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Purdue Outdueled by No. 10 Ohio State in OpenerPurdue Outdueled by No. 10 Ohio State in Opener

Purdue Outdueled by No. 10 Ohio State in Opener

Playing its first dual match in 341 days, the Purdue women's tennis team dropped its 2021 season opener on the road at No. 10 Ohio State 6-1, with the lone point coming from Csilla Fodor in singles play. 

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Playing its first dual match in 341 days, the Purdue women's tennis team dropped its 2021 season opener on the road at No. 10 Ohio State 6-1, with the lone point coming from Csilla Fodor in singles play. 

Fodor put the Boilermakers (0-1, 0-1) on the board in singles action, knocking off Isabelle Boulais at No. 2 in straight sets 6-0, 7-5. The Boca Raton, Fla., native improved to 5-1 in singles matches this semester with the victory. 

Ena Babic took No. 78 Irina Cantos to a third-set tiebreaker at No. 1. The Croatia international came up just short in a 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(0) decision against the top Buckeye.

Babic and Fodor nearly posted their first ranked doubles win this season, as the duo held a 5-4 advantage against No. 42 Kolie Allen and Irina Cantos when the doubles point was halted.

The Buckeyes (4-2, 1-0) took the opening doubles point with a 6-3 win by Lisa Hofbauer and Lucia Marzal against Zala Dovnik and Nathalia Wolf Gasparin, followed by a 6-2 victory at No. 3 by Boulais and Madeline Atway over Rut Galindo and Seira Shimizu. Ohio State took singles wins at No. 5, 3 and 6 to clinch the match. 

The Boilermakers will round out their opening-weekend roadswing at Penn State on Sunday morning at 10 a.m.

PURDUE - 1, No. 9 OHIO STATE - 6
SINGLES
1. No. 78 Irina Cantos (OSU) def. Ena Babic (PUR) – 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(0)
2. Csilla Fodor (PUR) def. Isabelle Boulais (OSU) – 6-0, 7-5
3. Lisa Hofbauer (OSU) def. Seira Shimizu (PUR) – 6-2, 6-3
4. Kolie Allen (OSU) def. Zala Dovnik (PUR) – 6-4, 7-6 (5)
5. Lucia Marzal (OSU) def. Rut Galindo (PUR) – 6-4, 6-1
6. Tanisha Kashyap (OSU) def. Zeynep Naz Ozturk (PUR) – 6-2, 6-1

DOUBLES
1. Ena Babic/Csilla Fodor (PUR) vs. No. 42 Kolie Allen/Irina Cantos (OSU) – 5-4, unfinished
2. Lisa Hofbauer/Lucia Marzal (OSU) def. Zala Dovnik/Nathalia Wolf Gasparin (PUR) – 6-3
3. Isabelle Boulais/Madeline Atway (OSU) def. Rut Galindo/Seira Shimizu (PUR) – 6-2

Order of Finish
Singles: 5,3,2,6,4,1
Doubles: 2,3

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