Cristelle Grier advanced to the singles round of 16 at the 2005 ITA Midwest Regional Championships.Cristelle Grier advanced to the singles round of 16 at the 2005 ITA Midwest Regional Championships.

Wildcats Advance on First Day of Main Draw Singles Play at the 2005 ITA Midwest Regional Championships

Oct. 23, 2005

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Northwestern completed its third day of competition at the 2005 ITA Midwest Regional Championships Saturday. Cristelle Grier (Epsom, England/Putney) and Georgia Rose (Mettawa, Ill./North Shore Country Day) won their first and second-round matches.

Grier started off by beating Michigan State's Christine Bader, 6-0, 6-4. In her second match, Grier defeated Bowling Green's Ashley Jakoin 6-2, 6-0.

Rose won her opening-round match against Western Michigan's Rattiya Hinirat 6-1, 6-2. Rose went on to win her second-round match as well, beating Chisako Suglyama of Michigan, 7-5, 6-3.

Nazlie Ghazal (Temecula, Calif./Chaparrel) won her first match of the day over Notre Dame's Katie Potts, 7-5, 6-4. Ghazal dropped her second match to Indiana's Sarah Batty, 6-2, 7-6 (2).