Women’s tennis opens spring at Purdue

Aces face Boilermakers Sunday morning

 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. –The spring season officially begins on Sunday as the University of Evansville women’s tennis team travels to West Lafayette, Ind. where they will face Purdue at 9 a.m. ET.

Evansville’s young team had a nice fall season.  The team, which is comprised of four freshmen, a sophomore along with two juniors and a senior, gained valuable experience in four fall tournaments.

Diana Tkachenko had a nice start to her Purple Aces career.  Highlighting the fall for her was a trip to the Missouri Valley Conference Championship at #2 singles in the MVC Individual Championships, which were held in Evansville.  She defeated Wichita State in the semifinals in October to advance to the championship.

Tkachenko, along with Chieko Yamada, wrapped up the fall with victories at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional in Murfreesboro, Tenn.  Takchenko topped Belmont’s Lindsey Whitehead on the final day while Yamada earned the win over Audrey Berger of Ball State.

Purdue started their season on January 14 and earned a pair of home victories.  The Boilermakers defeated Butler by a 7-0 score before wrapping up the day with a 6-1 win over Toledo.

Following Sunday’s match, the Aces continue their season with home matches against Murray State and Austin Peay on Friday February 3.