Huskers Drop Match Against Boilermakers

Lincoln, Neb. – The No. 71 Nebraska women’s tennis team (13-5, 2-3 Big Ten) fell to No. 47 Purdue  (12-5, 3-3 Big Ten) 4-1 at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon. 
 
The action began with doubles play. In the No. 3 position, the team of Lucy Loy and Anfisa Danilchenko dropped their match against Csilla Fodor and Carmen Gallardo Guevara, 6-0. In the No. 2 spot, the duo of Ana Carmen Zamburek and Isabel Adrover Gallego bested Juana Larranaga and Kennedy Gibbs, 6-1. The deciding match in doubles played out on Court 1. Samantha Alicea and Raphaëlle Lacasse dropped their first match as a team against Purdue’s Liz Norman and Tara Katarina Milic, 6-3, rewarding Purdue with the doubles point. . 
 
With Nebraska down by one, singles play began. In the No. 2 spot, Carmen Zamburek fell to Fodor, 6-1, 6-2. On Court 3, Alicea got the first point for the Huskers when she defeated Gallardo Guevara, 6-4, 6-3. In the No. 5 position, Lacasse lost to Katarina Milic, 6-3, 6-4. Purdue clinched the match on Court 4 when Danilchenko was bested by Gibbs in three sets, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. The matches on Courts 1 and 6 went unfinished.
 
Up next, NU hits the road to face Ohio State on April 7 at 3 p.m. CT at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center. 
 
Tennis Match Results Purdue vs Nebraska

Apr 02, 2023 at Lincoln, Neb.
(Dillon Tennis Center)
#47 Purdue 4, #71 Nebraska 1

Singles competition

1. Isabel A. Gallego (NEB) vs. Liz Norman (PU) 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 1-1, unfinished

2. Csilla Fodor (PU) def. Ana C. Zamburek (NEB) 6-1, 6-2

3. Samantha Alicea (NEB) def. Carmen G. Guevara (PU) 6-4, 6-3

4. Kennedy Gibbs (PU) def. Anfisa Danilchenko (NEB) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3

5. Tara Katarina Milic (PU) def. Raphaëlle Lacasse (NEB) 6-3, 6-4

6. Lucy Loy (NEB) vs. Juana Larranaga (PU) 6-2, 4-6, 2-3, unfinished

Doubles competition

1. Liz Norman/Tara Katarina Milic (PU) def. Samantha Alicea/Raphaëlle Lacasse (NEB) 6-3

2. Ana C. Zamburek/Isabel A. Gallego (NEB) def. Juana Larranaga/Kennedy Gibbs (PU) 6-1

3. Csilla Fodor/Carmen G. Guevara (PU) def. Lucy Loy/Anfisa Danilchenko (NEB) 6-0

Match Notes:

Purdue 12-5; National ranking #47

Nebraska 13-5; National ranking #71

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,3,5,4)

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