HOMEWOOD, Ill. – The University of Chicago women's tennis team rolled its way to a 7-2 win over Purdue University Northwest on Sunday.
The No. 2-ranked Maroons improved to 3-0 and the Pride fell to 3-3.
UChicago began with a pair of doubles wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. Shianna Guo and Lauren Khou picked up an 8-3 victory, and the duo of Nicole Geller and Brooke Pedersen cruised to an 8-1 triumph.
Singles were similarly one-sided with five straight-set victories for the Maroons. Miranda Yuan only surrendered two games at the No. 3 spot (6-1, 6-1). The singles winners also included Guo at No. 1, Geller at No. 2, Pedersen at No. 5 and Khou at No. 6.
UChicago 7, Purdue Northwest 2
Singles
1. Shianna Guo (UC) def. Sienna Lopez (PNW) 7-5, 6-3
2. Nicole Geller (UC) def. Aarni Yellu (PNW) 6-2, 6-2
3. Miranda Yuan (UC) def. Patricia Dizon (PNW) 6-1, 6-1
4. Oona Kintscher (PNW) def. Claudia Ng (UC) 4-6, 6-4, 10-6
5. Brooke Pedersen (UC) def. Salma Raslan (PNW) 6-3, 6-1
6. Lauren Khou (UC) def. Hayley Tsuen (PNW) 6-0, 6-4
Doubles
1. Shianna Guo/Lauren Khou (UC) def. Sienna Lopez/Aarni Yellu (PNW) 8-3
2. Hayley Tsuen/Oona Kintscher (PNW) def. Claudia Ng/Perene Wang (UC) 8-5
3. Nicole Geller/Brooke Pedersen (UC) def. Salma Raslan/Patricia Dizon (PNW) 8-1
NEXT MATCH:
- Saturday, Feb. 25 @ 1:00 PM – Holy Cross College at UChicago (at XS Tennis)
