Boilermakers Fall Short in Seattle
Boilermakers Fall Short in SeattleBoilermakers Fall Short in Seattle

Boilermakers Fall Short in Seattle

The No. 56 women's tennis team fell in its west coast opener at No. 20 Washington, 1-4, Friday evening.

SEATTLE – The No. 56 women's tennis team fell in its west coast opener at No. 20 Washington, 1-4, Friday evening. With the result, the Boilermakers move to a 9-4 record (3-3 Big Ten) while Huskies, a team ranked third in the Big Ten standings, improve to 10-1 (5-1 Big Ten).
 
Freshman Ece Gencer notched her ninth win of 2025 with a 6-0, 6-2 win against Sophie Luescher at the No. 5 position. Not only was Gencer the first to finish singles play and tied the dual, 1-1 with the win, it was her second straight singles win. The Istanbul, Turkey native owns a 9-2 record this season, including 3-1 in league play.
 
Carmen Gallardo Guevara got off to a strong start in singles play. At the No. 1 court, Gallardo Guevara took the opening set, 6-4, against the No. 86 nationally-ranked Reece Carter. While the match went unfinished, the court was tied 6-4, 1-6 when Washington clinched the team's win.
 
Up next, Purdue travels to Euguene, Oregon, for a Sunday showdown against the Oregon Ducks. The match is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET.
 
Doubles
  1. Alexia Jacobs / Reece Carter (UW) def. Tara Milic / Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR): 6-3
  2. Sophie Luescher / Erika Matsuda (UW) def. Fatima Gutierrez / Kathryn Wilson (PUR): 6-2
  3. Ashlie Wilson / Ida Clement (PUR) vs. Carina Syrtveit / McKenna Koenig (UW): 3-4 (Unfinished)
 
Singles
  1. Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) vs. #86 Reece Carter (UW): 6-0, 1-6 (Unfinished)
  2. Erika Matsuda (UW) def. Ida Clement (PUR): 6-2, 6-2
  3. Alexia Jacobs (UW) def. Fatima Gutierrez (PUR): 6-2, 6-2
  4. McKenna Koenig (UW) def. Juana Larranaga (PUR): 6-1, 6-2
  5. Ece Gencer (PUR) def. Sophie Luescher (UW): 6-0, 6-2
  6. Kathryn Wilson (PUR) vs. Carina Syrtveit (UW): 4-6, 5-3 (Unfinished)
 
Order of Finish
Doubles: 2, 1
Singles: 5, 3, 2, 4