April 27, 2001
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The ninth-seeded women's tennis team was defeated 4-1 by No. 1 Northwestern Friday at the Big Ten Tennis Championships.
The Wildcats won the doubles points by winning the matches at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Northwestern continued to dominate in singles action with wins at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 spots. Rookie Gretchen Haynor managed the Boilermakers lone point with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Shannon Duffy at No. 3.
Purdue completed the season with a 7-17 record (3-7 Big Ten). Northwestern will face Ohio State in the championship semifinals.
No. 1 Northwestern 4, No. 9 Purdue 1
Doubles
1. Cheng/Pirou (NU) def. Woods/Wright (PU) 8-5
2. Rush/Jackson (NU) def. Fick/Iqbal (PU) 8-2
3. Duffy/Petrutiu (NU) vs. Haynor/Quebe (PU) 7-7 abd.
Singles
1. Colleen Cheng (NU) vs. Erika Quebe (PU) 7-6 (NU), 5-2 (PU), abd.
2. Lia Jackson (NU) def. Melissa Iqbal (PU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Gretchen Haynor (PU) def. Shannon Duffy (NU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Marine Piriou (NU) def. Melissa Woods (PU) 6-3, 6-0
5. Simona Petrutiu (NU) vs. Lisa Walgenbach (PU) 7-5 (NU), 5-2 (PU), abd.
6. Jessica Rush (NU) def. Lynsey Fick (PU) 6-2, 6-3