WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue women's tennis' Carmen Gallardo Guevara took home runner-up honors at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional, hosted by Middle Tennessee State on Tuesday.
Gallardo Guevara already earned a bid to the NCAA Singles Championship as a regional finalist notched five wins to reach the championship round where she squared off with No. 34 Bridget Stammel from Vanderbilt. The Commodores' junior outlasted Purdue's senior 7-5, 6-3 in the final match of the regional.
Gallardo Guevara will be the first Boilermaker to reach the NCAA Singles Championship since Silvia Ambrosio in 2019 and just the sixth in program history. The native of Madrid, Spain, will head to Waco, Texas, Nov. 19-24.
SINGLES FINAL
Bridget Stammel (VAN) def. Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) – 7-5, 6-3