Longhorns get a win at the first doubles position and a second consecutive win from junior Sarah Lancaster.
EVANSTON, Ill. – No. 28 Texas (2-3) picked up a win at first doubles and another singles victory from junior Sarah Lancaster, but No. 1 Northwestern (3-0) topped the Longhorns by a 6-1 count Sunday afternoon at NU’s Combe Tennis Center.
The Wildcats opened the doubles session by winning at the third and second positions to clinch the doubles point. UT emerged with a victory at first doubles, where Texas’ ninth-ranked duo of senior Marija Milic and junior Vanja Corovic posted an 8-7 win over NU’s 25th-ranked tandem of Lauren Lui and Georgia Rose.
Northwestern went on to clinch the team victory with consecutive straight-set wins at the second, third and fifth positions. NU’s Lui extended the Wildcats’ lead to 5-0 with a 6-4, 6-1 win over UT junior Stephanie Davison at fourth singles, and Northwestern’s top-ranked Maria Mosolova posted a 6-2, 6-4 win over Texas’ Corovic at the first slot.
A day after clinching Texas’ 4-3 win over DePaul, Lancaster improved to 4-0 at sixth singles by finishing off Northwestern’s Keri Robison, 6-2, 7-5.
Texas resumes play on Saturday, Feb. 21 when it hosts Arizona State at 1 p.m. Central.
No. 1 Northwestern 6, No. 28 Texas 1
Doubles – Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
1 #9 Corovic/Milic (UT) def. #25 Lauren Lui/Georgia Rose (NU) – 8-7
2 Keri Robison/Maria Mosolova (NU) def. Damico/Larsson (UT) – 8-2
3 Samantha Murray/Elena Chernyakova (NU) def. Craddock/Lancaster (UT) – 8-1
Singles – Order of Finish: 2, 3, 5, 4, 1, 6
1 #1 Maria Mosolova (NU) def. #60 Vanja Corovic (UT) – 6-2, 6-4
2 #28 Georgia Rose (NU) def. #116 Krista Damico (UT) – 6-0, 6-0
3 #24 Samantha Murray (NU) def. Caroline Larsson (UT) – 6-0, 7-5
4 Lauren Lui (NU) def. Stephanie Davison (UT) – 6-4, 6-1
5 Nazlie Ghazal (NU) def. Amanda Craddock (UT) – 6-3, 6-3
6 Sarah Lancaster (UT) def. Keri Robison (NU) – 6-2, 7-5
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