MASON, Ohio - Purdue women’s tennis opened Friday’s doubles competition with a clean sweep, all Boilermaker pairs secured victories to reach the Round of 32 at the Ohio Valley Regional Championships.
Reese Frank and Kathyrn Wilson defeated Middle Tennessee State, 8-5, while Ece Gencer and Nehir Dogan secured an 8-6 victory over Lipscomb. Aleksandra Kyselova and Jennifer Florea completed the sweep with an 8-3 win over Tennessee.
In singles, Frank and Dogan each earned decisive victories in the main draw. Dogan defeated Vanderbilt’s Nicole Weng, 6-2, 6-1, while Frank posted a 6-1, 6-1 win over Southern Indiana’s Antonia Ferrarini. With the win, Frank continues her hot streak, winning five consecutive matches, spanning back to last week’s undefeated run to win the Battle in the Bay consolation title.
Coming up, the Boilermakers will continue competition on Saturday, with Dogan and Frank competing in the Main Draw Round of 32. Meanwhile, Kyselova, Davydov, and Gencer will compete in the singles consolation bracket after dropping out of the main bracket. Tomorrow, competition will resume at 9 a.m. ET beginning with doubles. Singles play to follow.
DAY 2 - Friday, October 9
Main Draw
Singles - Round of 64
Mariia Dolzhenko (Lipscomb) def. Aleksandra Kyselova (Purdue): 1-6, 5-7
Erin Pearce (Vanderbilt) def. Gabby Davydov (Purdue): 6-3, 2-6, 1-6
Nehir Dogan (Purdue) def. Nicole Weng (Vanderbilt): 6-2, 6-1
Lika Persypkina (Louisville) def. Ece Gencer (Purdue): 6-7(2), 5-7
Reese Frank (Purdue) def. Antonia Ferrarini (Southern Indiana): 6-1, 6-1
Doubles - Round of 64
Reese Frank / Kathryn Wilson (Purdue) def. Victoria Matasova / Zhanel Rustemova (Middle Tennessee State) 8-5
Ece Gencer and Nehir Dogan (Purdue) def. Mariia Dolzhenko and Deborah Dominguez Collado (Lipscomb) 8-6
Aleksandra Kyselova and Jennifer Florea (Purdue) def. Audrey Aulia and Landry Johnson (Tennessee) 8-3
UP NEXT
Main Draw
Singles - Round of 32
Nehir Dogan (Purdue) vs. Julia Milan (East Tennessee State)
Reese Frank (Purdue) vs. Elena Noguero (Louisville)
Consolation
Singles - Round of 32
Aleksandra Kyselova (Purdue) vs. Victoria Cooksey (Tennessee State)
Gabby Davydov (Purdue) vs. Brooke Ratcliff (IU Indy)
Ece Gencer (Purdue) vs. Yi-Ching Huang (Austin Peay)
Main Draw
Doubles-Round of 32
Reese Frank / Kathryn Wilson (Purdue) vs. Hayley Garber / Cocomi Saito (Austin Peay State)
Aleksandra Kyselova / Jennifer Florea (Purdue) vs. Mallory Hitchcock / Baby Jordan (Univ. of Dayton)
Ece Gencer / Nehir Dogan (Purdue) vs. Lika Persypkina / Ahniya Vustsina (Univ. of Louisville)