'Cats Fall At Jayhawks, 4-3

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Northwestern fell 4-3 at Kansas on Sunday at the Jayhawk Tennis Center. 

The 'Cats fell to 5-4 while Kansas improved to 7-4. 

NU picked up the doubles point thanks to wins at No. 2 from Sydney Pratt and Hannah McColgan and at No. 3 from Justine Leong and Christina Hand. 

Ch. Hand and Ema Lazic picked up singles wins for the Wildcats at No. 4 and No. 6. 

Northwestern returns to action on Mar. 19, when it begins Big Ten play at home against Wisconsin.

Northwestern vs Kansas
Mar 06, 2022 at Lawrence, Kan. (Jayhawk Tennis Center)
Kansas 4, Northwestern 3

Singles competition
1. Titova, Maria (KAN) def. Hand, Clarissa (NU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Nguonoue, Malkia (KAN) def. Pratt, Sydney (NU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
3. Smagina, Sonia (KAN) def. Leong, Justine (NU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
4. Lazic, Ema (NU) def. Roxana Manu, Carmen (KAN) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
5. Manyoma-Velasquez, M (KAN) def. Crowley, Briana (NU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
6. Hand, Christina (NU) def. Lagarde, Tiffany (KAN) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Titova, Maria/Nguonoue, Malkia (KAN) def. Hand, Clarissa/Crowley, Briana (NW) 6-3
2. Pratt, Sydney/McColgan, Hannah (NW) def. Smagina, Sonia/Roxana Manu, Carmen (KAN) 6-4
3. Leong, Justine/Hand, Christina (NW) def. Lacasse, Raphaelle/Manyoma-Velasquez, M (KAN) 6-4

Match Notes: Northwestern 5-4 Kansas 7-4