WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – No. 59 Purdue women's tennis is set to host another weekend of conference play, battling the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday, March 23 at noon and the No. 13 Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday, March 24 at noon.
The Boilermakers are back after a 4-0 victory over Charleston Southern last Friday. The win was the third sweep this season for Purdue. The three singles points came from Carmen Gallardo Guevara at No. 1, Kennedy Gibbs at No. 2 and Tara Katarina Milic at No. 5. Doubles pairs Csilla Fodor/Kennedy Gibbs at No. 2 and Juana Larranaga/Ashlie Wilson at No. 3 clinched the doubles point for the Boilermakers.
The Penn State Nittany Lions currently hold a 2-10 record in this campaign. The team has gone 1-1 against conference opponents, getting swept by No. 2 Michigan and defeating No. 71 Michigan State. Senior Sofiya Chekhlystova bested Michigan State's Ayshe Can in two straight sets at No. 1. Chekhlystova has gone 2-1 when competing at the one spot.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have gone 8-6 this season, earning a 1-1 record against Big Ten opponents. The Buckeyes currently have three ranked singles players, No. 12 Irina Cantos Siemers, No. 41 Luciana Perry and No. 118 Sydni Ratliff. Cantos Siemers has tallied an 8-3 playing at No. 1. In the current campaign, she has claimed six singles victories over ranked opponents. Perry has a singles record of 4-4, going 2-2 at No. 2. The freshman defeated Michigan's No. 18 Julia Fliegner in two straight sets. Ohio State also has four ranked doubles pairs.
MATCH INFORMATION:
No. 59 Purdue (8-5) vs. Penn State (2-10)
Schwartz Tennis Center
Saturday, March 23 | Noon
No. 59 Purdue (8-5) vs. No. 13 Ohio State (8-6)
Schwartz Tennis Center
Sunday, March 24 | Noon
Boiler Notes:
• The Boilermakers lead the Nittany Lions in the all-time series record, going 24-8.
• In the last three matches between Penn State and Purdue, the Boilermakers claimed victory.
• Ohio State leads Purdue in the all-time series record, going 34-24 against the Boilers.
• The Buckeyes have four ranked doubles pairs: No. 26 Luciana Perry/Irina Cantos Siemers, No. 31 Luciana Perry/Sydni Ratliff, No. 59 Teah Chavez/Irina Cantos Siemers and No. 71 Audrey Spencer/Luciana Perry
• Senior Csilla Fodor has the eighth most career singles victories in program history with 76 wins.
• Junior Carmen Gallardo Guevara has a singles record of 11-1 this season, going undefeated at No. 2 with a 6-0.
• Sophomore Kennedy Gibbs has also gone 6-0 at No. 3, earning an overall 7-2 record.
The Boilermakers are back after a 4-0 victory over Charleston Southern last Friday. The win was the third sweep this season for Purdue. The three singles points came from Carmen Gallardo Guevara at No. 1, Kennedy Gibbs at No. 2 and Tara Katarina Milic at No. 5. Doubles pairs Csilla Fodor/Kennedy Gibbs at No. 2 and Juana Larranaga/Ashlie Wilson at No. 3 clinched the doubles point for the Boilermakers.
The Penn State Nittany Lions currently hold a 2-10 record in this campaign. The team has gone 1-1 against conference opponents, getting swept by No. 2 Michigan and defeating No. 71 Michigan State. Senior Sofiya Chekhlystova bested Michigan State's Ayshe Can in two straight sets at No. 1. Chekhlystova has gone 2-1 when competing at the one spot.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have gone 8-6 this season, earning a 1-1 record against Big Ten opponents. The Buckeyes currently have three ranked singles players, No. 12 Irina Cantos Siemers, No. 41 Luciana Perry and No. 118 Sydni Ratliff. Cantos Siemers has tallied an 8-3 playing at No. 1. In the current campaign, she has claimed six singles victories over ranked opponents. Perry has a singles record of 4-4, going 2-2 at No. 2. The freshman defeated Michigan's No. 18 Julia Fliegner in two straight sets. Ohio State also has four ranked doubles pairs.
MATCH INFORMATION:
No. 59 Purdue (8-5) vs. Penn State (2-10)
Schwartz Tennis Center
Saturday, March 23 | Noon
No. 59 Purdue (8-5) vs. No. 13 Ohio State (8-6)
Schwartz Tennis Center
Sunday, March 24 | Noon
Boiler Notes:
• The Boilermakers lead the Nittany Lions in the all-time series record, going 24-8.
• In the last three matches between Penn State and Purdue, the Boilermakers claimed victory.
• Ohio State leads Purdue in the all-time series record, going 34-24 against the Boilers.
• The Buckeyes have four ranked doubles pairs: No. 26 Luciana Perry/Irina Cantos Siemers, No. 31 Luciana Perry/Sydni Ratliff, No. 59 Teah Chavez/Irina Cantos Siemers and No. 71 Audrey Spencer/Luciana Perry
• Senior Csilla Fodor has the eighth most career singles victories in program history with 76 wins.
• Junior Carmen Gallardo Guevara has a singles record of 11-1 this season, going undefeated at No. 2 with a 6-0.
• Sophomore Kennedy Gibbs has also gone 6-0 at No. 3, earning an overall 7-2 record.