WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue women's tennis added another win to the team tally with a 5-2 victory over Xavier.
The Boilermakers dominated singles with all 5 team points coming from singles victories. Sophomore Juana Larranaga beat Xavier's Emily Flowers 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6 singles after leading throughout the match.
The rest of Purdue's sophomore corp also brought home decisive wins. At No. 2, sophomore Carmen Gallardo Guevara defeated Kat Lyman of Xavier 6-2, 6-2. Sophomore Tara Katarina Milic's win at No. 4 was the victory that ultimately brought the match home for the Boilermakers. Milic fought through to win 6-3, 6-3 over Xavier's Anna Roggenburk.
Senior Csilla Fodor took her first set easily at 6-1. The second set did not come as easily. Fodor had to battle back to win 6-3 over Abby Nugent from Xavier and is now only 10 singles wins away from cementing her place in the program's top-15.
The final point of the day came from freshman Kennedy Gibbs. In the first set, Gibbs fought through to win 7-5 over Xavier's Abigail Siminski. The freshman was then able to take the second set 6-2.
Gibbs and Larranaga also brought home a victory in doubles. The undefeated duo's 6-1 victory over Flowers and Paulina Franco Martinessi from Xavier was their sixth this season.
PURDUE (7-0) - 5, XAVIER (3-4) - 2
SINGLES
1. Imani Graham (XU) def. Liz Norman (PUR) 2-6, 6-2, 10-12
2. Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) def. Kat Lyman (XU) - 6-2, 6-2
3. Csilla Fodor (PUR) def. Abby Nugent (XU) - 6-1, 6-3
4. Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) def. Anna Roggenburk (XU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Kennedy Gibbs (PUR) def. Abigail Siminski (XU) - 7-5, 6-2
6. Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Emily Flowers (XU) - 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES
1. Kat Lyman/Abby Nugent (XU) def. Liz Norman/Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) - 6-7 (6)
2. Anna Roggenburk/Imani Graham (XU) def. Csilla Fodor/Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) - 6-2
3. Juana Larranaga/Kennedy Gibbs (PUR) def. Emily Flowers/Paulina Franco Martinessi (XU) - 6-1
ORDER OF FINISH
Singles: 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 1
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
The Boilermakers dominated singles with all 5 team points coming from singles victories. Sophomore Juana Larranaga beat Xavier's Emily Flowers 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6 singles after leading throughout the match.
The rest of Purdue's sophomore corp also brought home decisive wins. At No. 2, sophomore Carmen Gallardo Guevara defeated Kat Lyman of Xavier 6-2, 6-2. Sophomore Tara Katarina Milic's win at No. 4 was the victory that ultimately brought the match home for the Boilermakers. Milic fought through to win 6-3, 6-3 over Xavier's Anna Roggenburk.
Senior Csilla Fodor took her first set easily at 6-1. The second set did not come as easily. Fodor had to battle back to win 6-3 over Abby Nugent from Xavier and is now only 10 singles wins away from cementing her place in the program's top-15.
The final point of the day came from freshman Kennedy Gibbs. In the first set, Gibbs fought through to win 7-5 over Xavier's Abigail Siminski. The freshman was then able to take the second set 6-2.
Gibbs and Larranaga also brought home a victory in doubles. The undefeated duo's 6-1 victory over Flowers and Paulina Franco Martinessi from Xavier was their sixth this season.
PURDUE (7-0) - 5, XAVIER (3-4) - 2
SINGLES
1. Imani Graham (XU) def. Liz Norman (PUR) 2-6, 6-2, 10-12
2. Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) def. Kat Lyman (XU) - 6-2, 6-2
3. Csilla Fodor (PUR) def. Abby Nugent (XU) - 6-1, 6-3
4. Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) def. Anna Roggenburk (XU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Kennedy Gibbs (PUR) def. Abigail Siminski (XU) - 7-5, 6-2
6. Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Emily Flowers (XU) - 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES
1. Kat Lyman/Abby Nugent (XU) def. Liz Norman/Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) - 6-7 (6)
2. Anna Roggenburk/Imani Graham (XU) def. Csilla Fodor/Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) - 6-2
3. Juana Larranaga/Kennedy Gibbs (PUR) def. Emily Flowers/Paulina Franco Martinessi (XU) - 6-1
ORDER OF FINISH
Singles: 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 1
Doubles: 3, 2, 1