| Junior Jenny Shular had the lone point in the Nittany Lion's fall to No. 27 Indiana Saturday in Bloomington. The Blue and White will travel to Columbus to take on No. 43 Ohio State Sunday at 11 a.m. |
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.; April 21, 2007 ?C After a huge Big Ten win to Michigan State on their home court last weekend, the Penn State women??s tennis team (9-11, 3-6) dropped a 6-1 match Saturday to No. 27 Indiana. Junior Jenny Shular (Peachtree City, Ga.) was a double winner on the day for the Nittany Lions.
To begin the day in doubles, senior Andreea Niculescu (Montreal, Quebec) and sophomore Dorothy Dohanics (Pittsburgh, Pa.) were topped by Brianna Williams and Erin Clark, 8-0. However, Shular and senior Sasha Abraham (Hyderabad, India) posted a stunning 8-2 win over #55 Laura McGaffigan and Alba Berdala in first pairs. Unfortunately, the Hoosiers clawed their way back and earned the doubles point as Cecile Perton and Sigrid Fischer defeating freshman Lauren McCarthy (Danbury, Conn.) and sophomore Lauren Holzberg (Easton, Conn.), 8-4.
In singles action, Dohanics fell in a pair of 6-1 sets to Perton, while Holzberg lost to Williams (6-3, 6-2), bring the score to 3-0 in favor of the Hoosiers. Shular came up with the lone win on the day for the Nittany Lions, topping Sigrid Fischer in third singles (6-4, 6-2). Niculescu dropped a 6-1 decision in the first set to Berdala, but battled back with a 6-4 win in the second. However, Berdala proved to be too much for Niculescu, who dropped the final set, 6-2. Lindsey Stuckey toppled McCarthy in a thrilling match, picking up a 7-6 (12-10) in the first set before earning a 6-3 victory in the second set to close out the match. Closing out the day??s action, Abraham lost to McGaffigan (7-5, 7-5) to set the final score at 6-1.
The Nittany Lions will travel to Columbus, Ohio to take on No. 43 Ohio State Sunday at 11 a.m. Penn State will then take this week to prepare for the Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis, Minnesota beginning Thursday, April 26 through Sunday, April 29.
No. 27 Indiana 6, Penn State 1
Singles
- Alba Berdala (Ind.) def. Andreea Niculescu (PSU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
- Laura McGaffigan (Ind.) def. Sasha Abraham (PSU) 7-5, 7-5
- Jenny Shular (PSU) def. Sigrid Fischer (Ind.) 6-4, 6-2
- Brianna Williams (Ind.) def. Lauren Holzberg (PSU) 6-3, 6-2
- Cecile Perton (Ind.) def. Dorothy Dohanics (PSU) 6-1, 6-1
- Lindsey Stuckey (Ind.) def. Lauren McCarthy (PSU) 7-6 (12-10), 6-3
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3, 1, 6, 2
Doubles
- Shular/Abraham (PSU) def. #55 McGaffigan/Berdala (Ind.) 8-2
- Perton/Fischer (Ind.) def. McCarthy/Holzberg (PSU) 8-4
- Williams/Erin Clark (Ind.) def. Niculescu/Dohanics (PSU) 8-0
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2