WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The 2021 dual season has finally arrived for the Purdue women's tennis team. Friday morning, the Boilermakers will play their first dual match in 341 days when they venture to Columbus, Ohio, to face No. 10 Ohio State for a 10 a.m. contest. Purdue will then head to Penn State on Sunday morning for a 10 a.m. match.
MATCH INFORMATION
Purdue (0-0) at No. 10 Ohio State (3-2)
Friday, Feb. 12 | 10 AM
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Purdue (0-0) at Penn State (1-0)
Sunday, Feb. 14 | 10 AM
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The Boilermakers roll into the dual season on the heels of two impressive hidden dual tournaments. Csilla Fodor posted a 4-1 mark in singles play over five matches, falling by just two points in a super tiebreak in her lone loss to No. 107 Asuka Kawai from Illinois.
Purdue has shown some serious strength in doubles action with the tandems of Ena Babic/Csilla Fodor and Zala Dovnik/Nathalia Wolf Gasparin posting impressive 4-1 records in their five matches.
Ohio State has already played five matches, including an appearance at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships last weekend, posting a 3-2 mark in those contests. Irina Cantos Siemers is the lone Buckeye in the ITA singles rankings at No. 78. Siemers and playing partner Kolie Allen are ranked 42nd in doubles.
Penn State enters the weekend 1-0 on the year, after defeating Michigan State on the road last week 4-3. The Nittany Lions will square off with Indiana on Friday at 3 p.m.
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