Sunday, February 4
Atlanta, Ga.
11 a.m. CT
Northwestern
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at
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Georgia Tech
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
'Cats Drop Close Match at No. 23 Georgia Tech
2/4/2024 3:38:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Atlanta, Ga.-- Northwestern women's tennis dropped a close one on Sunday, 4-3, to No. 23 Georgia Tech on the road.
The 'Cats started off the day strong, winning the doubles point behind strong performances in the #2 and #3 matches. Sydney Pratt and Christina Hand dismantled their opponents 6-1, while Maria Shusharina and Britany Lau one-upped them by not allowing their Georgia Tech opponents to win a game.
In the singles matches, things quickly evened out. Hand and Jennifer Riester dropped their matches on the 3 and 5 lines respectively, sandwiched around a decisive 6-3, 6-3 win for Pratt in the #6 match to bring the score to 2-2.
In the latter half of the finishers, Shusharina fell in the #1 match but #2 Justine Leong took down her opponent by a score of 6-4, 6-2. The final match to finish was the #4 match, featuring Kylie Rabjohns for NU. She sent the first set to a tiebreak but dropped it 7-5 and couldn't force a third set.
With the 4-3 win, Georgia Tech moves to 3-3 on the year while Northwestern drops to 4-2.
Next up for the Wildcats is a trip to Nashville to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. CT.
The 'Cats started off the day strong, winning the doubles point behind strong performances in the #2 and #3 matches. Sydney Pratt and Christina Hand dismantled their opponents 6-1, while Maria Shusharina and Britany Lau one-upped them by not allowing their Georgia Tech opponents to win a game.
In the singles matches, things quickly evened out. Hand and Jennifer Riester dropped their matches on the 3 and 5 lines respectively, sandwiched around a decisive 6-3, 6-3 win for Pratt in the #6 match to bring the score to 2-2.
In the latter half of the finishers, Shusharina fell in the #1 match but #2 Justine Leong took down her opponent by a score of 6-4, 6-2. The final match to finish was the #4 match, featuring Kylie Rabjohns for NU. She sent the first set to a tiebreak but dropped it 7-5 and couldn't force a third set.
With the 4-3 win, Georgia Tech moves to 3-3 on the year while Northwestern drops to 4-2.
Next up for the Wildcats is a trip to Nashville to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. CT.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
06
Carol Lee / 0 [GT]
67
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Kylie Bilchev / 0 [GT]
42
#3 Singles Match
12
11
Alejandra Cruz / 0 [GT]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
60
Given Roach / 0 [GT]
76
#5 Singles Match
12
23
Kate Sharabura / 0 [GT]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Meera Jesudason / 0 [GT]
33
Order of Finish:
3,6,5,1,2,4
Players Mentioned
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