Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
ITA Invitational Nationals
Women's Tennis Falls to No. 12 Vanderbilt, 5-2
2/17/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 17, 2001
The 20th-ranked Northwestern women's tennis team fell to 12th-ranked Vanderbilt 5-2 on Friday in the quarterfinal round of the United States Tennis Association/Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Women's Team Indoor Championships in Madison, Wis.
Northwestern's two wins came in singles, from senior Colleen Cheng and sophomore Marine Piriou.
Cheng, playing at the No. 1 position, downed Vandy's Julie Ditty with ease, winning 6-3, 6-3. Piriou had to go three sets before shutting down Kate Burson, 7-6(3), 6-7(0), 6-3.
With the loss, the Wildcats are now 5-2 on the season. The Commodores improve to 10-0. NU will be back in action on Saturday, February 24 when they open Big Ten competition at Michigan State. Match time is set for 11 a.m. (CDT).
No. 12 Vanderbilt vs. No. 20 Northwestern
Vanderbilt 5, Northwetern 2
SINGLES
No. 1 - Colleen Cheng (NU) def. Julie Ditty (Vandy), 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 - Sarah Riske (Vandy) def. Lia Jackson (NU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 - Jenny Miller (Vandy) def. Shannon Duffy (NU), 6-7(6), 6-0, 6-4
No. 4 - Marine Piriou (NU) def. Kate Burson (Vandy), 7-6(3), 6-7(0), 6-3
No. 5 - Aleke Tsoubanos (vandy) def. Simona Petrutiu (NU), 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 6 - Kelly Schmandt (Vandy) def. Jessica Rush (NU), 6-1, 6-7(6), 6-3
DOUBLES
No. 1 - Burson/Ditty (Vandy) def. Cheng/Rush (NU), 9-8(4)
No. 2 - Riske/Tsoubanos (Vandy) def. Duffy/Piriou (NU), 8-5
No. 3 - Jackson/Petrutiu (NU) def. Miller/Schmandt (Vandy), 8-3
