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Boilermakers Return to Schwartz

The Purdue women's tennis team (7-3, 1-2 Big Ten) returns home to Schwartz Tennis Center this weekend with a pair of matches. First, the team will host Rutgers on Friday at 1 p.m. ET, followed by Maryland on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET.

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MATCH INFORMATION:
Friday, March 14 | 1 p.m. ET
#65 Purdue (7-3, 1-2 B1G) vs #74 Rutgers (7-3, 1-1 B1G)
Schwartz Tennis Center | West Lafayette, Ind.
 
Sunday, March 16 | 11 a.m. ET
#65 Purdue (7-3) vs Maryland (8-6, 1-1 B1G)
Schwartz Tennis Center | West Lafayette, Ind.
 
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's tennis team (7-3, 1-2 Big Ten) returns home to Schwartz Tennis Center this weekend with a pair of matches. First, the team will host Rutgers on Friday at 1 p.m. ET, followed by Maryland on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET.
 
THINGS TO KNOW:
  • The Boilermakers enter the weekend undefeated on their home courts, owning a 7-0 record in West Lafayette this season.
  • Despite a hard-fought battle which saw three singles courts force a third set and a close doubles showing, No. 65 Purdue women's tennis fell at No. 34 Penn State, 0-4.
  • The Boilermakers were within sight of winning the doubles point with Purdue's No. 2 and No. 3 pairs forcing extras. With Purdue's No. 86 ranked doubles pair of Carmen Gallardo Guevara and Tara Katarina Milic falling 3-6, Purdue's No. 2 duo of Fatima Gutierrez and Kathryn Wilson tied their match, 5-5 and No. 3's Ida Clement and Ashlie Wilson also forcing a tiebreaker.
  • Three singles courts forced a Set 3, with No. 1 Gallardo Guevara (Set 1 6-1 win), No. 2 Ida Clement (Set 2 6-3 win) and No. 3 Fatima Gutierrez (Set 2 6-4 win). Gutierrez nearly had the opening frame, falling in Set 1 extras, 5-7 before she came back for Set 2.
  • Senior Tara Katarina Milic will be working to maintain her flawless 5-0 singles record against Rutgers, a streak that began in the spring of 2022.
LOOKING AHEAD:
  • The Boilermakers hold a perfect 8-0 record against Rutgers since the series began in 2015. Their last matchup took place on March 1, 2024, with Purdue securing a 4-3 victory in New Brunswick, NJ.
  • Rutgers' doubles duo of Mai Nguyen and Naomi Karki secured a 6-3 victory over Washington's No. 85-ranked pair, Alexia Jacobs and Reece Carter, in their Sunday matchup.
  • The University of Maryland women's tennis team defeated Oregon 4-1 on Sunday, picking up their first conference win of 2025.
  • In singles Maryland's Kallista Liu trailed 0-3 against the Oregon Ducks, then won six straight to take the first set 6-3. Liu then took the second set 6-4 to win the match and push Maryland ahead 2-0 on March 9th.
  • The Boilermakers and Terrapins have a closely contested series, with Purdue holding a slight 4-3 edge after claiming a 4-2 victory in their last meeting on March 12, 2013, in West Lafayette.