
Women’s Tennis Drop Match to Purdue
2/3/2023 4:21:00 PM | WOMEN'S TENNIS
Blue Demons blanked by Boilermakers
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The DePaul women's tennis team dropped its first match of the weekend with a 4-0 setback against Purdue.
The Boilermakers jumped out to an early lead after earning the doubles point when they defeated Smith/Carbone and Yergeler/Martin, 6-3.
Yuliya Kizelbasheva and Lenka Antonijevic were leading their doubles matchup, 5-4, before the suspension of doubles play.
Prior to suspension of the match, Eleanor Nobbs earned a 6-4 win in her first set and was leading her second set, 3-0, against Csilla Fodor. Fodor ended the 2021-22 season ranked No. 116 in the ITA rankings.
Valentina Martin grabbed a 6-2 win in her first set against Tara Katarina Milic. Martin and Milic were tied 4-4 before their match was suspended after the Boilermakers grabbed the win.
UP NEXT: The DePaul women's tennis team stays in West Lafayette, Ind. to take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes in a neutral site matchup, Saturday, Feb. 4. The match will begin at 10 a.m. CT.
PURDUE (5-0) - 4, DEPAUL (1-3) - 0
SINGLES
1. Liz Norman (PUR) def. Yuliya Kizelbasheva (DEP) - 6-1, 6-1
2. Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) def. Hannah Smith (DEP) - 6-4, 6-1
3. Csilla Fodor (PUR) vs. Eleanor Nobbs - 4-6, 3-0, unfinished
4. Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) vs. Valentina Martin - 2-6, 4-4, unfinished
5. Kennedy Gibbs (PUR) def. Maddie Yergler - 6-1, 6-3
6. Juana Larranaga (PUR) vs. Greta Carbone - 6-4, 2-1, unfinished
DOUBLES
1. Liz Norman/Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) vs. Lenka Antonijevic/Yuylia Kizelbasheva (DEP) - 4-5, unfinished
2. Csilla Fodor/Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) def. Greta Carbone/Hannah Smith (DEP) - 6-3
3. Kennedy Gibbs/Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Valentina Martin/Maddie Yergler (DEP) - 6-3
ORDER OF FINISH
Singles: 1, 2, 5
Doubles: 3, 2