Friday, May 13
Chapel Hill, N.C.
9 a.m.
Northwestern
vs
Ole Miss
'Cats Open NCAA Tournament Play Against Ole Miss
5/12/2016 1:12:00 PM | Women's Tennis
| NORTHWESTERN WOMEN'S TENNIS: MATCH INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS |
| Fri., May 13 | vs. Ole Miss | 9 a.m. CT | Chapel Hill, N.C. Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center | N/A | GoHeels.com |
| Sat., May 14 | UNC or ETSU (if win 5/13) |
2 p.m. CT | Chapel Hill, N.C. Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center | N/A | GoHeels.com |
| Tournament Bracket | Social: Twitter (@NUWildcatTennis) | Facebook | Instagram | |||||
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern makes its 27th NCAA tournament appearance, including its 18th consecutive, when it travels to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for the opening two rounds of the 2016 NCAA Women's Tennis Championship.
The 30th-ranked Wildcats (13-10) open tourney play at 9 a.m. Central time Friday when they take on 42nd-ranked Ole Miss (13-11). Third-ranked and regional host North Carolina will take on ETSU in the second match of the day. Friday's winners will square off at 2 p.m. Central Saturday with a berth in the Round of 16 on the line. The final four rounds are set for May 19-24 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Northwestern has qualified for the national tournament in every season dating back to 1999, when head coach Claire Pollard took over the program. The Wildcats have advanced to at least the Round of 16 12 times during the current stretch. NU has played in the national quarterfinals three times.
The Wildcats are led by redshirt sophomore Maddie Lipp who is ranked No. 50 in the nation in singles by the ITA, while sophomore Erin Larner is No. 102. In doubles play, the team of Lipp and Alex Chatt boasts a No. 22 national ranking. Larner has a No. 54 ranking when paired with senior Alicia Barnett.
Northwestern has faced one of the toughest schedules in the nation to date. All 10 of the team's nonconference dual matches were against ranked opponents, including wins over Arizona State and Georgia Tech. The Wildcats have defeated six ranked foes overall this season, including a victory over then-No. 10 Michigan on April 22.
NU went 10-1 in Big Ten play to earn a second-place finish.
Ole Miss holds a slim 3-2 edge in the all-time series with Northwestern. The two schools haven't met in dual match competition since a 5-2 victory by the Wildcats over the fifth-ranked Rebels at the National Team Indoor Championships in Madison, Wisconsin, on Feb. 18, 2000.
The Rebels have three individuals in the most recent ITA singles national rankings: Arianne Hartono (33), Natalie Suk (74), Mai El Kamash (103). The doubles team of Hartono and El Kamash is ranked No. 25.
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