April 13, 2005
EVANSTON, Ill. - Junior Cristelle Grier (Epsom, England/Putney) has earned her fourth-career Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors, after helping Northwestern to a pair of 7-0 sweeps against Iowa and Minnesota.
Grier was one of four Wildcats to go 4-0 over the weekend, as NU won every singles and doubles match in the two contests. She dropped a total of just eight games in singles action, improving her team-leading dual record to 17-2. Sunday against Iowa, Grier notched her 10th-straight singles win and 30th overall victory of the season, reaching the 30-win mark for the third-consecutive year. Grier and doubles partner Audra Cohen -- the nation's top-ranked tandem -- posted a pair of dominating, 8-1 wins against the Golden Gophers and Hawkeyes. The duo holds a team-best 28-2 overall record, is in the midst of a 13-match winning streak and has a flawless 7-0 mark in the conference.
Grier has now earned at least one honor in each of her three years at Northwestern. She earned the weekly award twice last year, February 12 and April 28, as well as on April 2, 2003.