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Indiana (Big Ten Championships)
Women's Tennis Advances In Big Ten Championships
4/29/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 28, 2000
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The No. 3-seeded Northwestern Wildcats (20-4) quickly disposed of No. 6 seed Indiana in the Big Ten Conference Women's Tennis Championship quarterfinal round, recording a 4-0 victory Friday afternoon at the Varsity Tennis Center in Ann Arbor. Northwestern will face No. 2 seed Illinois in tomorrow's semifinals at noon.
Northwestern grabbed a 1-0 lead by claiming the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. The Wildcats' Lia Jackson (Glendale, Wis./Nicolet) and Marine Piriou (Ste. Pol-de-Leon, France/Ecole De Notre Dame) claimed an 8-3 victory over Jessica Levin and Becky Wallihan at No. 2, and Shannon Duffy (Plano, Texas/Plano) and Leigh Weinraub (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills) earned an 8-3 decision over Zahra Ahamed and Jennifer Hsia at No. 3.
In singles, the Wildcats claimed straight-set wins at the No. 2 through 4 to close out the victory. Duffy posted a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Kelly Blanch at No. 2, Colleen Cheng (Hillsborough, Calif./Burlingame) won 6-1, 6-2 against Levin at No. 3 and Jackson earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 4. The final three matches remaining on the court were stopped after Northwestern secured the win and advancement to the semifinals.
MATCH RESULTS
Northwestern 4, Indiana 0
SINGLES
No. 1 Jessica Anderson (IU) vs. Katherine Nasser (NU), Abandoned
No. 2 Shannon Duffy (NU) def. Kelly Blanch (IU), 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 Colleen Cheng (NU) def. Jessica Levin (IU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 Lia Jackson (NU) def. Amanda Field (IU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 Becky Wallihan (IU) vs. Marine Piriou (NU), Abandoned
No. 6 Zahra Ahamed (IU) vs. Jennifer Lutgert (NU), Abandoned
DOUBLES
No. 1 Anderson/Blanch (IU) vs. Nasser/Cheng (NU), Abandoned
No. 2 Jackson/Piriou (NU) def. Levin/Willihan (IU), 8-3
No. 3 Duffy/Leigh Weinraub (NU) def. Ahamed/Jennifer Hsia (IU), 8-3
Northwestern Notes
The 20 Wildcat victories is their first 20-win season since going 22-4 in 1987. Last year the 'Cats finished 19-5.
