SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 21 | 1 p.m. ET
#61 Purdue at Illinois
Sunday, March 22 | 4 p.m. ET
#61 Purdue at Northwestern
BOILERS AT A GLANCE
- Purdue enters the week ranked No. 61 in the ITA rankings after facing two ranked teams last week, including knocking off No. 64 Minnesota, 4-2 last Saturday. Purdue is one of 13 Big Ten teams recognized in the national standings.
- Purdue secured a 4-2 victory vs. #64 Minnesota on Saturday for the team's first ranked win of the season and the first since 2024 as the team reached its fourth straight win.
- The Boilermakers posted four consecutive wins, including two to open Big Ten play, before No. 26 Wisconsin slashed Purdue’s winning streak on Sunday with the team’s first shutout since the beginning of February.
- Emmi Kolyszko picked up her 10th collegiate victory over the weekend after defeating Nora Knezevic (#64 Minnesota) -2, 7-6(3). Overall this season, she owns a 4-3 record at the No. 6 position.
- Ece Gencer leads the team with a 9-2 spring record (2-1 Big Ten play). She boasts a 3-2 record against ranked opponents over the 2025-26 school year, including a victory vs. #117 Jeselle Ante (#64 Minnesota) last week with a decisive 6-2, 6-3 win. Both of Gencer's losses this spring have come against top-50 ranked individuals (#50 Bianca Molnar of Notre Dame, 2/6 and #17 Maria Sholokhova of #26 Wisconsin, 3/15).
- In the last six matches, Kathryn Wilson owns a 4-1 record with one match left unfinished as she's competed at mainly the No. 5 position.
UPCOMING OPPONENTS AT A GLANCE
- Illinois enters the weekend 6-7 (2-1 Big Ten) is home to the No. 90 ranked duo of Alice Xu and Tess Bucher (11-8) record).
- Northwestern enters the weekend 8-6 (1-2 Big Ten) record. The Boilers are set to face No. 87 Margot Phanthala (Northwestern) in singles. Meanwhile in doubles, the Wildcats have two pairs ranked in No. 27 Margot Phanthala and Erica Jessel (8-4 record) and No. 81 Mika Dagan Fruchtman and Neena Feldman (9-8 record).