Northwestern, fresh off split results against Rice and No. 9 Texas A&M last weekend, will look to secure a road win at No. 23 Georgia Tech on Sunday.
The Wildcats (4-2, 0-0 Big Ten) enter this weekend's matchup hoping to gain an edge in the all-time series against the Yellow Jackets (3-3, 0-0 ACC), who are 9-9. I came. Before the final game on Sunday.
NU started the game with a dominant performance, taking an early lead against the Yellow Jackets after a double play.
graduate student Christina Hand and junior Sydney Pratt won 6-1, and freshmen Nina Feldman and Autumn Lovejohns won 6-0. Both of these doubles wins propelled the Cats to the first points of the match.
The singles match that followed was a close one, with NU and Georgia Tech competing for the win.
The Cats led 2-1 after the first two singles matches, but the Yellow Jackets fought back to take a commanding 3-2 lead heading into the decisive moments of the match.
In the end, NU tied things up, leaving the decision of the outcome to junior Kylie Lovejohns and Georgia Tech's Given Roach.
The first set between the two players remained neck-and-neck from start to finish, with Love Johns forcing a tie-break in the first set, which Roach ultimately won.
However, as the second set progressed, Roach took full control and ultimately won the second set 6-0, giving the Yellow Jackets a 4-3 victory.
The Cats had singles wins from juniors Justin Leon and Pratt, but it wasn't enough for the Cats, who fought until the end.
Now, NU's focus has shifted to “the Cats heading to Nashville, Tennessee to take on Vanderbilt next Sunday.”
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