Cardinals Complete Day 2 at Purdue Invite

Saturday, September 25

West Lafayette, IN

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University of Louisville

Purdue Invitational

Dina Chaika returns the ball during singles action.

September 25, 2021 | Women's Tennis

UofL ties with Purdue in doubles and sweeps Butler

By: Nancy Worley

W. LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The University of Louisville women's tennis team split with Purdue in singles and swept Butler in doubles during the second day of competition at the Purdue Invitational.

Rhea Verma and Andrea Di Palma remain undefeated in doubles, with Verma and Dina Chaika winning all their matches thus far.

SATURDAY
Louisville 3, Purdue 3
(Singles)
Csilla Fodor (P) def. Andrea Di Palma 6-4, 2-1, ret.
Chelsea Sawyer def. Juana Larranaga (P) 6-2, 9-6, 6-1
Rhea Verma def. Seira Shimizu (P) 6-1, 6-4
Dina Chaika def. Tara Milic (P) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Carmen Gallardo (P) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk 7-6 (1), 6-3
Rut Galindo (P) def. Tyra Richardson 6-2, 7-5

Butler 0, Louisville 3
(Doubles)
Rhea Verma/Andrea Di Palma def. Natalie Boesing/Delaney Schurhamer (B) 6-2
Sasha Gorchanyuk/Tyra Richardson def. Veronika Bruetting/Sara Linn (B) 6-3
Chelsea Sawyer/Dina Chaika def. Katie Beavin/Norah Balthazor (B) 6-3

FRIDAY
Louisville 1 vs. Miami of Ohio 2
(Doubles)
Rhea Verma/Andrea Di Palma def. Brindtha Ramasamy/Laura Rico 6-1
Catherine Denysiewicz/Nishitha Saravanan def. Chelsea Sawyer/Tatiana Simova 6-3
Sara Zalukar/Emilia Valentinsson def. Dina Chaika/Sasha Gorchanyuk 6-2

Purdue 1, Louisville 2
(Doubles
Tatiana Simova/Chelsea Sawyer def. Juana Larranaga/Nathalia Gasparin (P) 6-4
Tyra Richardson/Sasha Gorchanyuk def Csilla Fodor/Rut Galindo (P) 6-1
Carmen Gallardo/Tara Milic (P) def. Joy Callwood/Dina Chaika 7-6 (4)

Louisville 6, Miami of Ohio 0
(Singles)
Andrea Di Palma def. Brindtha Ramasamy (M), 6-3, 6-2
Rhea Verma def. Laura Rico (M) 6-7, 6-3, 6-3
Tatiana Simova def. Sara Zalukar 7-6 (8), 6-3
Sasha Gorchanyuk def. Catherine Denysiewicz (M) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
Dina Chaika def. Emilia Valentinsson (M) 6-4, 6-0
Tyra Richardson def. Sarah Dev (M) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4