WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The No. 13-seeded Rutgers women’s tennis team (11-13, 1-10 B1G) was downed by the No. 5 seed Northwestern (12-12, 7-3 B1G), 4-1, in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday afternoon.
Doubles
Northwestern came away with the doubles point to start off the match after winning decisions on courts No. 1 and No. 3.
Mai Nguyen and Minchae Kim were up 4-2 on the middle court when the Wildcats clinched the point.
Singles
Northwestern went onto win three more singles matches to solidify the match win.
Nguyen picked up her second singles win of the Big Ten Tournament with a dominant 6-3, 6-3 victory on the fifth court. The win marks her eighth of the season.
Mai Nguyen gets the win on court No. 5!
Northwestern leads, 2-1.
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Amira Badawi, Arina Valitova and Daira Cardenas batted hard in their matches as well, each taking a set, although it was not enough.
Results
Doubles
- Justine Leong/Briana Crowley (NU) def. Tara Chilton/Amira Badawi (RU) 6-0
- Mai Nguyen/Minchae Kim (RU) vs. Christina Hand/Sydney Pratt (NU) 4-2, unfinished
- Aino Alkio/Maria Shusharina (NU) def. Chloe Brown/Daira Cardenas (RU) 6-2
Singles
- Maria Shusharina (NU) def. Jackeline Lopez (RU) 6-3, 6-1
- Justine Leong (NU) def. Tara Chilton (RU) 6-4, 6-4
- Amira Badawi (RU) vs. Christina Hand (NU) 6-3, 4-6, 3-3, unfinished
- Arina Valitova (RU) vs. Briana Crowley (NU) 5-7, 6-1, 2-5, unfinished
- Mai Nguyen (RU) def. Aino Alkio (NU) 6-3, 6-3
- Sydney Pratt (NU) def. Daira Cardenas (RU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
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