Michigan State University Athletics
Spartan Women’s Tennis Opens Season at the Purdue Invitational
1/29/2021 7:45:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Michigan State begins the 2021 campaign at the three-day invite.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - After having the bulk of its 2020 season canceled, the Michigan State women's tennis team returned to action on Friday in the first day of the Purdue Invitational in West Lafayette, Indiana.
"Today was a solid first day of competition for our Spartan women. We fought hard and showed a lot of promise. Now, we need to continue this effort throughout the remainder of the weekend," MSU head coach Kim Bruno said.
On the first day of action, the Spartans took on players from Iowa and Illinois. In doubles play, senior Mary Lewis and sophomore Dagmar Zdrubecka combined to stop Iowa's Elise van Heuvelen Treadwell and Vipasha Mehra, 6-4. 2. Graduate student Samantha Memije and junior Nicole Stephens defeated Iowa's Samantha Gillas and Michelle Bacalla (Iowa), 6-0.
In singles play, Michigan State won three matches on the day. Junior Lauren Lemonds stopped Iowa's Mehra in straight sets, 6-0, 7-6 (4). Fellow junior Maja Pietrowicz also defeated the Hawkeyes' Bacalla in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. 7. Zdrubecka won a dramatic three-set battle against Gillas of Iowa, 7-5, 4-6, 10-8. In the final match of the day, sophomore Tia Mukherjee dropped a tough three-set match to Illinois Shivani Ingle, 3-6, 6-3, 6-10.
The Purdue Invitational will continue on Saturday, Jan. 30 against Illinois at 9 a.m.
"Today was a solid first day of competition for our Spartan women. We fought hard and showed a lot of promise. Now, we need to continue this effort throughout the remainder of the weekend," MSU head coach Kim Bruno said.
On the first day of action, the Spartans took on players from Iowa and Illinois. In doubles play, senior Mary Lewis and sophomore Dagmar Zdrubecka combined to stop Iowa's Elise van Heuvelen Treadwell and Vipasha Mehra, 6-4. 2. Graduate student Samantha Memije and junior Nicole Stephens defeated Iowa's Samantha Gillas and Michelle Bacalla (Iowa), 6-0.
In singles play, Michigan State won three matches on the day. Junior Lauren Lemonds stopped Iowa's Mehra in straight sets, 6-0, 7-6 (4). Fellow junior Maja Pietrowicz also defeated the Hawkeyes' Bacalla in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. 7. Zdrubecka won a dramatic three-set battle against Gillas of Iowa, 7-5, 4-6, 10-8. In the final match of the day, sophomore Tia Mukherjee dropped a tough three-set match to Illinois Shivani Ingle, 3-6, 6-3, 6-10.
The Purdue Invitational will continue on Saturday, Jan. 30 against Illinois at 9 a.m.
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