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Hoosiers Drop Tight Match with Boilermakers at Big Ten Championship
4/28/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 28, 2006
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The No. 4-seed Indiana women's tennis team dropped a tightly-contested battle with rival and No. 5-seed Purdue, 4-3, in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Championship on April 28. After dropping the doubles point, the Hoosiers rebounded to split the singles affairs, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Boilermakers at the Illini Grove Tennis Courts in Champaign, Ill. No. 42 Indiana fell to 17-8 on the season, while No. 47 Purdue improved to 13-9.
The team outcome came down to a three-set battle between sophomore Brianna Williams and Mallory Voelker at the No. 3 positions. After Williams dropped the first set, 6-2, the Tampa, Fla., native rebounded to claim the second set, 6-4, over Voelker. In the decisive third, Voelker claimed the team victory for the Boilermakers with a 6-2 victory in the set.
The Boilermakers won the doubles point with a pair of close victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions to open the match. The Hoosiers' No. 3 duo of freshman Marah Calvo and junior Cecile Perton went up an early break, 3-1, and cruised to an 8-2 victory. The tandem notched its second victory on the season, while giving IU the early advantage. Purdue won an 8-6 affair at No. 1 and a 9-7 contest at the No. 2 slot to eek out the doubles point.
Perton completed a perfect day individually with an unblemished victory at the No. 6 singles position to even the match at one. The Briey, France native disposed of Brittany Mina, 6-0, 6-0, and improved to 21-10 overall, including a 16-6 mark at the No. 6 singles slot.
Freshman Alba Berdala gave IU a 2-1 cushion with a victory at the No. 5 spot. She defeated Anna Bzeva, 6-0, 6-2 and upped her overall record to 22-14. Berdala also improved to 6-3 since moving to the No. 5 slot.
After the Boilermakers evened the match at two with a victory at the No. 4 spot, junior Laura McGaffigan pushed the Hoosiers back in front with a straight-set victory at the No. 2 position. She defeated Brooke Beier, 6-4, 6-2, in recording her 19th overall victory and 14th in dual-match competition.
Senior Sara Batty dropped a hotly-contested matchup at the No. 1 singles position. No. 98-ranked Randi Schuler knocked off the Hoosiers' unanimous All-Big Ten selection, 7-5, 7-5. The result evened the match at three apiece and made the No. 3 position the decisive affair.
The Hoosiers will await their fate in the 2006 NCAA Division I Championship selection. The announcement will be made on Wednesday, May 3, on ESPNEWS at approximately 8:45 p.m. EST. In addition, the ESPNEWS audio signal will be available on the ESPNEWS channel on XM Radio and SIRIUS Radio. The first and second rounds of the NCAA Championship will be May 12-14 at campus sites.
The team championship competition at Stanford will begin with the round of 16 on Thursday, May 18, and continue with the quarterfinals (Friday, May 20), semifinals (Sunday, May 21) and the national championship (Monday, May 22.). The individual championships will include a singles bracket of 64 individuals and a doubles bracket of 32 doubles teams. The first round of the singles bracket will be played Tuesday, May 23, with the doubles set to begin Wednesday, May 24. Both the singles and doubles championship finals will be contested Sunday, May 28.
No. 5 Purdue 4, No. 4 Indiana 3
Big Ten Championship Quarterfinals
April 28, 2006
Illini Grove Tennis Courts, Champaign, Ill.
Singles Results
1. #98 Randi Schuler (PU) def. Sarah Batty (IU) - 7-5, 7-5
2. Laura McGaffigan (IU) def. Brooke Beier (PU) - 6-2, 6-4
3. Mallory Voelker (PU) def. Brianna Williams (IU) - 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
4. Stephanie Wooten (PU) def. Sigrid Fischer (IU) - 6-4, 6-1
5. Alba Berdala (IU) def. Anna Dzeva (PU) - 6-0, 6-2
6. Cecile Perton (IU) def. Brittany Minna (PU) - 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Results
1. Beier/Voelker (PU) def. Batty/McGaffigan (IU) - 8-6
2. Wooten/Schuler (PU) def. Fischer/Williams (IU) - 9-7
3. Perton/Marah Calvo (IU) def. Minna/Dzeva (PU) - 8-2
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