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EVANSTON, Ill. -- No. 23 Northwestern remained undefeated in doubles play, but 11th-ranked Texas used a strong performance in singles to defeat the Wildcats, 4-2, Sunday at Combe Tennis Center.
The Wildcats (3-2) started the match by continuing their dominance in doubles play. The eighth-ranked team of Alex Chatt and Lee Or had little trouble with Anna Turati and Bojana Markovic, cruising to a 6-1 win. Meanwhile, Julie Byrne and Rheeya Doshi clinched the doubles point for NU with an equally impressive 6-2 win over Bianca Turati and Fernanda Labrana, putting the hosts up 1-0 in the match.
The teams split the opening set in the six singles matches. Chatt was able to increase Northwestern's lead to 2-0 when she finished off a back-and-forth match against Marta Perez-Mur at No. 5, winning 6-1, 0-6, 6-1.
However, the Longhorns were able to get victories from Fernanda Labrana at No. 4, Bianca Turati at No. 1, Katie Poluta at No. 6 and the clincher from Bojana Markovic at No. 3 to earn the hard-fought victory.
Northwestern returns to action at 5 p.m. Central time Saturday when it travels to Oregon.
Doubles
1. #4 Erin Larner/Maddie Lipp (NU) vs. Dani Wagland/Marta Perez-Mur (UT) 4-3, unfinished
2. #8 Lee Or/Alex Chatt (NU) def. Anna Turati/Bojana Markovic (UT) 6-1
3. Julie Byrne/Rheeya Doshi (NU) def. Bianca Turati/Fernanda Labrana (UT) 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 3*
Singles
1. #10 Bianca Turati (UT) def. #60 Lee Or (NU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Erin Larner (NU) vs. #87 Anna Turati (UT) 7-5, 2-6, 2-1, unfinished
3. Bojana Markovic (UT) def. #92 Maddie Lipp (NU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. Fernanda Labrana (UT) def. Inci Ogut (NU) 7-5, 6-2
5. Alex Chatt (NU) def. Marta Perez-Mur (UT) 6-1, 0-6, 6-1
6. Katie Poluta (UT) def. Julie Byrne (NU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
Order of finish: 5, 4, 1, 6, 3*
EVANSTON, Ill. -- No. 23 Northwestern remained undefeated in doubles play, but 11th-ranked Texas used a strong performance in singles to defeat the Wildcats, 4-2, Sunday at Combe Tennis Center.
The Wildcats (3-2) started the match by continuing their dominance in doubles play. The eighth-ranked team of Alex Chatt and Lee Or had little trouble with Anna Turati and Bojana Markovic, cruising to a 6-1 win. Meanwhile, Julie Byrne and Rheeya Doshi clinched the doubles point for NU with an equally impressive 6-2 win over Bianca Turati and Fernanda Labrana, putting the hosts up 1-0 in the match.
The teams split the opening set in the six singles matches. Chatt was able to increase Northwestern's lead to 2-0 when she finished off a back-and-forth match against Marta Perez-Mur at No. 5, winning 6-1, 0-6, 6-1.
However, the Longhorns were able to get victories from Fernanda Labrana at No. 4, Bianca Turati at No. 1, Katie Poluta at No. 6 and the clincher from Bojana Markovic at No. 3 to earn the hard-fought victory.
Northwestern returns to action at 5 p.m. Central time Saturday when it travels to Oregon.
Doubles
1. #4 Erin Larner/Maddie Lipp (NU) vs. Dani Wagland/Marta Perez-Mur (UT) 4-3, unfinished
2. #8 Lee Or/Alex Chatt (NU) def. Anna Turati/Bojana Markovic (UT) 6-1
3. Julie Byrne/Rheeya Doshi (NU) def. Bianca Turati/Fernanda Labrana (UT) 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 3*
Singles
1. #10 Bianca Turati (UT) def. #60 Lee Or (NU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Erin Larner (NU) vs. #87 Anna Turati (UT) 7-5, 2-6, 2-1, unfinished
3. Bojana Markovic (UT) def. #92 Maddie Lipp (NU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. Fernanda Labrana (UT) def. Inci Ogut (NU) 7-5, 6-2
5. Alex Chatt (NU) def. Marta Perez-Mur (UT) 6-1, 0-6, 6-1
6. Katie Poluta (UT) def. Julie Byrne (NU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
Order of finish: 5, 4, 1, 6, 3*