Northwestern Women's Tennis Topples Blue Demons

Evanston, Ill. (Jan. 18) - In a dual meet hosted by Northwestern Jan. 17, the Wildcats handed DePaul its first head-to-head loss of the season.

Northwestern swept the meet 9-0, with DePaul's Sylvia Kelemen, Kadi Hilpus and Natalie Matko posting the best showings. Keleman lost 6-3, 6-2 at number two singles while Hilpus and Matko fell 6-3, 6-1 and 6-1, 6-3 respectively.

The team plays next in a triangular meet in Bloomington, Ind. The Blue Demons will face Western Michigan at 10 a.m. and Miami (Ohio) at 3 p.m.

Results from Match

Singles
Cheng, NU def. Taylor, DPU 6-1, 6-0
Jackson, NU def. Kelemen, DPU 6-3, 6-2
Duffy, NU def. Hilpus, DPU 6-3, 6-1
Piriou, NU def. S. Matko, DPU 6-1, 6-0
Petrotio, NU def. Falduto, DPU 6-1, 6-2
Rush, NU def. N. Matko, DPU 6-1, 6-3

Doubles
Cheng/Rush def. Taylor/Falduto 8-1
Duffy/Piriou def. Kelemen/Hilpus 8-1
Jackson/Petrotio def. Matko/Matko 8-4

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