Feb. 4, 2006

LAFAYETTE, Ind.--Battling a Purdue University women's tennis team that ranks No. 40 nationally and features two player ranked among the nation's top 60, Miami University fell for the second time this season, dropping a 6-1 decision at the Lafayette Sports Center Saturday night. Both of Miami's (2-2; 0-0 MAC) losses this season have come against teams ranked in the nation's top 40.

The RedHawks lone point came at No. 6 singles, where senior Remy Swain downed Purdue's Brittany Minna in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.

Miami clashes with the Big Ten again next Saturday when it hosts Michigan State at Riverside Racquet Club in Hamilton, Ohio. Doubles play is tentatively scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

PURDUE 6, MIAMI 1
SINGLES
No. 1 - Hala Sufie (PU) def. Katrina Lomidze (MIA), 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 - Randi Schuler (PU) def. Leda Pesatova (MIA) , 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 - Brooke Beier (PU) def. Kelly Douple (MIA), 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 - Mallory Voelker (PU) def. Linda Jirouskova (MIA), 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 - Anna Dzeva (PU) def. Victoria Pulido (MIA), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 - Remy Swain (MIA) def. Brittany Minna (PU), 6-2, 6-2

DOUBLES
No. 1 - Sufi/Voelker (PU) def. Lomidze/Jirouskova (MIA), 8-3
No. 2 - Beier/Schuler (PU) def. Swain/Pulido (MIA) , 8-0
No. 3 - Minna/Stephanie Wooten (PU) def. Pesatova/Douple, 8-6