The Purdue Northwest women's tennis team faced Walsh University on Sunday in a tightly contested dual match featuring competitive play across all nine courts. After dropping the doubles point, the Pride rallied during singles play but ultimately fell just short in a 4-3 decision.
The Basics:

• The match included three doubles contests followed by six singles matches.
• Purdue Northwest competed across the full lineup in nonconference action.
• The dual came down to the final singles courts before being decided.
• Walsh secured the team victory, 4-3.

The Breakdown:
Doubles Results:

• Walsh's Taira Abildayeva / Olesya Ivashchuk defeated PNW's Elisoa Andriantefihasina (/) / Victoria Watine (Lyon, France/Saint Louis Saint Bruno), 6-3.
• Walsh's Aleksandra Chmir / Lina Starke defeated PNW's Haizea Wara Ricaldi Lopez / Monserrat Gay Coello, 6-4.
• Walsh's Jelena Duric / Liv-Grete Laarmann defeated PNW's Rishita Agarwal () / Lavinia Bortolaso (Italy), 6-3.

Singles Results:

• PNW's Elisoa Andriantefihasina (/) defeated Walsh's Taira Abildayeva, 6-4, 6-3.
• Walsh's Lina Starke defeated PNW's Haizea Wara Ricaldi Lopez, 6-2, 6-4.
• PNW's Victoria Watine (Lyon, France/Saint Louis Saint Bruno) defeated Walsh's Aleksandra Chmir, 7-5, 6-4.
• Walsh's Olesya Ivashchuk defeated PNW's Lavinia Bortolaso (Italy), 6-4, 6-3.
• PNW's Monserrat Gay Coello defeated Walsh's Jelena Duric, 2-6, 6-2, [12-10].
• Walsh's Liv-Grete Laarmann defeated PNW's Rishita Agarwal (), 6-1, 6-2.

Up Next:
The Pride women's tennis team will aim to bounce back as they take on Northwood University February 27th in Midland, Michigan.