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Wildcats Top Wisconsin, 6-1
2/28/2021 9:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The No. 7 Wildcats went 5-1 in singles and swept doubles
EVANSTON, Ill. -- The seventh-ranked Wildcats took down the Wisconsin Badgers 6-1 on Sunday. The 'Cats went 5-1 in singles while sweeping doubles for the final point.
Northwestern is now 9-1 on the season and 6-0 in Big Ten play.
Clarissa Hand improved to 8-1 on the season from the No. 3 singles spot after cruising past her opponent in two sets, winning 6-0 and 6-2.
Maria Shusharina grinded out a tough one in the No. 1 singles match, taking two of the three sets (6-2, 4-6, 6-3).
Briana Crowley and Hannah McColgan picked up wins in two sets while Caroline Pozo pulled out a win in three sets after dropping the first.
Chicago's Big Ten Team will travel to East Lansing for a Saturday morning meet against the Michigan State Spartans at 10 a.m. CT
Tennis Match Results
#7 Northwestern vs Wisconsin
Feb 28, 2021 at Evanston, Ill.
(Combe Tennis Center)
Northwestern 6, Wisconsin 1
Singles
1. Maria Shusharina (NU) def. Ava Markham (WISC) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
2. Xinyu Cai (WISC) def. Julie Byrne (NU) 4-6, 3-6
3. Clarissa Hand (NU) def. Antonela Stoica (WISC) 6-0, 6-2
4. Briana Crowley (NU) def. Anna Makarova (WISC) 7-6, 6-1
5. Caroline Pozo (NU) def. Nastasya Semenovski (WISC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Hannah McColgan (NU) def. Charmaine Seah (WISC) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
1. Nastasya Semenovski/Xinyu Cai (WISC) vs. #47 Julie Byrne/Hannah McColgan (NU) unfinished
2. Christina Hand/Briana Crowley (NU) def. Antonela Stoica/Anna Makarova (WISC) 6-4
3. Clarissa Hand/Maria Shusharina (NU) def. Ava Markham/Charmaine Seah (WISC) 6-1
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,6,4,2,1,5
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