LOS ANGELES, Calif. — No. 66 Northwestern was defeated by No. 28 USC and No. 24 UCLA during its road trip to the West Coast.
The matches marked the Wildcats' (15-12, 3-9 Big Ten) first conference road contests against the Trojans (16-6, 8-3 Big Ten) and Bruins (14-6, 8-3 Big Ten).
Against USC on Friday night, Northwestern dropped the match 4-0 but nearly claimed the doubles point.
Senior Chad Miller and junior Greyson Casey, appearing at the No. 2 doubles slot, opened doubles by dominating their opponents in a 6-0 victory. The result moved Casey to 19-0 in doubles this season.
The Wildcats, however, narrowly fell 6-4 at the No. 1 doubles spot and 7-5 at the No. 3 position.
Northwestern failed to win a singles match in the contest. First-year Jacob Golden appeared in his first career singles match in the dual season, playing at the No. 6 singles position.
Facing UCLA on Saturday afternoon, the Wildcats again fell 4-0. Northwestern did not claim a set in doubles or singles, but Casey was in position to take the second set of his singles match when play concluded. Appearing at the No. 2 singles position, he led 4-2 in the set.
Northwestern concludes its regular season on the road next weekend, traveling to face No. 14 Illinois on Saturday, April 18. First serve is set for noon CT.
The matches marked the Wildcats' (15-12, 3-9 Big Ten) first conference road contests against the Trojans (16-6, 8-3 Big Ten) and Bruins (14-6, 8-3 Big Ten).
Against USC on Friday night, Northwestern dropped the match 4-0 but nearly claimed the doubles point.
Senior Chad Miller and junior Greyson Casey, appearing at the No. 2 doubles slot, opened doubles by dominating their opponents in a 6-0 victory. The result moved Casey to 19-0 in doubles this season.
The Wildcats, however, narrowly fell 6-4 at the No. 1 doubles spot and 7-5 at the No. 3 position.
Northwestern failed to win a singles match in the contest. First-year Jacob Golden appeared in his first career singles match in the dual season, playing at the No. 6 singles position.
Facing UCLA on Saturday afternoon, the Wildcats again fell 4-0. Northwestern did not claim a set in doubles or singles, but Casey was in position to take the second set of his singles match when play concluded. Appearing at the No. 2 singles position, he led 4-2 in the set.
Northwestern concludes its regular season on the road next weekend, traveling to face No. 14 Illinois on Saturday, April 18. First serve is set for noon CT.