Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
Marquette
Women's Tennis Sweeps Marquette, 7-0
2/4/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 3, 2001
EVANSTON, ILL. - The No. 16 Northwestern women's tennis team improved to 4-0 on the season with a 7-0 win over Marquette Saturday afternoon at the Helfaer Tennis Stadium in Milwaukee. The Golden Eagles are now 2-3 on the season.
Northwestern got off to a quick start, taking a 1-0 lead after sweeping the three doubles matches. In singles, Northwestern won each match in straight sets.
The 'Cats are back home February 10 and 11 when they host North Carolina and Alabama at the Johnson Tennis Center. Match time against the Tar Heels on Saturday is set for 10 a.m., while Sunday's match with the Crimson Tide is scheduled for 11 a.m.
WOMEN'S TENNIS BOX SCORE
Northwestern 7, Marquette 0
SINGLES
No. 1 Colleen Cheng (NU) def. Laura Garcia (MU), 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 Lia Jackson (NU) def. Genevieve Charron (MU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 Shannon Duffy (NU) def. Anabelle Espinosa (MU), 7-6(4), 6-4
No. 4 Simona Petrutiu (NU) def. Eva Trujillo-Herrera (MU), 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 Jessica Rush (NU) def. Ana Paclovic (MU), 6-3, 7-5
No. 6 Ruth Barnes (NU) def. Sommer LaValley (MU), 6-2, 6-1
DOUBLES
No. 1 Cheng/Rush (NU) def. Garcia/Charron (MU), 8-6
No. 2 Duffy/Piriou (NU) def. Espinosa/Pavlovic (MU), 9-7
No. 3 Jackson/Petrutiu (NU) def. LaValley/Alex Stankovic (MU), 8-4
