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Women's Tennis Sweeps Utah, 7-0
1/22/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 21, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - The 16th-ranked Northwestern women's tennis team defeated Utah, 7-0, Sunday afternoon in Salt Lake City. The Wildcats are now 3-0 for the spring season.
Northwestern gained the doubles point to start the day, sweeping all three doubles matches, then won five of the six singles matches in straight sets to punctuate the victory. Jessica Rush was the only Wildcat player extended to a third set, but she defeated Frida Kareld at No. 6 to clinch the sweep.
The Northwestern women will compete in the adidas Classic this weekend.
WOMEN'S TENNIS BOX SCORE
Northwestern 7, Utah 0
SINGLES
1 - Lia Jackson (NU) def. Cassie Kasteler (U) 6-2, 6-0
2 - Colleen Cheng (NU) def. Irini Kotoglou (U) 6-3, 6-2
3 - Shannon Duffy (NU) def. Linn Ronnberg (U) 6-4, 6-2
4 - Marine Piriou (NU) def. Brooke Wilkinson (U) 6-0, 6-1
5 - Simona Petrutiu (NU) def. Heidi Thomas (U) 6-4, 6-1
6 - Jessica Rush (NU) def. Frida Kareld (U) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
DOUBLES
1 - Cheng/Rush (NU) def. Wilkinson/Ronnberg (U) 8-3
2 - Duffy/Piriou (NU) def. Kotoglou/Kasteler (U) 8-2
3 - Jackson/Petrutiu (NU) def. Thomas/Kareld (U) 8-2
