Saturday, April 23
East Lansing, Mich.
Noon ET
Michigan State University
0
vs
4
Northwestern
Photo by: Matthew Mitchell/MSU Athletic Communications
Northwestern Spoils First Outdoor Home Match for Women’s Tennis
4/23/2022 5:16:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Spartans Fall 4-0 to the Wildcats on the MSU Outdoor Courts
EAST Lansing, Mich. – The Michigan State women's tennis team was able to play its first match of the season at the MSU Outdoor Courts on Saturday, but No. 39 Northwestern wound up winning a 4-0 contest over the Spartans on a warm and sunny afternoon in East Lansing, Mich.
MSU moved to 9-12 on the season with the loss, falling to 1-9 in the Big Ten on the penultimate day of the regular season. For the Wildcats, they improved to 13-7 overall and 8-2 in the conference after Saturday, with one match remaining on Sunday against Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Doubles action saw the No. 2 court end first, as Briana Crowley and Christina Hand quickly took a lead over sophomore Ayshe Can and freshman Charlotte Gisclon that helped them eventually capture a 6-1 win over the Spartan pairing.
Northwestern then closed out doubles play with a 6-2 victory by Hannah McColgan and Sydney Pratt against the No. 3 MSU duo of senior Nicole Stephens and junior Tia Mukherjee, leaving the top court unfinished with senior Maja Pietrowicz and graduate student Mary Lewis holding a 4-3 lead over Clarissa Hand and Maria Shusharina.
The Wildcats took a 2-0 lead when No. 4 singles player Ema Lazic defeated Stephens via a 6-2, 6-0 score.
Shusharina and Justine Leong were the two to clinch the 4-0 match for Northwestern, as Shusharina met Pietrowicz on the second singles court while Leong had a showdown with Spartan senior Lauren Lemonds in the No. 5 match. Pietrowicz took an early 2-1 edge in the first set, but Shusharina would go on a five-point run that helped propel the Wildcat to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Pietrowicz. For Leong, she had to battle with Lemonds in the opening set but was able to pull away over time for a 6-2, 6-0 win against the No. 5 Spartan player that sealed MSU's fate.
The other three singles matches were abandoned soon after, as Lewis was up in the second set of a back-and-forth match against 113th-ranked Clarissa Hand on the top court (6-7 (2-7), 1-0). On the back courts, Can was trailing Pratt by a 6-1, 5-2 score on the third singles court, and Gisclon had a lead on Crowley in the second set (3-2) after dropping the first set (6-2) of the No. 6 matchup.
Michigan State closes out the regular season on Sunday, April 24 against No. 47 Illinois at 11 a.m. The match will also serve as Senior Day for the quartet of Lewis, Lemonds, Pietrowicz and Stephens.
MSU moved to 9-12 on the season with the loss, falling to 1-9 in the Big Ten on the penultimate day of the regular season. For the Wildcats, they improved to 13-7 overall and 8-2 in the conference after Saturday, with one match remaining on Sunday against Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Doubles action saw the No. 2 court end first, as Briana Crowley and Christina Hand quickly took a lead over sophomore Ayshe Can and freshman Charlotte Gisclon that helped them eventually capture a 6-1 win over the Spartan pairing.
Northwestern then closed out doubles play with a 6-2 victory by Hannah McColgan and Sydney Pratt against the No. 3 MSU duo of senior Nicole Stephens and junior Tia Mukherjee, leaving the top court unfinished with senior Maja Pietrowicz and graduate student Mary Lewis holding a 4-3 lead over Clarissa Hand and Maria Shusharina.
The Wildcats took a 2-0 lead when No. 4 singles player Ema Lazic defeated Stephens via a 6-2, 6-0 score.
Shusharina and Justine Leong were the two to clinch the 4-0 match for Northwestern, as Shusharina met Pietrowicz on the second singles court while Leong had a showdown with Spartan senior Lauren Lemonds in the No. 5 match. Pietrowicz took an early 2-1 edge in the first set, but Shusharina would go on a five-point run that helped propel the Wildcat to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Pietrowicz. For Leong, she had to battle with Lemonds in the opening set but was able to pull away over time for a 6-2, 6-0 win against the No. 5 Spartan player that sealed MSU's fate.
The other three singles matches were abandoned soon after, as Lewis was up in the second set of a back-and-forth match against 113th-ranked Clarissa Hand on the top court (6-7 (2-7), 1-0). On the back courts, Can was trailing Pratt by a 6-1, 5-2 score on the third singles court, and Gisclon had a lead on Crowley in the second set (3-2) after dropping the first set (6-2) of the No. 6 matchup.
Michigan State closes out the regular season on Sunday, April 24 against No. 47 Illinois at 11 a.m. The match will also serve as Senior Day for the quartet of Lewis, Lemonds, Pietrowicz and Stephens.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Clarissa Hand / 0 (113/-) [NUW]
70UF
610
#2 Singles Match
12
Maria Shusharina / 0 [NUW]
66
21
#3 Singles Match
123
Sydney Pratt / 0 [NUW]
65UF
120
#4 Singles Match
12
Ema Lazic / 0 [NUW]
66
20
#5 Singles Match
12
Justine Leong / 0 [NUW]
66
20
#6 Singles Match
123
Briana Crowley / 0 [NUW]
62UF
230
Order of Finish:
4,2,5
Players Mentioned
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