Hoosiers Fall Against Purdue, 4-3

Saturday, April 7

Bloomington, Ind.

11:00 AM

Indiana University

Purdue

4/7/2018 4:02:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana women's tennis team put themselves in position to win, but couldn't close it out as they dropped a 4-3 match against Purdue on Saturday at the IU Tennis Center.

The Hoosiers (14-8, 2-5) struck first in doubles action as Madison Appel and Michelle McKamey picked up a 6-2 win. Purdue won the No. 1 doubles match 7-5. At No. 2 doubles, Caitlin Bernard and Jelly Bozovic had a 5-2 lead but could not close it out and the match went to a tiebreak. Bozovic and Bernard came back from down 6-1 to make it 6-4 but Purdue won the tiebreak 7-4 to get the doubles point.

Purdue won at No. 1 and No. 4 singles to take a 3-0 lead in the match.

Bozovic put the Hoosiers on the board with a 6-3, 7-6 win and Olga Zavarotnaya have Indiana another point with a 6-4, 7-5 win.

Purdue clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-4 win, but Bernard added a point for the Hoosiers with a three-set win.

Up next the Hoosiers host DePaul tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. at the IU Tennis Center.

Singles competition
1. Silvia Ambrosio (PUR) def. Madison Appel (IND) 6-1, 6-3
2. Caitlin Bernard (IND) def. Ena Babic (PUR) 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 10-6
3. Alex Sabe (PUR) def. Natalie Whalen (IND) 6-3, 6-4
4. Seira Shimizu (PUR) def. Xiwei Cai (IND) 6-2, 6-4
5. Jelly Bozovic (IND) def. Caitlin Calkins (PUR) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
6. Olga Zavarotnaya (IND) def. Zala Dovnik (PUR) 6-4, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Silvia Ambrosio/Caitlin Calkins (PUR) def. Natalie Whalen/Olga Zavarotnaya (IND) 7-5
2. Ena Babic/Zala Dovnik (PUR) def. Caitlin Bernard/Jelly Bozovic (IND) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Madison Appel/Michelle McKamey (IND) def. Alex Sabe/Seira Shimizu (PUR) 6-2