UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The No. 60 Penn State women's tennis team (11-12, 3-6 B1G) dropped an away match to Michigan State (9-13, 2-9 B1G) on the road, 4-3.
DOUBLES
The Michigan State women's tennis team struck first and took the doubles point.
At No. 2, Karly Friedland and Alexandra Nielsen fell to Issey Purser and Nicole Conard, 6-0.
Sofiya Chekhlystova and Carla Girbau answered back to tie Penn State with Michigan State in doubles matches. The pair defeated Ayshe Can and Liisa Vehvilainen, 6-2.
However, Ioana Gheorghita and Alina Lebedeva dropped a tough fought match to Dagmar Zdrubecka and Juliette Nask for Michigan State to take the point, 7-5.
SINGLES
Karly Friedland dropped her match against Juliette Nask, 6-0, 6-2, to allow Michigan State to go up 2-0.
The Blue and White answered back with winning the next two singles matches. Olivia Dorner defeated Marley Lambert 6-3, 6-3 and No. 63 Sofiya Chekhlystova took her match over Ayshe Can, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2.
Alina Lebedeva fell to Dagmar Zdrubecka, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3.
Ioana Gheorghita allowed Penn State to tie the match again, 3-3, with her win over Issey Purser, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
However, the Nittany Lions ultimately lost the match when Yvonne Zuffova fell to Liisa Vehvilainen, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-3.
RESULTS
Michigan State 4, No. 60 Penn State 3
Doubles Results
1. Sofiya Chekhlystova/Carla Girbau (PSU) def. Ayshe Can/Liisa Vehvilainen (MSU) 6-2
2. Issey Purser/Nicole Conard (MSU) def. Karly Friedland/Alexandra Nielsen (PSU) 6-0
3. Dagmar Zdrubecka/Juliette Nask (MSU) def. Ioana Gheorghita/Alina Lebedeva (PSU) 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles Results
1. No. 63 Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) def. Ayshe Can (MSU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
2. Liisa Vehvilainen (MSU) def. Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-3
3. Ioana Gheorghita (PSU) def. Issey Purser (MSU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
4. Olivia Dorner (PSU) def. Marley Lambert (MSU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Juliette Nask (MSU) def. Karly Friedland (PSU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Dagmar Zdrubecka (MSU) def. Alina Lebedeva (PSU) 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 1, 6, 2
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions are back in action away on Saturday, April 22 at noon against Maryland and take on Rutgers on Sunday, April 23 at noon E.T.
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