Northwestern
Ohio St
Women's Tennis Falls To Ohio State, 5-2
4/8/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 8, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Buckeyes won four of the six singles matches to clinch a 5-2 upset victory over the Wildcats, Saturday at Jesse Owens West Recreation Center. The 40th-ranked Buckeyes improve to 11-6 overall and 4-1 in the Big Ten. The Wildcats are now 14-4 overall and 4-2 in the conference.
The Buckeyes got off to an early start, winning two of three doubles matches to claim the doubles point. Shannon Duffy and Leigh Weinraub were the lone NU winners, defeating Michelle Matko and Claudia Castro, 8-4.
The Buckeye momentum carried over into singles play as OSU took four of the six matches. Shannon Duffy and Lia Jackson were the Wildcat victors. Duffy recorded a tough win for the 'Cats, defeating No. 77 Monica Rincon in the tiebreaker of a three-hour, three-set match (6-3, 5-7, 7-6) at No. 2. Jackson defeated Sadhaf Pervez at No. 4 in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1.
The 'Cats travel to Happy Valley to conclude the weekend with an 11 a.m. match aganist the Penn State Nittany Lions.
** Match Results **
No. 44 Ohio State 5, No. 15 Northwestern 2
SINGLES
No. 1 Kristy Dascoli (OSU) def. Katherine Nasser (NU), 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 Shannon Duffy (NU) def. Monica Rincon (OSU), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6
No. 3 Michelle Matko (OSU) def. Colleen Cheng (NU), 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 Lia Jackson (NU) def. Sadhaf Pervez (OSU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 Laura Maloney (OSU) def. Jennifer Lutgert (NU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 Taryn Bowen (OSU) def. Jessica Strickland (NU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-0
DOUBLES
No. 1 Dascoli/Rincon (OSU) def. Nasser/Cheng (NU), 8-2
No. 2 Maloney/Pervez (OSU) def. Jackson/Lutgert (NU), 8-4
No. 3 Duffy/Leigh Weinraub (NU) def. Matko/Claudia Castro (OSU), 8-4
