Marquette University Athletics
Women' Tennis Falls at Northwestern
3/2/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Playing the toughest opponent on their schedule, to date, the Marquette Golden Eagles were unable to pull off the upset, losing to No. 7 Northwestern Tuesday afternoon.
Veronica Garcia Briseno, at No. 1 singles, faced her toughest adversary of the season, losing 6-3, 6-1 to No. 3 in the country Cristelle Grier. Genevive Charron also faced nationally-ranked opposition, in the person of Jessica Rush. Rush, No. 67 in the latest ITA rankings, beat Charron 6-2, 6-0 to clinch the win for the Wildcats.
At No. 7 Northwestern 7, Marquette 0
SINGLES
No. 1 #3 Cristelle Grier d. Veronica Garcia Briseno 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 #67 Jessica Rush d. Genevieve Charron 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 Alexis Prousis d. Callan Smith 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 Jamie Peisel d. Eva Trujillo-Herrera 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 Ruth Barnes d. Annabelle Espinosa 7-5, 6-2
No. 6 Connie Chiang d. Francina Bonnelly 6-2, 6-2
DOUBLES
No. 1 #3 Cristelle Grier/Jessica Rush d. Veronica Garcia Briseno/Dominika Dabrowski 8-0
No. 2 Alexis Prousis/Jamie Peisel d. Genevieve Charron/Eva Trujillo-Herrera 8-3
No. 3 Andrea Yung /Ruth Barnes d. Callan Smith/Annabelle Espinosa 8-5
