Apr. 23, 2015
| #30 Northwestern (19-8, 8-3) vs. #44 Indiana (18-10, 6-5) |
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| Date | Friday, Apr. 24 | 10 a.m. |
| Location | Atkins Tennis Center | Urbana, Ill. |
| Tournament Page | FightingIllini.com |
EVANSTON, Ill. -- In its first stride into the 2015 postseason, No. 30 Northwestern enters the Big Ten Tournament this weekend as the No. 4 seed. The tournament, hosted by Illinois, opens on Thursday and will end with the championship match on Sunday.
The highly-seeded `Cats enjoyed a bye today and will play 5th-seeded No. 44 Indiana in the quarterfinals on Friday at 10 a.m. The Hoosiers defeated 12th-seeded Purdue 4-2 in the first round earlier today.
The Wildcats beat then No. 27 Indiana 4-3 on the road during the regular season.
Northwestern finished the regular season 19-8 overall and 8-3 against conference opponents. Ranked No. 30 in the nation this week, NU wrapped on the road last weekend with a 6-1 victory over Wisconsin and a tough 4-3 loss to then No. 33 Minnesota.
Sophomore Sam Shropshire has been stellar for the Wildcats of late and has won his last eight singles matches. Announced a unanimous First-Team All-Big Ten selection this morning, Shropshire is ranked No. 42 in singles (a career-high) and No. 58 in doubles with senior Alex Pasareanu this week.
A Second-Team All-Big Ten selection, sophomore Strong Kirchheimer has also been impressive this season. Ranked as high as No. 64 in singles and No. 85 in doubles with junior Fedor Baev, Kirchheimer has anchored the No. 2 spot in singles for the `Cats.
Last year, the `Cats stormed through two rounds of the Big Ten Tournament with 4-0 wins over Iowa and Purdue. In the semifinals, NU fell to then No. 2 Ohio State 4-0.
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