Northwestern Falls to California in NCAA Quarterfinals

Wildcats finish season with 28-2 record

Northwestern ends the season with a 28-2 overall record.

Northwestern ends the season with a 28-2 overall record.

May 17, 2009

With a potential national title in sight, the top-seeded Northwestern women's tennis team suffered from an unfortunate case of déjà vu, dropping a 4-2 decision to No. 8 California on Sunday at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas. Sunday's contest marked the second time the two teams clashed in the NCAA quarterfinals in as many years. The Golden Bears upset the Wildcats by the same margin in the 2008 edition of the NCAA Championships.  


The Wildcats end the 2009 campaign with a 28-2 overall record, falling just two games shy of its bid for a national crown.

The final four teams are now set as California prepares to join No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Duke and No. 5 Notre Dame in the semifinal round.

 

No. 8 California 4, No. 1 Northwestern 2

Singles
1: #11 Jana Juricova (CAL) def. #1 Maria Mosolova (NU), 6-4, 6-1
2: #26 Marina Cossou (CAL) def. #20 Georgia Rose (NU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
3: #41 Mari Andersson (CAL) def. #47 Samantha Murray(NU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
4: #119 Lauren Lui (NU) vs. #54 Claire Ilcinkas (CAL), 7-6 (10), 1-6, 3-3
5: #117 Nazlie Ghazal (NU) def. #32 Bojana Bobusic (CAL), 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
6: Keri Robison (NU) def. Stephany Chang (CAL), 0-6, 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
1: #7 Andersson/Juricova (CAL) def. #24 Lui/Rose (NU), 8-6
2: #35 Cossou/Ilcinkas (CAL) def. #29 Mosolova/Robison (NU), 9-8 (5)
3: Chernyakova/Murray (NU) def. Bobusic/Chang (CAL), 8-4

Order of finish:
Singles (6, 1, 5, 3, 2*)
Doubles (3, 1, 2)

 

 


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