March 31, 2003
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's tennis team fell 5-2 at Northwestern on March 30.
The match began by Purdue winning the doubles point.
At the No. 2 spot, junior Melissa Woods and sophomore Shawna Zuccarini upended Ruth Barnes and Andrea Yung 9-8 while junior Gretchen Haynor and senior Melissa Iqbal defeated Jamie Peisel and Kristi Roemer 8-6 at the No. 3 spot.
With the Wildcats trailing behind, Purdue could not maintain the momentum in the singles competition.
Senior Missy Wright was the lone Boilermakers who scored a point in singles at the No. 6 spot. Wright defeated Roemer 6-3, 6-3, while Northwestern's three ranked players picked up points at the No. 1, 2, and 4 spots. The Wildcats clinched the match at the No. 5 spot when sophomore Lara Burgarello fell 7-5, 6-0 to Ruth Barnes.
The Purdue women's tennis team will return to West Lafayette for competition on April 5 and 6 when they host Ohio State and Penn State.
Purdue 2, Northwestern 5
Singles1. #7 Cristelle Grier (NU) def. Gretchen Haynor (PU) 6-1, 6-0
2. #80 Jessica Rush (NU) def. Amy Walgenbach (PU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Jamie Peisel (NU) def. Melissa Iqbal (PU) 6-2, 7-5
4. #98 Andrea Yung (NU) def. Shawna Zuccarini (PU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Ruth Barnes (NU) def. Lara Burgarello (PU) 7-5, 6-0
6. MissyWright (PU) def. Kristi Roemer (NU) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
1 .#13 Grier/Rush (NU) def. Wright/Burgarello (PU) 8-2
2. Woods/Zuccarini (PU) def. Barnes/Yung (NU) 9-8 (7-5)
3. Haynor/Iqbal (PU) def. Peisel/Roemer (NU) 8-6