Saturday, March 16
Evanston, Ill.
1:00 PM
Rutgers University
0
at
4
Northwestern
Photo by: Rich Graessle
Tennis Falls at Northwestern
Mar 16 | Women's Tennis
EVANSTON, Ill. — No. 75 Rutgers women's tennis (9-4, 0-2 B1G) fell to No. 45 Northwestern (10-4, 1-0 B1G), 4-0, on Saturday afternoon at Combe Tennis Center.
Doubles
The Wildcats earned themselves an early lead in the dual after clinching the doubles points. NU won sets on the first and third courts to secure the round.
Singles
Northwestern earned straight-sets victories on courts No. 1, 3, and 4 to clinch the team victory.
At the suspension of play, Yana Gurevich was up one set to none in her match. The graduate student was on the verge of a singles win, as she held a four-game lead in the second frame.
Minchae Kim was also in the hunt for a B1G singles win, holding a 4-6, 6-0, 2-0 edge over the Wildcats' No. 6 singles when play ended.
Results
Doubles
Singles
Next Up
RU will play its third match in four days on Sunday, Match 17 at Illinois. First serve is set for 1 p.m. EST.
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Doubles
The Wildcats earned themselves an early lead in the dual after clinching the doubles points. NU won sets on the first and third courts to secure the round.
Singles
Northwestern earned straight-sets victories on courts No. 1, 3, and 4 to clinch the team victory.
At the suspension of play, Yana Gurevich was up one set to none in her match. The graduate student was on the verge of a singles win, as she held a four-game lead in the second frame.
Minchae Kim was also in the hunt for a B1G singles win, holding a 4-6, 6-0, 2-0 edge over the Wildcats' No. 6 singles when play ended.
Results
Doubles
- #48 Christina Hand/Justine Leong (NUW) def. Tara Chilton/Yana Gurevich (RU) 6-2
- Maria Shusharina/Britany Lau (NUW) vs. #58 Amira Badawi/Mai Nguyen (RU) 5-2, unfinished
- Sydney Pratt/Neena Feldman (NUW) def. Naomi Karki/Minchae Kim (RU) 6-4
Singles
- Maria Shusharina (NUW) def. Tara Chilton (RU) 6-2, 6-3
- #104 Justine Leong (NUW) vs. Yana Gurevich (RU) 6-7 (4-7), 1-5, unfinished
- Christina Hand (NUW) def. Amira Badawi (RU) 6-3, 6-3
- Sydney Pratt (NUW) def. Jackeline Lopez (RU) 6-3, 6-3
- Kiley Rabjohns (NUW) vs. Mai Nguyen (RU) 6-4, 2-5, unfinished
- Britany Lau (NUW) vs. Minchae Kim (RU) 6-4, 0-6, 0-2, unfinished
Next Up
RU will play its third match in four days on Sunday, Match 17 at Illinois. First serve is set for 1 p.m. EST.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
23
Maria Shusharina / 0 [NUW]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
750
Justine Leong / 0 (104/-) [NUW]
61UF
#3 Singles Match
12
33
Christina Hand / 0 [NUW]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
33
Sydney Pratt / 0 [NUW]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
450
Kiley Rabjohns / 0 [NUW]
62UF
#6 Singles Match
1234
4620
Britany Lau / 0 [NUW]
600UF
Order of Finish:
1,3,4
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