Northwestern
Penn St
Wildcats Defeat Lady Lions, 6-1
4/12/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 12, 2003
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - After taking a stumble last weekend, the Northwestern women's tennis team got back on track with a 6-1 win over Penn State Saturday afternoon at the Sarni Tennis Center. The No. 19 Wildcats move to 14-7 on the season and 6-1 in the Big Ten, while Penn State falls to 2-5 in conference play and 7-10 overall.
The 'Cats opened the match by taking two of the three doubles contests for the first point. No. 8 Cristelle Grier and Jessica Rush dominated PSU's No. 1 tandem of Leigh Ann Merryman and Maaria Husain, 8-0. Connie Chiang and Ruth Barnes defeated Lindsay Downing and April Uy at No. 3, 8-5 for the first point of the match.
In singles, Northwestern won five of the six matches for the 6-1 win. No. 6 Grier improved her dual-match record to 20-0 with her 6-3, 6-1 win over Megan Marton at No. 1. Rush, ranked 62nd in the latest national rankings, took care of Merryman in straight sets at No. 2 (6-1, 6-3). At No. 4, Andrea Yung handed Judy Wang a 6-0, 6-3 loss. Barnes was the 6-2, 6-3 winner at No. 5 over Downing. Returning to the lineup after suffering a foot injury, Stacy Kokx knocked off Uy at No. 6, 6-4, 6-2. Penn State's only win of the match came at No. 3 where Husain downed Jamie Peisel in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0.
The 'Cats are back in action on Sunday as they meet the Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio. The match will begin at 11 a.m. (Central).
No. 19 Northwestern vs. Penn State
NU 6, PSU 1
SINGLES
No. 1 #6 Cristelle Grier (NU) def. Megan Marton (PSU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 #63 Jessica Rush (NU) def. Leigh Ann Merryman (PSU), 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 Maaria Husain (PSU) def. Jamie Peisel (NU), 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 #104 Andrea Yung (NU) def. Judy Wang (PSU), 6-0, 6-3
No. 5 Ruth Barnes (NU) def. Lindsay Downing (PSU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 Stacy Kokx (NU) def. April Uy (PSU), 6-4, 6-2
DOUBLES
No. 1 #8 Grier/rush (NU) def. Merryman/Husain (PSU), 8-0
No. 2 Marton/Wang (PSU) def. Peisel/Yung (NU), 8-7(9-7)
No. 3 Connie Chiang/Barnes (NU) def. Downing/Uy (PSU), 8-5
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