Purdue to Host DePaul, Tulsa

MATCH INFORMATION:
Friday, Feb. 14 | 12 p.m. ET
Purdue (4-1) vs DePaul (4-3)
Schwartz Tennis Center | West Lafayette, Ind.
 
Sunday, Feb. 16 | 10:30 a.m. ET
Purdue (4-1) vs Tulsa (7-2)
Schwartz Tennis Center | West Lafayette, Ind.
 
 
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's tennis team returns to West Lafayette for a pair of home matches this weekend. The Boilermakers will face DePaul on Friday at 12 p.m. ET before hosting Tulsa on Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. ET. 

There will be free pizza for fans in attendance to Friday's match vs. DePaul.
 
THINGS TO KNOW:

• The Boilermakers aim to continue their strong home performance, having won 10 of their last 14 matches in West Lafayette since Jan. 18, 2024.
• In true comeback fashion, the team took down Memphis, 4-3 on Feb. 2, scoring the last four consecutive singles points to win the dual.
• Purdue's No. 4 and No. 1 singles of Ece Gencer and Carmen Gallardo Guevara went the distance during the three and a half-hour match. Despite both Boilermakers trailing 2-4 in Set 3, the Boilermakers stormed back for the victory, with Gencer taking the final set, 6-4, and Gallardo Guevara winning, 7-5.
• Juana Larranaga also had a dominant performance against Memphis, going 6-0 and 6-3 in each of her sets in the No. 3 position for singles.

 
LOOKING AHEAD: DEPAUL

• The Boilermakers hold a 10-2 all-time record against DePaul, with the series dating back to their first matchup in 2003.
• DePaul is coming off a 1-4 loss at Iowa on Sunday, and moved to a 4-3 record on the season, all losses coming from road matches.
• Purdue will be the third Big Ten opponent in DePaul's first eight dual matches.
• Senior Eva Goncharov of DePaul clinched the match versus Drake on Feb. 7 in decisive fashion going 6-1 and 6-3. The Canadian has clinched each of the Blue Demons' four wins this season.

 
LOOKING AHEAD: TULSA

• The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are looking to bounce back after a 6-1 loss to No. 12 Oklahoma on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
• Tulsa is home to the No. 18 doubles pairing in the country, according to the latest International Tennis Association (ITA) rankings, released on Feb. 5, featuring Lily Hutchings and Maria Berlanga, who together own a 13-1 record. Only three doubles pairings ranked above them have more wins.
• In a 10-point tiebreaker, the team's No. 1 singles player Maria Berlanga Bandere sealed a 10-7 victory to earn a team point for Tulsa on Feb. 4.
• Purdue looks to even the all-time series, which currently stands at 5-4 in favor of Tulsa, with the Boilermakers winning the last two matchups since 2022.