UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.-- The Penn State women's tennis team will play host for the final weekend this spring when Indiana and Purdue come to town. The Nittany Lions (11-7, 3-4 B1G) will take on Indiana (13-9, 3-4 B1G) on Friday, April 12 at 4:30 p.m. and Purdue (7-11, 2-5 B1G) on Sunday, April 14 at 11 a.m.
Due to forecasted rainy conditions, both matches are tentatively scheduled to be held in the Indoor Tennis Center.
"This is a big weekend in Happy Valley," said head coach Chris Cagle. "We have our Friday and Sunday matches as well as the annual Blue-White Game on Saturday. Both matches against Indiana and Purdue will be battles. We need great crowds out on Friday at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. The team has worked hard all year and now is the time to make a push as we get closer to the end of the Big Ten season!"
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LAST TIME OUT
The Nittany Lions split this past weekend at home, picking up a win against Minnesota, 5-2, and dropping a match to Wisconsin, 4-2.
Against Minnesota, the Nittany Lions grabbed the doubles point and moved on to claim four singles wins. Olivia Rohrbacher (Sandusky, Ohio) clinched the match for Penn State on court No. 3.
Despite close doubles and singles matches, the Badgers walked away with a win. Frederikke Svarre (Copenhagen, Denmark) was able to grab her 12th win of the season against Wisconsin to tie Gabby O'Gorman (Gunnedah, N.S. Wales, Australia) for a team-high.
SCOUTING THE HOOSIERS
Indiana is riding a two-match losing streak, most recently falling to Purdue, 5-2. The Hoosiers own Big Ten wins against then-No. 31 Illinois, Michigan State and Nebraska.
Indiana has a ranked doubles pair in No. 64 Madison Appel and Jelly Bozovic. Natalia Whalen leads the Hoosiers in singles wins with 17, primarily coming in the No. 2 spot.
The two teams last met, last season at Indiana where the Hoosiers claimed a 5-2 win over the Nittany Lions.
LOOKING INTO THE BOILERMAKERS
Purdue was able to snap a 10-match losing streak with a win over Nebraska, 4-3. The Boilermakers then most recently dispatched Indiana, 5-2. Before taking on Penn State, Purdue will face No. 21 Ohio State on Friday.
Silvia Ambrosio is the lone ranked singles player for the Boilermakers, checking in at No. 30. Ambrosio plays in the No. 1 spot for Purdue and has nine wins this spring.
The Boilermakers have a ranked doubles pair in No. 45 Ambrosio and Amina Mukhametshina. The duo has 10 wins and only two losses on the season.
Last season, Penn State traveled to Purdue, falling to the Boilermakers, 5-2.
11 WINS
Penn State has 11 wins to its name, the last time the Nittany Lions reached double-digit wins in a season was in 2015, when the team went 13-11.
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions close out their regular season next weekend, taking on Illinois on Friday, April 19 at 5 p.m. and Northwestern, April 21 at 12 p.m.
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