April 10, 2011
• Final Stats
MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin women’s tennis team (11-9, 2-4 Big Ten) lost its second match of the weekend to No. 66 Purdue (11-6, 5-2 Big Ten). The Badgers won three singles matches but were unable to grab a doubles win in the 4-3 loss to the Boilermakers.
The Boilermakers took an early 1-0 lead in the overall score, winning all three doubles matches. This marks only the fourth time this season that UW has lost all of its doubles matches.
UW soon tied the match at one apiece with freshman Jenny Hois’ third Big Ten Conference win this season. Hois defeated Jennifer Rabot, 6-2, 6-3 in straight-sets at No. 1 singles.
Senior Jessica Seyferth’s loss at No. 5 singles reclaimed the lead for Purdue with a 6-4, 6-1 win by Imogen Golder. Seyferth is now 4-6 at No. 5 singles this season.
Junior Aleksandra Markovic won her second-straight Big Ten match at No. 6 singles, defeating Gisella Pere, 6-4, 6-1.
The Boilermakers then came within a point of winning the dual with a 6-2, 6-3 victory by Mara Schmidt over freshman Nicky Stracar.
Sophomore Hannah Berner then tied the matchup at 3-3 with a straight-set win over Anna Duskina at No. 4 singles. Berner defeated Duskina 6-4, 6-3, in her 13th victory this season.
The final team point came down to a match between redshirt junior Alaina Trgovich and Bhavani Tirumurti at No. 3 singles. Tirumurti won the first set, 6-3, but Trgovich came back to claim the second set by the same margin. Tirumurti then took command in the final set, defeating Trgovich 6-1.
Wisconsin continues league play with two Big Ten road matches next weekend against Ohio State and Penn State. The Badgers will face the Buckeyes on Friday at 2 p.m. (CT) and the Nittany Lions on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. (CT).
Purdue 4, Wisconsin 3
Doubles Results
1. No. 38 Jennifer Rabot/Mara Schmidt (Purdue) def. Jenny Hois/Alaina Trgovich (Wis) 8-5
2. Gisella Pere/Anna Dushkina (Purdue) def. Jessica Seyferth/Hannah Berner (Wis) 8-5
3. Bhavani Tirumurti/Imogen Golder (Purdue) def. Nicky Stracar/Aleksandra Markovic (Wis) 8-7 (7-1)
Order of Finish: 1, 2*, 3
Singles Results
1. Jenny Hois (Wis) def. Jennifer Rabot (Purdue) 6-2, 6-3
2. Bhavani Tirumurti (Purdue) def. Alaina Trgovich (Wis) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
3. Mara Schmidt (Purdue) def. Nicky Stracar (Wis) 6-2, 6-3
4. Hannah Berner (Wis) def. Anna Dushkina (Purdue) 6-4, 6-3
5. Imogen Golder (Purdue) def. Jessica Seyferth (Wis) 6-4, 6-1
6. Aleksandra Markovic (Wis) def. Gisella Pere (Purdue) 6-4, 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 6, 2, 4, 3*
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Justin Mozer
UW Athletic Communications
