Indiana University Athletics
Sunday, April 10
Evanston, Ill.
12 pm
Indiana University
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IU Falls on the Road at No. 38 Northwestern
4/10/2016 4:07:00 PM | Women's Tennis
EVANSTON, Ill. – Indiana women's tennis wrapped up its final road match of the 2016 regular season coming up on the short end of a 6-1 tally to No. 38 Northwestern on Sunday afternoon.
For the second straight day for Indiana (13-8, 3-4), the doubles point would be decided by a tiebreak in final match remaining on the court. Northwestern (9-8, 7-0) struck first winning at No. 3 before the IU duo of Kim Schmider and Stephanie Smith picked up a 6-4 win over NU's Brooke Rischbieth and Alicia Barnett at No. 2.
The No. 1 doubles match featured Indiana's Paula Gutierrez and Sarah McLean against Northwestern's Alex Chatt and Maddie Lipp. With the match tied at 6-6, the 45th-ranked Wildcat duo would get the upper hand and take the tiebreaker by a 7-3 margin, and with that clinched the doubles point for Northwestern.
In singles, the Wildcats dominated by clinching the overall team win with straight-set triumphs out of the gate at No. 3, No. 2, No. 5 and No. 1.
Smith was a bright spot for the Hoosiers as she bounced back after dropping the first set at No. 4 before rebounding to down NU's Alex Chatt, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. Northwestern would pick up its sixth point in another straight-set victory at No. 6 to close the match.
IU will close the regular season with four-straight home matches. That stretch starts on Friday, April 15 when Indiana hosts Wisconsin at 3 p.m. ET in Bloomington.
Results
No. 38 Northwestern 6, No. 68 Indiana 1
Singles
1. #91 Erin Larner (NU) def. #90 Paula Gutierrez (IND) 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
2. Alicia Barnett (NU) def. Madison Appel (IND) 7-5, 6-2
3. #54 Maddie Lipp (NU) def. Sarah McLean (IND) 6-2, 6-2
4. Stephanie Smith (IND) def. Alex Chatt (NU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
5. Jillian Rooney (NU) def. Danielle Wolf (IND) 6-4, 6-4
6. Brooke Rischbieth (NU) def. Kim Schmider (IND) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
Doubles
1. #25 Alex Chatt/Maddie Lipp (NU) def. Paula Gutierrez/Sarah McLean (IND) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Kim Schmider/Stephanie Smith (IND) def. Brooke Rischbieth/Alicia Barnett (NU) 6-4
3. Erin Larner/Jillian Rooney (NU) def. Madison Appel/Danielle Wolf (IND) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,2,5,1,4,6)
For the second straight day for Indiana (13-8, 3-4), the doubles point would be decided by a tiebreak in final match remaining on the court. Northwestern (9-8, 7-0) struck first winning at No. 3 before the IU duo of Kim Schmider and Stephanie Smith picked up a 6-4 win over NU's Brooke Rischbieth and Alicia Barnett at No. 2.
The No. 1 doubles match featured Indiana's Paula Gutierrez and Sarah McLean against Northwestern's Alex Chatt and Maddie Lipp. With the match tied at 6-6, the 45th-ranked Wildcat duo would get the upper hand and take the tiebreaker by a 7-3 margin, and with that clinched the doubles point for Northwestern.
In singles, the Wildcats dominated by clinching the overall team win with straight-set triumphs out of the gate at No. 3, No. 2, No. 5 and No. 1.
Smith was a bright spot for the Hoosiers as she bounced back after dropping the first set at No. 4 before rebounding to down NU's Alex Chatt, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. Northwestern would pick up its sixth point in another straight-set victory at No. 6 to close the match.
IU will close the regular season with four-straight home matches. That stretch starts on Friday, April 15 when Indiana hosts Wisconsin at 3 p.m. ET in Bloomington.
Results
No. 38 Northwestern 6, No. 68 Indiana 1
Singles
1. #91 Erin Larner (NU) def. #90 Paula Gutierrez (IND) 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
2. Alicia Barnett (NU) def. Madison Appel (IND) 7-5, 6-2
3. #54 Maddie Lipp (NU) def. Sarah McLean (IND) 6-2, 6-2
4. Stephanie Smith (IND) def. Alex Chatt (NU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
5. Jillian Rooney (NU) def. Danielle Wolf (IND) 6-4, 6-4
6. Brooke Rischbieth (NU) def. Kim Schmider (IND) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
Doubles
1. #25 Alex Chatt/Maddie Lipp (NU) def. Paula Gutierrez/Sarah McLean (IND) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Kim Schmider/Stephanie Smith (IND) def. Brooke Rischbieth/Alicia Barnett (NU) 6-4
3. Erin Larner/Jillian Rooney (NU) def. Madison Appel/Danielle Wolf (IND) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,2,5,1,4,6)
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