Iowa vs Northwestern in the first round of the 2018 Big Ten Men's Tennis Tournament Thursday, April 26, 2018 at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)Iowa vs Northwestern in the first round of the 2018 Big Ten Men's Tennis Tournament Thursday, April 26, 2018 at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)

‘Cats Fall to Vandy, Prepare for NC State

NASHVILLE, TENN – Northwestern fell to Vanderbilt, 5-2, on Friday afternoon at the  Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Tennis Center.
 
Nicholas Brookes and Simen Bratholm brought home their second win of the season in doubles, taking down Vanderbilt's team of Klinger and Freeman.
 
Junior Dominik Stary continued his win streak, taking down Freeman of Vanderbilt in three sets (4-6, 6-1, 6-0). First-year Trice Pickens secured the Wildcat's second point on the day dropping Worst, 8-4, in a super set.
 
The 'Cats are two matches in to their five-match road stretch. They will be back on the court to take on North Carolina State on Jan 20th at noon.
 
Northwestern faced off against the Wolfpack last year in Evanston in a hard fought match. The Wildcats are 4-4 against NC State in their last 8 meetings.
 
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Vanderbilt 5, Northwestern 2
Singles
1. Cameron Klinger (VANDY) def. Nick Brookes (NU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Dominik Stary (NU) def. Max Freeman (VANDY) 4-6, 6-1, 6-0
3. George Harwell (VANDY) def. Simen Bratholm (NU) 7-6 (7-0), 6-4
4. Billy Rowe (VANDY) def. Chris Ephron (NU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Panu Virtanen (VANDY) def. Jason Seidman (NU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-0)
6. Trice Pickens (NU) def. Christiaan Worst (VANDY) (8-4)
Order of finish: 1,4,2,3,5,6


Doubles
1. Bratholm/Brookes (NU) def. Klinger/Freeman (VANDY) 6-2
2. Virtanen/Worst (VANDY) def. Ephron/Stary (NU) 7-5
3. Rowe/Harwell (VANDY) def. Fasano/Vandixhorn (NU) 6-2
Order of finish: 3,1,2