ITHACA, N.Y. – Northwestern won its third straight match with a 4-1 victory over No. 50 Rice Saturday afternoon at the Reis Tennis Center in Ithaca, N.Y.
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The 21st-ranked Wildcats (6-1) played the Owls as part of a round-robin event at Cornell this weekend.
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As it has in every win this season, Northwestern came away with the doubles point to start the match. No. 52 Fedor Baev and Strong Kirchheimer finished first with a 6-4 decision at No. 1 and were followed by Konrad Zieba and Sam Shropshire, who won 6-3 at No. 2. Zieba and Shropshire improved to 4-0 in the dual season.
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Zieba came right back out in singles and dominated to the tune of a 6-3, 6-0 win over Jamie Malik at No. 2. The 16th-ranked Zieba was playing his first match of the season at the second singles spot. He traded places with Shropshire, who only made it into the second set at No. 1 before his match went unfinished.
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Baev followed Zieba's win with another straight set victory, taking down Jake Hansen at No. 4 by a 6-4, 6-4 score to give Northwestern a commanding 3-0 lead.
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Rice was able to pick up a win at No. 5, but Strong Kirchheimer put the Owls away with a 6-2, 6-3 decision at No. 3 over Adam Gustafsson. No. 55 Kirchheimer is 5-0 this season in duals and 11-2 overall.
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Chicago's Big Ten Team finishes its stay in Ithaca with a 10 a.m. match tomorrow against host school Cornell.
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#21 Northwestern 4, #50 Rice 1
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Singles
No. 1 – #50 Sam Shrosphire (NU) vs. Tommy Bennett (Rice), 6-7 (3), 1-1 (unfinished)
No. 2 – #16 Konrad Zieba (NU) def. Jamie Malik (Rice), 6-3, 6-0
No. 3 – #55 Strong Kirchheimer (NU) def. Adam Gustafsson (Rice), 6-2, 6-3*
No. 4 – Fedor Baev (NU) def. Jake Hansen (Rice), 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 – David Warren (Rice) def. Alp Horoz (NU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 – Ben Vandixhorn (NU) vs. Emanuel Llamas (Rice), 0-6, 7-6 (3) (unfinished)
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 5, 3*
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Doubles
No. 1 – #52 Baev/Kirchheimer (NU) def. Gustafsson/Warren (Rice), 6-4
No. 2 – Zieba/Shropshire (NU) def. Bennett/Malik (Rice), 6-3*
No. 3 – Horoz/Kumar (NU) def. Hansen/Llamas (Rice), 5-4 (unfinished)
Order of Finish: 1, 2*
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The 21st-ranked Wildcats (6-1) played the Owls as part of a round-robin event at Cornell this weekend.
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As it has in every win this season, Northwestern came away with the doubles point to start the match. No. 52 Fedor Baev and Strong Kirchheimer finished first with a 6-4 decision at No. 1 and were followed by Konrad Zieba and Sam Shropshire, who won 6-3 at No. 2. Zieba and Shropshire improved to 4-0 in the dual season.
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Zieba came right back out in singles and dominated to the tune of a 6-3, 6-0 win over Jamie Malik at No. 2. The 16th-ranked Zieba was playing his first match of the season at the second singles spot. He traded places with Shropshire, who only made it into the second set at No. 1 before his match went unfinished.
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Baev followed Zieba's win with another straight set victory, taking down Jake Hansen at No. 4 by a 6-4, 6-4 score to give Northwestern a commanding 3-0 lead.
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Rice was able to pick up a win at No. 5, but Strong Kirchheimer put the Owls away with a 6-2, 6-3 decision at No. 3 over Adam Gustafsson. No. 55 Kirchheimer is 5-0 this season in duals and 11-2 overall.
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Chicago's Big Ten Team finishes its stay in Ithaca with a 10 a.m. match tomorrow against host school Cornell.
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#21 Northwestern 4, #50 Rice 1
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Singles
No. 1 – #50 Sam Shrosphire (NU) vs. Tommy Bennett (Rice), 6-7 (3), 1-1 (unfinished)
No. 2 – #16 Konrad Zieba (NU) def. Jamie Malik (Rice), 6-3, 6-0
No. 3 – #55 Strong Kirchheimer (NU) def. Adam Gustafsson (Rice), 6-2, 6-3*
No. 4 – Fedor Baev (NU) def. Jake Hansen (Rice), 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 – David Warren (Rice) def. Alp Horoz (NU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 – Ben Vandixhorn (NU) vs. Emanuel Llamas (Rice), 0-6, 7-6 (3) (unfinished)
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 5, 3*
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Doubles
No. 1 – #52 Baev/Kirchheimer (NU) def. Gustafsson/Warren (Rice), 6-4
No. 2 – Zieba/Shropshire (NU) def. Bennett/Malik (Rice), 6-3*
No. 3 – Horoz/Kumar (NU) def. Hansen/Llamas (Rice), 5-4 (unfinished)
Order of Finish: 1, 2*
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