Nov. 7, 2014

EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern enjoyed tremendous success in the first day of the Wildcat Fall Duals. The round-robin style event featuring Princeton, DePaul, Yale, Furman and the host Wildcats pitted NU against players from Princeton in Friday's draws.

The `Cats won all five of their matches, including a dominant performance by Alicia Barnett, who shut out nationally-ranked Alanna Wolff. Barnett was a 6-0, 6-0 winner over the 48th-ranked Wolff.

Freshman Alex Chatt was also a straight-set winner for NU. She defeated Katrine Steffensen 6-3, 6-1. Manon Peri and Jillian Rooney added to the Wildcats' win column with a couple of three-set victories.

Lok Sze Leung and Erin Larner added a doubles win for Northwestern. The duo handled Joan Cannon and Sivan Krems, 6-1, 6-2.

NU is back at it early Saturday morning, taking on players from Yale and Furman beginning at 8 a.m.

Results

Singles
No. 123 Alicia Barnett (NU) def. No. 48 Alanna Wolff (Princeton), 6-0, 6-0
Manon Peri (NU) def. Dorothy Tang (Princeton), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Jillian Rooney (NU) def. Emily Hahn (Princeton), 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
Alex Chatt (NU) def. Katrine Steffensen (Princeton), 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
Lok Sze Leung / Erin Larner (NU) def. Joan Cannon / Sivan Krems (Princeton), 6-1, 6-2

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