Saturday, March 6
East Lansing, Mich.
11 AM
Michigan State University
vs
Northwestern
Spartan Women’s Tennis Hosts No. 7 Northwestern and Illinois
3/5/2021 6:29:00 PM | Women's Tennis
EAST LANSING, Mich. - After a lengthy four-match road trip, the Michigan State women's tennis team returns to the friendly confines of the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility to take on No. 7 Northwestern and Illinois. MSU opens the weekend, taking on the Wildcats on Saturday, March 6 at 11 a.m., before facing Illini on Sunday, March 7 at 11 a.m.
The Spartans hold 3-4 record overall and a 3-3 mark in Big Ten action. Michigan State looks to snap a three-game losing streak after losses to Ohio State (6-1) and Penn State (4-3) last week.
Northwestern is 9-1 in 2021 with four wins in matches against top-25 teams, three of which came against teams in the top 10. The Wildcats have won six-straight to start conference play after taking 6-1 wins over Minnesota and Wisconsin last weekend.
This season, Illinois is 1-4 overall and in Big Ten matches. The Illini earned their first win of the season with a tightly-contested 4-3 win over Minnesota on Feb. 28.
Last week, Michigan State suffered a pair of losses. MSU started the weekend with a loss to No. 8 Ohio State, 6-1, before falling to Penn State on 4-3.
Junior Lauren Lemonds leads the Spartans with a 6-1 dual match record, play primarily ad the No. 3 and No.4 singles spots. Freshman Ayshe Can is 5-2, including a 2-0 mark at the No. 6 spot.
Live stats and video links can be found on msuspartans.com.
Following the games against Northwestern and Illinois, the Spartans hit the road to take on Maryland on March 12 and Rutgers on March 14.
The Spartans hold 3-4 record overall and a 3-3 mark in Big Ten action. Michigan State looks to snap a three-game losing streak after losses to Ohio State (6-1) and Penn State (4-3) last week.
Northwestern is 9-1 in 2021 with four wins in matches against top-25 teams, three of which came against teams in the top 10. The Wildcats have won six-straight to start conference play after taking 6-1 wins over Minnesota and Wisconsin last weekend.
This season, Illinois is 1-4 overall and in Big Ten matches. The Illini earned their first win of the season with a tightly-contested 4-3 win over Minnesota on Feb. 28.
Last week, Michigan State suffered a pair of losses. MSU started the weekend with a loss to No. 8 Ohio State, 6-1, before falling to Penn State on 4-3.
Junior Lauren Lemonds leads the Spartans with a 6-1 dual match record, play primarily ad the No. 3 and No.4 singles spots. Freshman Ayshe Can is 5-2, including a 2-0 mark at the No. 6 spot.
Live stats and video links can be found on msuspartans.com.
Following the games against Northwestern and Illinois, the Spartans hit the road to take on Maryland on March 12 and Rutgers on March 14.
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