Feb. 20, 2010
2010 Northwestern Dual Statistics
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern has had five days to catch its collective breath after a thrilling ride on the way to a second straight ITA National Indoor Team championship last week in Madison. But NU, which recently reclaimed its familiar spot atop the Campbell's/ITA College Tennis poll, faces another stiff test Sunday when it goes on the road to face a regional rival in No. 17 Notre Dame.
Start time for the match is slated for 1 p.m. CT and fans can track the play-by-play action with
ITA Releases Updated Rankings
Northwestern's stellar performance at last week's prestigious ITA Indoor Team Championship certainly did not go unnoticed by the college tennis world. The 'Cats' win vaulted them back into the No. 1 team position where NU has found itself in 25 of the last 31 ranking periods, a span of more than two calendar years. North Carolina, the runner-up in the Indoor Team Championship, sprang from No. 11 to No. 2 in this week's poll.
On the individual side, NU's Maria Mosolova remained in the No. 12 position in singles rankings while Samantha Murray moved up to No. 29 after two impressive wins in last week's tournament over UNC's Sanaz Marand and Cal's Marina Cossou. Freshman Kate Turvy checks in at No. 108 at the third singles position for NU.
In doubles, Northwestern's No. 1 pairing of Lauren Lui and Elena Chernyakova has been slated No. 14 in the country while Samantha Murray and Kate Turvy, who went unbeaten at No. 3 doubles at National Indoors, earned a No. 21 ranking.
Scouting the Fighting Irish
Notre Dame, which hosts another Big Ten foe in Illinois Saturday before facing Northwestern, begins the weekend with a 5-1 record on the year. UND features two ranked singles players in 23rd-ranked sophomore Kristy Frilling and 108th-ranked Kali Krisik. Frilling and Krisik also combine to form Notre Dame's No. 1 doubles duo where they are 6-0 in dual matches and ranked No. 8 in the nation.
Northwestern has won the last four meetings with Notre Dame, including a 4-1 decision in the semifinals of the 2009 ITA Indoor Team Championship and a narrow 4-3 victory on April 4 last season in Evanston.
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