Purdue Comes Back to Defeat Rutgers

EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The Purdue women's tennis team defeated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 4-3 to claim the first Big Ten win of the season.
 
Doubles play started strong for the Boilermakers with Carmen Gallardo Guevara/Tara Katarina Milic's 6-2 win at No. 1 over the Scarlet Knights' Yana Gurevich/Tara Chilton. At No. 2, Ashlie Wilson/Kennedy Gibbs were defeated by Minchae Kim/Mai Nguyen, clenching the doubles point for Rutgers.
 
With the score 0-3, sophomore Ashlie Wilson claimed the first singles win for Purdue by defeating Mai Nguyen 7-6(3), 6-4 at No. 6. At No. 4, Tara Katarina Milic beat Rutgers' Amira Badawi after a tiebreak in the second set.
 
Junior Carmen Gallardo Guevara remains undefeated in singles play with a record of 9-0. At No. 1, Gallardo Guevara earned a victory in two straight sets over Tara Chilton. Similarly to Milic, Gallardo Guevara also ended the second set in a tiebreak, winning 8-6. Juana Larranaga clinched the win for Purdue with her 6-2, 6-4 victory over Jackeline Lopez.
 
Up Next
The Boilermakers will be back at home on Saturday, Mar. 9 at noon to battle the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
 
Purdue (7-3)- 4, Rutgers (7-3)- 3
SINGLES

1. Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) def. Tara Chilton (RUT)- 7-5, 7-6(6)
2. Yana Gurevich (RUT) def. Kennedy Gibbs (PUR)- 6-4, 7-6(3)
3. Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Jackeline Lopez (RUT)- 6-2, 6-4
4. Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) def. Amira Badawi (RUT)- 6-4, 7-6(7)
5. Ashlie Wilson (PUR) def. Mai Nguyen (RUT)- 7-6(3), 6-4
6. Minchae Kim (RUT) wins by default.

 
DOUBLES

1. Carmen Gallardo Guevara/Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) def. Yana Gurevich/Tara Chilton (RUT)- 6-2
2. Minchae Kim/Mai Nguyen (RUT) def. Kennedy Gibbs/Ashlie Wilson (PUR)- 6-2
3. Naomi Karki/Arina Valitova (RUT) win by default.

 
ORDER OF FINISH
Singles- 2, 5, 4, 1, 3
Doubles- 1, 2