Indiana women’s tennis shut out in loss to Penn State

Indiana girls’s tennis was dominated by Penn State at College Park, PA on Sunday. The Hoosiers had disappointing performances and misplaced 7-0 to the Nittany Lions. 

Together with this loss, the Hoosiers have misplaced their final three video games in opposition to Penn State and are actually 1-3 within the Large Ten this season. 

In doubles play, Indiana No. 3 redshirt junior Mila Mejic and graduate pupil Lauren Lemonds misplaced 6-1 to Penn State graduate pupil Ioana Gheorghita and junior Alina Lebedeva. 

A tricky matchup was anticipated at No. 1. The Hoosiers’ No. 1 double sophomore Lara Schneider and graduate pupil Saby Nihalani had a greater total report, 9-3 getting into the sport, however the Nittany Lions No. 1 junior Sofiya Chekhlystova and graduate pupil Carla Girbau had been undefeated in opposition to Large Ten opponents, sitting at 2-0 getting into the sport. The Hoosiers misplaced the battle, falling 6-1 and lengthening their dropping streak to 2 video games. 

At No. 2, redshirt junior Alexandra Staiculescu and freshman Nicole Teodosescu had been forward 5-4 however had their recreation unfinished after Penn State gained the doubles level. 

Indiana head coach Ramiro Azcui tried to shake issues up by reuniting Mejic and Lemonds at No. 3 and placing Staiculescu and Teodosescu collectively for the primary time, but it surely wasn’t sufficient. 

For the singles, the Hoosiers continued to wrestle. At No. 6, redshirt junior Xiaowei “Rose” Hu misplaced 6-4 and 6-1 to junior Karly Friedland and fell to 5-5 this season. 

Nihalani, at No. 2, misplaced to sophomore Yvonne Zuffova 6-0 and 6-4, extending her dropping streak to 3 video games now. Nittany Lion Zuffova was on a four-game dropping streak and was 6-11 within the season, together with 1-3 within the Large Ten, however Nihalani couldn’t beat her. With the loss, the Hoosiers’ No. 2 fell to 9-4 total and 2-2 within the convention.  

At No. 1, Indiana’s Schneider misplaced 7-5 and 6-0 to Nittany Lion Chekhlystova. Indiana’s No. 1 was hit along with her first loss in opposition to a Large Ten opponent (3-1 now) whereas Penn State’s No. 1 earned her first victory in opposition to a convention opponent (1-2 now). Schneider additionally misplaced her eight-game profitable streak and fell to 10-3 this season after the loss. 

The Hoosier No. 3 Mejic misplaced 6-3 and 7-5 to Nittany Lion Gheorghita, snapping her three-game profitable streak. As well as, Mejic was undefeated enjoying at No. 3, with a 2-0 report beforehand, however fell to 10-6 on the season and 2-2 within the Large Ten after Sunday’s loss. 

Staiculescu misplaced to Girbau 6-4 and 6-4 at No. 4 and prolonged her dropping streak to 6 video games. The Hoosiers’ No. 4 is now 2-12 this season and winless within the convention, with a 0-4 report. 

In one of the crucial awaited matches of the weekend, Hoosier No. 5 Teodosescu misplaced to freshman Olivia Dorner 3-6, 6-2 and 6-4. Dorner has the perfect report —2-5 total now — among the many Nittany Lions and earned her first Large Ten victory on Sunday, enhancing to 1-3. With the loss, Teodosescu fell to 5-4 this season — 2-2 within the Large Ten — and had her three-game profitable streak snapped. 

The Hoosiers are 3-3 of their final 5 video games and fell to 10-6 total this season and 3-3 on the street.  

Subsequent, Indiana will tackle Nebraska play in Lincoln, Nebraska on Friday.