40th-ranked Samantha Murray went 3-0 in singles at the Duals in the Desert this weekend.40th-ranked Samantha Murray went 3-0 in singles at the Duals in the Desert this weekend.

Northwestern Completes Duals in the Desert and Fall Season

Nov. 8, 2009

2009 Duals in the Desert -- Final Results

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Northwestern senior Samantha Murray and sophomore Stacey Lee each won singles matches Sunday as the Wildcats concluded play at the 2009 Duals in the Desert in Palm Springs, Calif. It marked the final day of competition before a two-month layoff that precedes the start of the 2010 spring dual match season.

In flight one, Murray defeated UCLA's Nina Pantic in the first set, 6-3, before Pantic retired prior to the completion of the second set. In flight two, Lee completed an undefeated weekend by knocking off Georgia's Naoko Ueshima in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. Last season, Lee posted a 20-2 overall singles record in her freshman campaign.

Complete singles results are available below and in PDF format at the top of the page.

Flight One Singles
Samantha Murray (NU) def. Nina Pantic (UCLA), 6-3, ret.
Krista Damico (TEX) def. Lauren Lui (NU), 7-5, 6-0
Christy Andrews (USC) def. Brittany Wowchuk (NU), 7-5, 6-1
Flight Two Singles
Stacey Lee (NU) def. Naoko Ueshima (GA), 6-2, 6-2
Maya Johansson (UCLA) def. Elena Chernyakova (NU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Stephanie Hoffpauir (UCLA) def. Linda Abu Mushrefova (NU), 6-3, 6-4