CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Purdue women's tennis team closed its first competition of the 2024-25 season with five wins out of nine matches on the final day of the Kitty Harrison Invitational.
The Boilermakers squared off with Big Ten foe Penn State in a hidden dual.
The Lady Lions claimed two of the three doubles matches. Eve Gencer and Juana Larranaga provided the lone Boilermaker win in the early action with a 6-1 decision at No. 3 over Kate Zink and Deanna Lasorda.
The Boilermakers tallied four wins in six singles matches against the Lady Lions.
Ida Clement rolled to a 6-3, 7-5 win over Yvonne Zuffova at No. 2. Gencer needed a super tiebreak to defeat Jordina Cegarra Ramierez at No. 4, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 1-0 (7). Fellow Freshman Kathryn Wilson blanked Kate Zine at No. 5, 6-0, 6-0. Tara Katarina Milic rolled to 6-0, 6-1 win over Deanna Lasorda at No. 6.
Fatima Gutierrez and Kathryn Wilson teamed up to defeat Alana Boyce and Mary Grace Rennard from North Carolina, 6-2, in an additional match played on Sunday.
The Boilermakers will be off as a team until the Hoosier Classic on Oct. 4-6, while individuals will play in the ITA All-American Championships and the Milwaukee Tennis Classic over the next two weeks.
SINGLES
1. Maiko Uchijima (PSU) def. Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) – 6-3, 7-6 (3)
2. Ida Clement (PUR) def. Yvonne Zuffova (PUR) – 6-3, 7-5
3. Patricia Grigoras (PSU) def. Juana Larranaga (PUR) – 7-6 (4), 4-6, 1-0 (3)
4. Ece Gencer (PUR) def. Jordina Cegarra Ramirez (PSU) – 3-6, 7-6 (6), 1-0 (7)
5. Kathryn Wilson (PUR) def. Kate Zink (PSU) – 6-0, 6-0
6. Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) def. Deanna Lasorda (PSU) – 6-0, 6-1
Additional – Susanna Maltby (UNC) def. Ashlie Wilson (PUR) – 6-4, 6-2
DOUBLES
1. No. 49 Olivia Dorner/Maiko Uchijima (PSU) def. Carmen Gallardo Guevara/Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) – 6-2
2. Yvonne Zuffova/Patricia Grigoras (PSU) def. Ida Clement/Ashlie Wilson (PUR) – 6-2
3. Ece Gencer/Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Kate Zink/Deanna Lasorda (PSU) – 6-1
Additional – Fatima Gutierrez/Kathryn Wilson (PUR) def. Alana Boyce/Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) – 6-2