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Women's Tennis Sweeps Michigan State, 7-0
2/24/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 24, 2002
EVANSTON, Ill. - For the second time in as many days, the Northwestern women's tennis team swept its opponent. This time it was the Spartans of Michigan State. The Wildcats improve to 8-4, 2-0, as MSU fell to 6-4, 0-2.
Once again Northwestern took the early lead by sweeping doubles for the first point of the match. Marine Piriou and Jessica Rush were back at the No. 1 slot, where they defeated MSU's duo of Mandy Caldemeyer and Kate Thomas, 8-1.
The Wildcats won each of the singles matches in straight sets. On a nine-match win streak, senior Simona Petrutiu moved into the No. 3 spot in the lineup, where she defeated Lid?n, 6-4, 6-1. Petrutiu started the season playing at No. 5. Rush, ranked 74th in the nation, was victorious at the No. 4 spot, edging Caroline Lay, 6-3, 6-3. NU's No. 1 singles player, Piriou, won easily, 6-0, 6-3, over Dora Vastag
The Wildcats are next in action March 9 when they travel to Indiana for a 11 a.m. match.
#13 Northwestern vs. #75 Michigan State
NORTHWESTERN 7, Michigan State 0
SINGLES
No. 1 #20 Marine Piriou (NU) def. Dora Vastag (MSU), 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 Lia Jackson (NU) def. Mandy Caldemeyer (MSU), 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 Simona Petrutiu (NU) def. ?sa Lid?n (MSU), 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 #74 Jessica Rush (NU) def. Caroline Lay (MSU), 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 Andrea Yung (NU) def. Keri Thompson (MSU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Ruth Barnes (NU) def. Trine Lise Juliussen (MSU), 6-2, 6-2
DOUBLES
No. 1 #36 Piriou/Rush (NU) def. Caldemeyer/Kate Thomas (MSU), 8-1
No. 2 Jackson/Petrutiu (NU) def. Lay/Juliussen (MSU), 8-4
No. 3 Barnes/Yung (NU) def. Lid?n/Vastag (MSU), 8-5
