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Northwestern Upends No. 11 Tennessee, 4-3
2/9/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 9, 2003
MADISON - Matching up with the nation's fourth-best player, freshman Cristelle Grier clinched the win for the Wildcats with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 1 over Vilmarie Castellvi. Grier finishes the weekend 3-0 and beat the Nos. 3, 4 and 20 players in the country. Grier's win put the score at 4-1 en route to Northwestern's 4-3 win over No. 11 Tennessee in the final consolation match of the United State Tennis Association/Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Team Indoor Championships Saturday afternoon in Madison, Wis.
The 14th-ranked Wildcats improve to 6-4 on the season as Tennessee drops to 5-2.
Grier's weekend did not end at her singles play. She and doubles teammate Jessica Rush were undefeated at No. 1, stunning the Nos. 9 and 22 teams. The tandem knocked off the No. 22 team of Melissa Schaub and Castellvi, 8-6. Ruth Barnes and Andrea Yung rebounded from an 8-3 loss at No. 2 on Friday to defeat Tammy Encina and Breanna Kray 8-5, securing the deciding doubles point for Northwestern.
In singles, the Wildcats were ahead in five of the six spots after the first set, but could only pull out wins-Nos. 1, 2 and 4. Rush was the straight-set victor over Encina at No. 2 (6-2, 6-2). Freshman Jamie Peisel defeated Kray at No. 4, 7-6(4), 6-4.
The Wildcats are back in action on Saturday, Feb. 15 at Kentucky. This will be the seventh meeting between the two teams. Northwestern leads the series 5-1. Match time is slated for 11 a.m. Central.
#14 Northwestern vs. #11 Tennessee
NU 4, UT 3
SINGLES
No. 1 #16 Cristelle Grier (NU) def. #4 Vilmarie Castellvi (UT) 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 #63 Jessica Rush (NU) def. Tammy Encina (UT) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 Melissa Schaub (UT) def. Andrea Yung (NU) 3-6, 7-5, (10-3)
No. 4 #76 Jamie Peisel (NU) def. Breanna Kray (UT) 7-6(4), 6-4
No. 5 Crystal Cleveland (UT) def. Ruth Barnes (NU) 2-6, 6-2, (10-6)
No. 6 Ashley Robards (UT) def. Stacy Kokx (NU) 6-2, 7-5
DOUBLES
No. 1 Grier/Rush (NU) def. #22 Schaub/Castellvi (UT) 8-6
No. 2 Yung/Barnes (NU) def. Encina/Kray (UT) 8-5
No. 3 Robards/Cleveland (UT) def. Peisel/Kristi Roemer (NU) 8-4
