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'Cats Sweep Minnesota in Big Ten Quarterfinals
4/30/2021 2:34:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MADISON, Wis. – Northwestern took home their first Big Ten tournament win with a 4-0 sweep over Minnesota in the quarterfinals.
Caroline Pozo and Hannah McColgan made quick work of their opponents in the doubles match with a dominant 6-1 win. Julie Byrne and Briana Crowley followed with a 6-2 win to secure the doubles point early.
Byrne and Crowley repeated their success on the doubles courts in their singles matches, easily winning the first two sets to give the 'Cats a 3-0 lead. Christina Hand cleaned things up at No. 6 singles in two sets like her teammates and Northwestern added another win to their record.
The Wildcats will return to the court tomorrow for their semifinal match against the No. 1 seeded Wolverines. First serve is set for 10 a.m. CT.
Singles competition
1. #125 Maria Shusharina (NU) vs. #112 Rachel Hanford (MN) 2-6, 2-4, unfinished
2. #106 Clarissa Hand (NU) vs. Ekin Ercetin (MN) 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
3. Julie Byrne (NU) def. Dalila Said (MN) 6-1, 6-1
4. Caroline Pozo (NU) vs. Lucia De Santa Ana (MN) 6-3, 5-2, unfinished
5. Briana Crowley (NU) def. Juliet Zhang (MN) 6-3, 6-1
6. Christina Hand (NU) def. River Hart (MN) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #71 Julie Byrne/Briana Crowley (NU) def. Rachel Hanford/Dalila Said (MINN) 6-2
2. Clarissa Hand/Christina Hand (NU) vs. Ekin Ercetin/Juliet Zhang (MINN) 5-2, unfinished
3. Caroline Pozo/Hannah McColgan (NU) def. River Hart/Zeyneb Sarioglan (MINN) 6-1
Match Notes:
Minnesota 6-13, 4-12
Northwestern 18-4, 13-3; National ranking #19
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,5,6)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,5,6
