No. 35 Indiana Drops Wisconsin, 5-2
3/28/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 28, 2014
MADISON, Wis. - The No. 35 Indiana women's tennis team earned a road Big Ten win over Wisconsin on Friday afternoon, 5-2.
In doubles, IU's (14-5, 2-2) Alecia Kauss and Kayla Fujimoto downed UW's (7-5, 2-2) Becca Bailey and Sydney Rider 8-4 in the No. 3 match to start. Carolyn Chupa and Katie Klyczek followed with an 8-3 triumph over Wisconsin's Lauren Chypyha and Lauren Burich at No. 1 to clinch the doubles point for Indiana.
Shannon Murdy started the Hoosiers out with a singles win at No. 5, giving up just one game to Rider, 6-1, 6-0. Chupa gave IU its third point with a straight-set 6-0, 6-4 triumph over UW's Anastasia Tripolskaya in the No. 3 position.
Chypyha put Wisconsin on the board by topping IU's Katie Klyczek in the No. 1 spot, 6-4, 6-4. Paula Gutierrez then clinched the win for the Hoosiers with a 7-6, 6-0 win at No. 6.
Sophie Garre picked Indiana's fifth point with a win in the No. 2 match to end the day.
The Hoosiers will now head to Minnesota to battle the Gophers on Sunday, March 30. That match will begin at 11 a.m. ET.
Results
No. 35 Indiana 5, Wisconsin 2
Singles
1. Lauren Chypyha (WIS) def. Katie Klyczek (IND) - 6-4, 6-4
2. Sophie Garre (IND) def. Lauren Burich (WIS) - 6-3, 6-4
3. Carolyn Chupa (IND) def. Anastasia Tripolskaya (WIS) - 6-0, 6-4
4. Nova Patel (WIS) def. Alecia Kauss (IND) - 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
5. Shannon Murdy (IND) def. Sydney Rider (WIS) - 6-1, 6-0
6. Paula Gutierrez (IND) def. Becca Bailey (WIS) - 7-6, 6-0
Doubles
1. Carolyn Chupa/Katie Klyczek (IND) def. Lauren Chypyha / Lauren Burich (WIS) - 8-3
2. Sophie Garre/Shannon Murdy (IND) def. Anastasia Tripolskaya / Nova Patel (WIS) - unfinished
3. Alecia Kauss/Kayla Fujimoto (IND) def. Becca Bailey / Sydney Rider (WIS) - 8-4
Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2) Singles (5, 3, 1, 6, 4, 2)