WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's tennis team saved its best performance for the final day of the Purdue Invite at the Schwartz Tennis Center. The Boilermakers swept all three doubles contests and took four of the six singles matches against Big Ten opponent Michigan State.
In doubles, Ena Babic and Csilla Fodor dominated against Ayshe Can and Maja Pietrowicz in a 6-1 decision. Nathalia Wolf Gasparin and Zala Dovnik teamed up to take down Mary Lewis and Dagmar Zdrubecka 6-4. Rut Galindo and Seira Shimizu rounded out the perfect doubles afternoon by outlasting Samantha Memije and Nicole Stephens 7-6 (5).
In singles action, a pair of Boilermakers rolled in straight sets.
Babic cruised to a 6-3, 6-0 win over Memije, while Galindo made quick work of her first set against Stephens but needed to fight off a potential third set in a 6-0, 7-5 win.
Csilla Fodor capped her perfect weekend in singles. The sophomore overcame an opening setback to beat Lauren Lemonds 6-7(8), 6-4, 10-8. Zala Dovnik added the fourth singles victory against Dagmar Zdrubecka 2-6, 7-5, 6-1.
Zeynep Naz Ozturk and Shimizu fought hard but dropped their singles matches in a third set and super tiebreaker, respectively.
The Boilermakers will return to the courts this spring to compete for their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2015 and their first Big Ten title since 2012. The Big Ten Conference will release the dual schedule at some point in the near future.
PURDUE vs. MICHIGAN STATE – PURDUE INVITE HIDDEN DUAL
SINGLES
1. Ena Babic (PUR) def. Samantha Memije (MSU) – 6-3, 6-0
2. Csilla Fodor (PUR) def. Lauren Lemonds (MSU) – 6-7 (8), 6-4, 10-8
3. Ayshe Can (MSU) def. Seira Shimizu (PUR) – 6-7 (7), 6-4, 12-10
4. Zala Dovnik (PUR) def. Dagmar Zdrubecka (MSU) – 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
5. Rut Galindo (PUR) def. Nicole Stephens (MSU) – 6-0, 7-5
6. Tia Mukherjee (MSU) def. Zeynep Naz Ozturk (PUR) – 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
DOUBLES
1. Ena Babic/Csilla Fodor (PUR) def. Ayshe Can/Maja Pietrowicz (MSU) – 6-1
2. Nathalia Wolf Gasparin/Zala Dovnik (PUR) def. Mary Lewis/Dagmar Zdrubecka (MSU) – 6-4
3. Rut Galindo/Seira Shimizu (PUR) def. Samantha Memije/Nicole Stephens (MSU) – 7-6 (5)
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