Northwestern
Wisconsin
Wildcats Beat Badgers, 5-2
2/13/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 13, 2005
EVANSTON, Ill. - Fifth-ranked Northwestern swept the doubles matches and claimed four of six singles contests to beat 36th-ranked Wisconsin 5-2 Sunday in both teams' conference openers.
Northwestern improves to 7-1 overall and 1-0 in conference play. Wisconsin falls to an even 3-3 on the season and is 0-1 in the Big Ten.
Valerie Vladea (Tiffin, Iowa/Burlington Central) was one of four Wildcats to post victories in both singles and doubles on the day. In doubles, she teamed with senior Andrea Yung (San Marino, Calif./San Marino) for the first time this season and duo won at the No. 3 position. At No. 4 singles, Vladea defeated Kaylan Caiati 6-4, 6-4.
Freshman Audra Cohen (Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas), junior Cristelle Grier (Epsom, England/Putney) and sophomore Alexis Prousis (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) all recorded two wins on the day, as well.
Cohen and Grier -- the nation's top-ranked doubles duo -- defeated 27th-ranked Martin and McGaffigan at No. 1. The two also won their singles matches, both improving to a team-best 7-2.
Prousis and senior Kristi Roemer (Piedmont, Calif./Piedmont) continued to roll at the No. 2 doubles position by earning their team-leading sixth win.
Northwestern is next in action at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 19th against North Carolina in the Combe Tennis Center.
Northwestern 5, Wisconsin 2
Doubles
No. 1 - #1 Cohen/Grier (NU) def. #27 Martin/McGaffigan, 8-2
No. 2 - Prousis/Roemer (NU) def. Beck/Burke, 8-7 (5)
No. 3 - Vladea/Yung (NU) def. Caiati/Goldin, 8-4
Singles
No. 1 - #1 Audra Cohen (NU) def. #53 Katie McGaffigan, 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 - #4 Cristelle Grier (NU) def. #99 Caitlin Burke, 6-2, 7-6 (4)
No. 3 - #49 Alexis Prousis (NU) def. Lindsay Martin, 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 - Valerie Vladea (NU) def. Kaylan Caiati, 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 - Nicole Beck (UW) def. Jamie Peisel, 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
No. 6 - Chelsea Nusslock (UW) def. Alexis Conill, 6-4, 6-1
Finish Order
Doubles: 1, 3, 2
Singles: 6, 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
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