Saturday, March 26
Evanston, IL
1:00 PM ET
Rutgers University
0
at
7
No. 35 Northwestern
Photo by: Dustin Satloff
Tennis Falls to No. 35 Northwestern
Mar 26 | Women's Tennis
EVANSTAN, ILL. – Rutgers tennis fell to No. 35 Northwestern on the road Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats claimed the team doubles point and six singles victories for the 7-0 win.
Despite losing the first set at No.4 singles, freshman Minchae Kim made a comeback in the second set. In the end, her opponent outlasted the rally and edged out the win by a margin of 6-2, 7-5. At No. 1 singles, senior Tess Fisher battled her opponent ranked No. 106 in the nation, however, fell by a score of 6-2, 6-4
Northwestern marked the first Top 40 ranked opponent Rutgers has faced in Big Ten action this season.
Rutgers travels to Illinois for a 12 p.m. ET matchup on Sunday, March 27.
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Despite losing the first set at No.4 singles, freshman Minchae Kim made a comeback in the second set. In the end, her opponent outlasted the rally and edged out the win by a margin of 6-2, 7-5. At No. 1 singles, senior Tess Fisher battled her opponent ranked No. 106 in the nation, however, fell by a score of 6-2, 6-4
Northwestern marked the first Top 40 ranked opponent Rutgers has faced in Big Ten action this season.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
24
Clarissa Hand / 0 (106/-) [NUW]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
23
Maria Shusharina / 0 [NUW]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
10
Ema Lazic / 0 [NUW]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
25
Justine Leong / 0 [NUW]
67
#5 Singles Match
12
03
Christina Hand / 0 [NUW]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
20
Briana Crowley / 0 [NUW]
66
Order of Finish:
3,5,6,1,2,4
Players Mentioned
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