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Huskies Fall 4-2 to No. 40 Purdue at ITA Kick-Off Weekend
January 24, 2015 | Women's Tennis
CLEMSON, S.C. – The No. 42 University of Washington women's team suffered a close 4-2 loss to 40th-ranked Purdue on the first day of the ITA Kick off Weekend, hosted by Clemson University at the Clemson Indoor Tennis Center. The Huskies move to 2-2 on the season and will face the either 14th ranked Clemson or 66th ranked Winthrop on Sunday.
The Boilermakers jumped out to a 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point, despite the Huskies claiming the first win on court three as Julija Lukac and Grace Ysidora earned a 6-2 win. Purdue made it 2-0 with a singles win on court two over Grace Ysidora but the Huskies didn't back down.
The Dawgs responded with two straight wins to tie the match up at 2-all. First, freshman Miki Kobayashi defeated Deborah Suarez 6-3, 6-3 at number three singles to move her season record to 3-1. Senior Julija Lukac followed her with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 105 Andjela Djokovic on court four.
Purdue regained the lead when No. 118 Daniela Vidal edged 90th ranked Elianne Douglas-Miron 6-4, 6-4 at number one singles and went on to clinch the match after Krisztina Kapitany got past Angela Chen, 7-5, 6-4 on court six.
The ITA Kick-Off Weekend features 60 women's teams competing across the country for berths to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, to be hosted in February by the University of Virginia at Boar's Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Va.
#40 Purdue 4, #42 Washington 2
Clemson, South Carolina
ITA Kick-Off Challenge
Doubles Results (Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1)
1. Daniela Vidal/T. Bernard-Feigenbaum (Purdue) def. Elianne Douglas-Miron/Riko Shimizu, 7-6
2. Deborah Suarez/Krisztina Kapitany (Purdue) def. Angela Chen/Miki Kobayashi, 6-3
3. Julija Lukac/Grace Ysidora def. Lynda Xepoleas/Andjela Djokovic (Purdue), 6-2
Singles Results (Order of Finish: 2, 3, 4, 1, 6)
1. #118 Daniela Vidal (Purdue) def. #90 Elianne Douglas-Miron, 6-4, 6-4
2. T. Bernard-Feigenbaum (Purdue) def. Grace Ysidora, 6-3, 6-3
3. Miki Kobayashi def. Deborah Suarez (Purdue), 6-3, 6-3
4. Julija Lukac def. #105 Andjela Djokovic (Purdue), 6-4, 6-4
5. Lynda Xepoleas (Purdue) vs. Riko Shimizu, 6-3, 3-6, 4-3, DNF
6. Krisztina Kapitany (Purdue) def. Angela Chen, 7-5, 6-4
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