Hoosiers Top Nittany Lions, 5-2

Friday, April 12

State College, Pa.

4:30 PM

Indiana University

Penn State

BLOOMINGTON, IN - FEBRUARY 09, 2019 - Jelly Bozovic during the match against the James Madison Dukes and the Indiana Hoosiers at the IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

4/12/2019 7:44:00 PM | Women's Tennis

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The Indiana women's tennis team started the weekend with a 5-2 victory on the road at Penn State on Friday.

The Hoosiers (14-9, 4-4) got off to a good start as they No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to win the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead. Caitlin Bernard and Natalie Whalen improved to 25-6 overall and 6-1 in Big Ten play.

Penn State (11-8, 3-5) got on the board first in singles and took a 2-1 lead in the match with wins at No. 3 and No. 5 singles.

The Hoosiers responded as Natalie Whalen and Jelly Bozovic win to put Indiana up 3-2. For Whalen, she improved to 25-5 overall and 7-1 in Big Ten play.

Madison Appel clinched the match for the Hoosiers with a 6-4, 6-4 win and Somer Henry added a point for Indiana.

Up next the Hoosiers travel to Ohio State for a match on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

Indiana 5, Penn State 2

Doubles
No. 64 Madison Appel/Jelly Bozovic (IU) def. Gabby O'Gorman/Olivia Rohrbacher (PSU) 6-4
Caitlin Bernard/Natalie Whalen (IU) def. Shannon Hanley/Samantha Smith (PSU) 6-2
Michelle McKamey/Somer Henry (IU) vs. Chelsea Sawyer/Frederikke Svarre (PSU) 5-4, unfinished

Singles
Madison Appel (IU) def. Gabby O'Gorman (PSU) 6-4, 6-4
Natalie Whalen (IU) def. Olivia Rohrbacher (PSU) 6-1, 6-4
Chelsea Sawyer (PSU) def. Caitlin Bernard (IU) 7-5, 6-0
Jelly Bozovic (IU) def. Frederikke Svarre (PSU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Samantha Smith (PSU) def. Michelle McKamey (IU) 6-1, 6-1
Somer Henry (IU) def. Shannon Hanley (PSU) 6-1, 6-3