MILWAUKEE, Wis. – On the opening day of the fall season, the Purdue women’s tennis team went perfect in the opening round of both singles and doubles play, highlighted by freshman Reese Frank going perfect.
Frank advanced through the first and second round and is set to take on the Quarterfinals tomorrow beginning at 8 a.m. ET.
Doubles
Round of 16
Ece Gencer / Nehir Dogan (Purdue) def. Emmerson White / Elise Barnstedt (Marquette): 6-4
Reese Frank / Kathryn Wilson (Purdue) def. Grace Li / Peyton Amspacher-Philemon (Navy): 6-3
Quarterfinals | Tomorrow at 8 a.m. ET
Ece Gencer / Nehir Dogan (Purdue) vs. Lera Alexin / Ema Bubalo (Colorado)
Reese Frank / Kathryn Wilson (Purdue) vs. Lya Messler / Kimiko Cooper (Illinois)
Singles
Round of 32
Nehir Dogan (Purdue) def. Grace Li (Navy): 6-1, 6-0
Reese Frank (Purdue) def. Mariia Dolzhenko (Lipscomb): 6-3, 6-2
Kathryn Wilson (Purdue) def. Lera Alexin (Colorado): 6-1, 3-6, 10-7
Ece Gencer (Purdue) def. Diana Smolinska (Kansas State): 6-2, 6-3
Round of 16
Reese Frank (Purdue) def. Louise Ternstrom (Colorado): 7-6(4), 6-7(6), 10-8
Kimiko Cooper (Illinois) def. Nehir Dogan (Purdue): 2-6, 1-6
Cara Meester (Illinois) def. Kathryn Wilson (Purdue): 4-6, 3-6
Ariel Madatali (Illinois) def. Ece Gencer (Purdue): 2-6, 3-6
Up Next: Quarterfinals | Tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. ET
Reese Frank (Purdue) vs. Lyla Messler (Illinois)
If Purdue advances, the match will be played at 2 p.m. ET.
Back Bracket - Singles
North Quarterfinals | Tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. ET
Nehir Dogan (Purdue) vs. Tianna Rangan (Wisconsin)
Kathryn Wilson (Purdue) vs. Gabriela Skrabalova (Wisconsin)
Ece Gencer (Purdue) vs. Karolina Jacobson (Wisconsin)