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Women's Tennis Falls to No. 11 Cal, 5-2
3/25/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 24, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - The 12th-ranked women's tennis team dropped its second straight match, 5-2 to No. 11 Cal, Saturday afternoon at the Hellman Tennis Courts. The Wildcats are now 13-4 on the season, while the Bears improved to 11-2.
Cal took the early lead, winning at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Lia Jackson and Marine Piriou were NU's only winners, defeating Nicole Havlicek and Jieun Jacobs at No. 2 (8-6).
In singles, Jackson and Simona Petrutiu were the Wildcats' only victors. Jackson came from behind to defeat Christina Fusano at No. 2 (3-6, 6-0, 6-3). Petrutiu downed Jieun Jacobs in straight sets at No. 4 (6-4, 7-5). At No. 3, Piriou saw undefeated record snapped at 14 with a 6-4, 7-5 loss to Raquel Kops-Jones.
The Wildcats will host Baylor on April 1 at 11 a.m. The match is scheduled for the Sheridan Tennis Courts, but will be played indoors at the Johnson Tennis Center in the case of inclement weather.
NORTHWESTERN WOMEN'S TENNIS at California-Berkeley
Cal 5, Northwestern 2
SINGLES
No. 1 - Anita Kurimay (Cal) def. Colleen Cheng (NU), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 - Lia Jackson (NU)) def. Christina Fusano (Cal), 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 - Raquel Kops-Jones (Cal) def. Marine Piriou (NU), 6-0, 6-3
No. 4 - Simona Petrutiu (NU) def. Jieun Jacobs (Cal), 6-4, 7-5
No. 5 - Catherine Lynch (Cal) def. Jessica Rush (NU), 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
No. 6 - Sekita Grant (Cal) def. Ruth Barnes (NU), 1-6, 7-6, 6-4
DOUBLES
No. 1 - Kurimay/Kops-Jones (Cal) def. Cheng/Rush (NU), 8-2
No. 2 - Jackson/Piriou (NU) def. Havlicek/Jacobs (Cal), 8-6
No. 3 - Fusano/Grant (Cal) def. Petrutiu/Barnes (NU), 9-7
