Saturday, January 21
Evanston, Ill.
11 a.m.
Northwestern
6
vs
1
Harvard
Wildcats Roll Past Crimson, 6-1
1/21/2017 2:23:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Results (PDF)
By Braden Pomerantz
Northwestern Athletic Communications
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern's women's tennis team notched its third dual match win of the season, earning a 6-1 victory over Harvard on Saturday at Combe Tennis Center.
The Wildcats got off to a fast start, winning the doubles point with wins at Nos. 1 and 2. The 24th-ranked duo of Erin Larner and Lee Or was the first to finish, cruising past Lexi Milunovich and Jenna Friedel, 6-1.
The sixth-ranked team of Alex Chatt and Maddie Lipp followed up with a 6-2 win over Erica Oosterhout and June Lee. Brooke Rischbieth and Rheeya Doshi held a 4-3 first-set lead over Harvard's Annika Ringblom and Sabrina Xiong when the doubles point was clinched.
Lee Or started singles play with a win for Northwestern, putting away Irene Lu with a 6-4, 6-1 victory at No. 4. Chatt made it 3-0 'Cats with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Natasha Gonzalez at No. 5.
June Lee gave Harvard its lone point of the day as she pulled off an upset over Lipp who is ranked No. 104, 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1. Shortly after, Rischbieth secured the match for the Wildcats, defeating Nika Besker 6-2, 6-4 at No. 6.
At No. 3, Doshi came up with another point, cruising past Annika Ringblom in the second set, 6-1, after a tough, 7-6, win in the first set.
Larner capped off Northwestern's day with a hard-fought 7-6, 6-4 victory over Jenna Friedel at No. 2.
The 'Cats return to action next Saturday, Jan. 28 as they travel to Durham, N.C. to take on Tulsa at 10 a.m.
By Braden Pomerantz
Northwestern Athletic Communications
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern's women's tennis team notched its third dual match win of the season, earning a 6-1 victory over Harvard on Saturday at Combe Tennis Center.
The Wildcats got off to a fast start, winning the doubles point with wins at Nos. 1 and 2. The 24th-ranked duo of Erin Larner and Lee Or was the first to finish, cruising past Lexi Milunovich and Jenna Friedel, 6-1.
The sixth-ranked team of Alex Chatt and Maddie Lipp followed up with a 6-2 win over Erica Oosterhout and June Lee. Brooke Rischbieth and Rheeya Doshi held a 4-3 first-set lead over Harvard's Annika Ringblom and Sabrina Xiong when the doubles point was clinched.
Lee Or started singles play with a win for Northwestern, putting away Irene Lu with a 6-4, 6-1 victory at No. 4. Chatt made it 3-0 'Cats with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Natasha Gonzalez at No. 5.
June Lee gave Harvard its lone point of the day as she pulled off an upset over Lipp who is ranked No. 104, 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1. Shortly after, Rischbieth secured the match for the Wildcats, defeating Nika Besker 6-2, 6-4 at No. 6.
At No. 3, Doshi came up with another point, cruising past Annika Ringblom in the second set, 6-1, after a tough, 7-6, win in the first set.
Larner capped off Northwestern's day with a hard-fought 7-6, 6-4 victory over Jenna Friedel at No. 2.
The 'Cats return to action next Saturday, Jan. 28 as they travel to Durham, N.C. to take on Tulsa at 10 a.m.
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