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Women's Tennis Sweeps Michigan State, 7-0
2/24/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 24, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - The 11th-ranked Northwestern women's tennis team easily defeated the Michigan State Spartans, 7-0, today at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility in East Lansing. The Wildcats won all six singles matches in straight sets. Northwestern improves to 8-2 overall and 1-0 in Big Ten action. The Spartans slide to 4-5 (0-1 Big Ten).
Northwestern opened the match with a sweep of doubles to take the 1-0 lead, and never let up, winning all six singles matches. Junior Lia Jackson, who is currently ranked No.53, defeated MSU's Natasha Skagerboe, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 1.
The 'Cats will meet No. 56 Michigan Sunday afternoon in Ann Arbor. Match time is set for 11 a.m. (CDT).
#11 NORTHWESTERN AT MICHIGAN STATE
NU 7, MSU 0
SINGLES
No. 1 - Lia Jackson (NU) def. Natasha Skagerboe (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 - Colleen Cheng (NU) def. Caroline Lay (MSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 - Shannon Duffy (NU) def. Josie Schmude (MSU) 6-4, 6-0
No. 4 - Simona Petrutiu (NU) def. Trinelise Juliussen (MSU) 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 - Jessica Rush (NU) def. Christee Chargot (MSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 - Ruth Barnes (NU) def. Heidi Leffler (MSU) 6-0, 6-0
DOUBLES
No. 1 - Cheng/Rush (NU) def. Juliussen/Lay (MSU), 8-5
No. 2 - Duffy/Piriou (NU) def. Skagerboe/Hood (MSU), 8-2
No. 3 - Jackson/Petrutiu (NU) def. Chargot/Schmude (MSU), 8-0
