Northwestern and Michigan Will Play for Big Ten Title

Finals set for Noon CT

Northwestern's Georgia Rose and her No. 1 ranked Wildcats will face Michigan for the conference title.

Northwestern's Georgia Rose and her No. 1 ranked Wildcats will face Michigan for the conference title.

April 25, 2009

 

No. 1 seed Northwestern defeated No. 4 seed Ohio State, 4-0, in the first semifinal match up of the Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament on Saturday afternoon in Madison, Wis.  The Buckeyes finish their regular season with a 15-10 mark while the NU improves to 24-1.

No. 2 seed Michigan triumphed over No. 3 Illinois, 4-3, in the second semifinal match up of the Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament on the campus of the University of Wisconsin.  The Illini end their 2009 season with a 18-7 record while the Wolverines improve to a 17-5 overall mark.

Northwestern and Michigan will meet at Noon CT on Sunday afternoon for the Big Ten title.

Match 8: No. 1 Northwestern def. No. 4 Ohio State, 4-0/Recap

Singles
1. Maria Mosolova (NU) vs. Kirsten Flower (OSU) 6-1, 4-3, unfinished
2. Georgia Rose (NU) vs. Paloma Escobedo (OSU) 6-6, unfinished
3. Samantha Murray (NU) def. Christina Keesey (OSU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Lauren Lui (NU) def. Cami Hubbs (OSU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Nazlie Ghazal (NU) vs. Angela DiPastina (OSU) 4-6, 6-2, unfinished
6. Keri Robison (NU) def. Julie Blackmore (OSU) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles
1. Lauren Lui/Georgia Rose (NU) vs. Christina Keesey/Angela DiPastina (OSU) 5-7, unfinished
2. Maria Mosolova/Keri Robison (NU) def. Cami Hubbs/Julie Blackmore (OSU) 8-2
3. Samantha Murray/Elena Chernyakova (NU) def. Kirsten Flower/Paloma Escobedo (OSU) 8-6

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,4,6)

Match 9: No. 2 Michigan def. No. 3 Illinois, 4-3/Recap

Singles
1. Megan Fudge (ILL) def. Chisako Sugiyama (MICH) 6-4, 6-4
2. Leigh Finnegan (ILL) def. Rika Tatsuno (MICH) 6-4, 6-1
3. Denise Muresan (MICH) def. Chelcie Abajian (ILL) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
4. Whitney Taney (MICH) def. Marisa Lambropoulos (ILL) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Tania Mahtani (MICH) def. Amy Allin (ILL) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
6. Kristina Minor (ILL) def. Michelle Sulahian (MICH) 7-5, 6-4


 

 

Doubles
1. Chisako Sugiyama/Tania Mahtani (MICH) def. Leigh Finnegan/Chelcie Abajian (ILL) 8-5
2. Rika Tatsuno/Whitney Taney (MICH) vs. Megan Fudge/Marisa Lambropoulos (ILL) 6-4, unfinished
3. Lindsey Howard/Denise Muresan (MICH) def. Amy Allin/Annie McCarthy (ILL) 8-3

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,6,1,4,5,3)
Match played indoors

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