2000 Big Ten Conference Women's Tennis Championship -- Match 6
4/28/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Women's Tennis Championship
Varsity Tennis Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Friday, April 28 -- Quarterfinals
| Northwestern 4 No. 3 seed | | Indiana 0 No. 6 seed |
Singles
No. 1 -- Katherine Nasser (NU) vs. Jessica Anderson (IU) -- abandoned
No. 2 -- Shannon Duffy (NU) d. Kelly Blanch, 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 -- Colleen Cheng (NU) d. Jessica Levin, 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 -- Lia Jackson (NU) d. Amanda Field, 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 -- Marine Piriou (NU) vs. Becky Wallihan (IU) -- abandoned
No. 6 -- Jennifer Lutgert (NU) vs. Zahra Ahamed (IU) -- abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 -- Anderson/Blanch (IU) vs. Nasser/Cheng (NU) -- abandoned
No. 2 -- Jackson/Piriou (NU) d. Levin/Wallihan, 8-3
No. 3 -- Duffy/Leigh Weinraub (NU) d. Ahamed/Jennifer Hsia, 8-3
Match Summary
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Event: Big Ten Conference Women's Tennis Championship (Quarterfinals)
Score: #17 Northwestern 4, Indiana 0
Records: Northwestern (20-4), Indiana (14-11)
Next Match: Saturday, April 29 -- Northwestern vs. Illinois, Noon
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 3-seeded Northwestern Wildcats quickly disposed of No. 6 seed Indiana in the Big Ten Conference Women's Tennis Championship quarterfinal round, posting a 4-0 victory Friday afternoon (April 28) at the Varsity Tennis Center. Northwestern will face No. 2 seed Illinois in tomorrow's semifinals at noon.
Northwestern grabbed a 1-0 lead by claiming the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots (match at the top doubles spot was abandoned). The Wildcats' Lia Jackson and Marine Piriou claimed an 8-3 victory over Jessica Levin and Becky Wallihan at No. 2, and Shannon Duffy and Leigh Weinraub earned an 8-3 decision over Zahra Ahamed and Jennifer Hsia at No. 3.
In singles, the Wildcats claimed straight-set wins at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 spots to close out the victory. Duffy posted a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Kelly Blanch at No. 2, Colleen Cheng won 6-1, 6-2 against Levin at No. 3 and Jackson earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 4. The final three matches remaining on the court were stopped after Northwestern secured the win and advancement to the semifinals.
