Fort Worth, Texas - Purdue women’s tennis continued play Saturday at the Battle for the Boot JAE Foundation Open, with Reese Frank claiming a singles win and Jennifer Florea and Gabby Davydov picking up a doubles win.
Frank defeated Rice’s Josephine Kunz in a three-set match, 6-3, 5-7, 10-2 to grab a victory for the Boilermakers in singles action.
In doubles, Florea and Davydov defeated Notre Dame’s Esther Vrylan and Jessica Kovalcik in a decisive win, 6-4.
Ece Gencer and Kathryn Wilson also competed in three-set singles matches with Gencer coming up short against Northwestern’s Autumn Rabjohns, 7-6(4), 3-6, 11-13 and Wilson similarly falling to Northwestern’s Marelie Raath 6-4, 3-6, 6-10. Jennifer Florea and Gabby Davydov also competed in singles with Florea falling to Rice’s Fernanda Martinez, 3-6, 1-6 and Davydov being edged by Rice’s Nithesa Selvaraj, 5-7, 3-6.
Reese Frank and Ece Gencer also competed in doubles before ultimately dropping a 2-6 match against Notre Dame’s Bianca Molnar and Lily Rochon.
The Boilermakers will wrap up competition on Sunday at the Battle for the Boot JAE Foundation Open.
Singles
Reese Frank (Purdue) def. Josephine Kunz (Rice): 6-3, 5-7, 10-2
Autumn Rabjohns (Northwestern) def. Ece Gencer (Purdue): 7-6(4), 3-6, 11-13
Marelie Raath (Northwestern) def. Kathryn Wilson (Purdue): 6-4, 3-6, 6-10
Fernanda Martinez (Rice) def. Jennifer Florea (Purdue): 3-6, 1-6
Nithesa Selvaraj (Rice) def. Gabby Davydov (Purdue): 5-7, 3-6
Doubles
Jennifer Florea / Gabby Davydov (Purdue) def. Esther Vrylan / Jessica Kovalcik (Notre Dame) 6-4
Bianca Molnar / Lily Rochon (Notre Dame) def. Reese Frank / Ece Gencer 2-6