WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Boilermakers opened Big Ten play with a victory for the fifth consecutive year as the team took down the Indiana Hoosiers on the road, 4-2. With the win, Purdue has secured eight of the last nine wins against Indiana.
Purdue continues its winning streak, improving to three straight (5-4, 1-0 Big Ten) while handing Indiana its third loss of the season (9-3, 0-1 Big Ten).
The gritty win saw the doubles point need extra points to decide the victors on two of the three courts, including the point-clincher by Ece Gencer and Ida Clement coming down to an 8-6 tiebreak win. The tandem of Gencer and Clement have led to three consecutive wins for the dual.
Meanwhile in singles, Gencer continued her winning tear, improving to 8-1 record on the year after downing Indiana’s Ameia Sorey 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-1. Ida Clement also picked up her third straight win (3-2 record) with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 win and freshman Emmi Kolyszko defeating Chase Boyer with a dominant 6-3, 6-0 result for her third win this season, including second straight.
Up next, Purdue returns home to host Minnesota and Wisconsin next weekend. First, the Boilermakers will take on the Golden Gophers on Friday at 4 p.m. ET, followed by the Badgers on Sunday at Noon.
Doubles
- Ece Gencer/Ida Clement (PUR) def. Ale Teodosescu/Hi'ilani Williams (IND) 7-6 (8-6)
- Elisabeth Dunac/Ameia Sorey (IND) def. Ashlie Wilson/Kathryn Wilson (PUR) 6-4
- Fatima Gutierrez/Kayal Gownder (PUR) def. Chase Boyer/Nicole Teodosescu (IND) 7-5
Singles
- Ece Gencer (PUR) def. Ameia Sorey (IND) 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
- Ida Clement (PUR) def. Ale Teodosescu (IND) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
- Elisabeth Dunac (IND) vs. Fatima Gutierrez (PUR) 6-2, 6-6, unfinished
- Nicole Teodosescu (IND) def. Kayal Gownder (PUR) 7-6 (7-5), 0-6, 6-3
- Hi'ilani Williams (IND) def. Kathryn Wilson (PUR) 6-4, 6-4
- Emmi Kolyszko (PUR) def. Chase Boyer (IND) 6-3, 6-0