EVANSTON, Ill. (February 1, 2023) – Coming off back-to-back matches on the road, Northwestern women’s tennis (3-2) returns to the friendly confines of the Combe Tennis Center on Sunday at 12 p.m. to play host to Georgia Tech.
LAST TIME OUT
Northwestern split a pair of matches as part of ITA Kickoff Weekend in Charlottesville, Va. The ‘Cats opened the event with a 4-2 setback against South Carolina on Friday evening. The pairings of Justine Leong and Christina Hand (6-2) and Kiley Rabjohns and Maria Shusharina (7-5) each were victorious to secure the doubles point for the Wildcats, while Leong added a tally during singles, defeating Ana Cruz (6-2, 6-0) in straight sets.
In Saturday’s consolation-round tilt with Washington State, the ‘Cats fell into an early 1-0 hole after surrendering the doubles point, but bounced back to win four singles matchups en route to a 4-1 triumph. Rabjohns and Shusharina closed out a 2-0 weekend in doubles with a 6-3 victory. Leong (6-4, 6-2) wrapped up an unblemished singles weekend, while Hand (6-2, 6-2), Rabjohns (6-4, 6-0) and Briana Crowley (6-7, 6-2, 6-2) also added wins for Northwestern.
Closing out #ITAKickoff with a ??!#GoCats pic.twitter.com/L4GAbv9th3
— NU Women’s Tennis (@NUWildcatTennis) January 29, 2023
LOOKING AHEAD
Georgia Tech currently sits at 2-1 on the young season. The Yellow Jackets, who opened the season ranked No. 25 in the ITA Collegiate Rankings, are one of five unranked teams receiving votes in the national poll.
Like Northwestern, Georgia Tech finished ITA Kickoff Weekend at 1-1, falling to San Diego, 4-1, before blanking Princeton, 4-0.
On the individual front, Carol Lee, who holds a spotless 2-0 record this season in singles action, is ranked 10th nationally. Lee is one of four Yellow Jackets appearing in the ITA’s Individual Rankings.
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