EVANSTON, ILL. - The No. 61 Purdue women's tennis squad fell at Northwester, 1-4 on Sunday afternoon. With the result, Purdue drops to a 6-7 (2-3 Big Ten) record.
The Boilermakers took the doubles point, opening the dual with a ranked win as No. 1 position pairing of Ece Gencer and Ida Clement defeated #27 Erica Jessel/Margot Phanthala, 6-4 and Emmi Kolyszko and Ashlie Wilson defeated their Wildcat duo, 6-1.
Purdue returns to West Lafayette next weekend to host Nebraska on Friday at 4 p.m. ET and Iowa on Sunday at Noon ET.
Singles
1. #87 Margot Phanthala (NU_WTEN) vs. Ece Gencer (PUR) 6-3, 5-7, 3-5, unfinished
2. Neena Feldman (NU_WTEN) vs. Ida Clement (PUR) 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
3. Autumn Rabjohns (NU_WTEN) def. Fatima Gutierrez (PUR) 6-2, 6-3
4. Maia Loureiro (NU_WTEN) def. Kayal Gownder (PUR) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
5. Mika Dagan Fruchtman (NU_WTEN) def. Kathryn Wilson (PUR) 6-4, 6-4
6. Marelie Raath (NU_WTEN) def. Emmi Kolyszko (PUR) 6-1, 7-6 (8-6)
Doubles
1. Ece Gencer/Ida Clement (PUR) def. #27 Erica Jessel/Margot Phanthala (NU_WTEN) 6-4
2. #81 Neena Feldman/Mika Dagan Fruchtman (NU_WTEN) vs. Kathryn Wilson/Fatima Gutierrez (PUR) 5-5, unfinished
3. Ashlie Wilson/Emmi Kolyszko (PUR) def. Autumn Rabjohns/Marelie Raath (NU_WTEN) 6-1
Purdue 6-7, 2-3 B1G; National ranking #61
Northwestern 10-6, 3-2 B1G
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,5,6,4)