clemson. Purdue will be back in action this weekend when it plays two matches in the state of Kentucky. On Saturday, the Boilermakers will play at the No. 72 University of Kentucky and on Sunday at the University of Louisville.

No. 14 Clemson (5-0) def. No. 59 Purdue (1-1), 4-2
January 29, 2012 - Clemson Indoor Tennis Center, Clemson, S.C.

ITA Kickoff- 2nd Round

Doubles:
1. #8 Bek/Wong (CU) def. Rabot/Schmidt (PUR) 8-4
2. Golder/Pere (PUR) def. Ciolkowski/Kölzer (CU) 8-2
3. Kochanova/Vyskocilova (CU) def. Vidal/Xepoleas (PUR) 8-6
Order of Finish: 2,1,3*

Singles:

  1. Jennifer Rabot (PUR) def. Josipa Bek (CU), 6-3, 6-3
  2. #65 Keri Wong (CU) def. Lynda Xepoleas (PUR), 6-4, 6-2
  3. Mara Schmidt (PUR) def. #67 Nelly Ciolkowski (CU), 7-5, 6-2
  4. #58 Klara Vyskocilova (CU) def. Daniela Vidal (PUR), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
  5. Romy Kölzer (CU) def. Anna Dushkina (PUR), 6-4, 6-1
  6. Gisella Pere (PUR) led Monika Kochanova (CU), 7-5, 1-0 DNF


Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5*