NAPA, Calif. -- Northwestern defeated Colorado in the first round of match play, 3-2-1, before dropping to top-seeded USC in a hard-found battle (4-2-0) on Tuesday at the Gifford Collegiate.
 
Fifth-year senior Andrew Whalen and transfer Conor Richardson won both of their matches Tuesday.

The Wildcats will face off against Washington in the third-place consolation match on Wednesday.
 
Match Play Quarterfinals vs. #4 Colorado (W, 3-2-1)
Morton Toft Hansen (CU) defeats Andrew Whalen (NU): 4-and-3
John Souza (CU) halved with Sam Triplett (NU): halved
Everton Hawkins (NU) defeats Ethan Freeman (CU): 1-up
Ryan Lumsden (NU) defeats Yannik Paul (CU): 2-up
Jeremy Paul (CU) defeats Dylan Wu (NU):  3-and-2
Connor Richardson (NU) defeats Spencer Painton (CU): 3-and-2
 
Match Play Semifinals vs. #1 USC (L, 4-2-0)
Andrew Whalen (NU) defeats Sean Crocker (USC): 6-and-4
Cheng Jin (USC) defeats Everton Hawkins (NU): 6-and-4
Jonah Texeira (USC) defeats Sam Triplett (NU): 1-up
Justin Suh (USC) defeats Dylan Wu (NU): 2-and-1
Connor Richardson (NU) defeats Andrew Levitt (USC): 2-and-1
Rico Hoey (USC) defeats Ryan Lumsden (NU): 3-and-1
 

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