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Sunday, February 23
Jayhawk Tennis Center
12 p.m. CT
University of Kansas
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vs
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#47 Northwestern
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Kansas Suffers Defeat to Northwestern, 4-3
2/23/2025 3:48:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 30 Kansas women's tennis team fell to No. 47 Northwestern, 4-3, to close out non-conference play at the Jayhawk Tennis Center on Sunday.
The Jayhawks picked up their first point of the day by winning two out of three doubles matches. Kansas' Gracie Mulville and Heike Janse van Vuuren moved to 8-2 on the season with their 6-3 win over the Wildcats' Britany Lau and Mika Dagan Fruchtman. In No. 2 doubles, Kyoka Kubo and Jasmine Adams defeated Erica Jessel and Sydney Pratt, 7-6 (6), to secure the doubles point for the Jayhawks.
Anna Putilina and Yerkezhan Arystanbekova battled Neena Feldman and Kiley Rabjohns in a tight 6-6 match before the match went unfinished.
In singles action, Kansas won the first two matches on courts one and two. In No. 1 singles, No. 102 Mulville defeated Jessel in two sets, 6-2, 6-1, to improve to 6-2 on the season. In No. 2 singles, Maria Titova won in two sets against Dagan Fruchtman, 6-3, 6-1.
Northwestern battled back behind four-straight victories in singles. On court three, Kubo fell to a three-set defeat to Lau, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 0-6. Moments later, Adams dropped court five to Rabjohns, 6-0, 3-6, 6-7 (5).
With Kansas leading 3-2, Northwestern found a pair of wins on courts five and six, as van Vuuren fell to Pratt, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 3-6. With the match on the line, the Wildcats secured the win on court six behind a 7-5, 3-6, 3-6 by Feldman over Putilina.
Up Next
Kansas will open up Big 12 Conference play as they travel to Lubbock, Texas to take on No. 13 Texas Tech on Friday, Feb. 28.
The Jayhawks picked up their first point of the day by winning two out of three doubles matches. Kansas' Gracie Mulville and Heike Janse van Vuuren moved to 8-2 on the season with their 6-3 win over the Wildcats' Britany Lau and Mika Dagan Fruchtman. In No. 2 doubles, Kyoka Kubo and Jasmine Adams defeated Erica Jessel and Sydney Pratt, 7-6 (6), to secure the doubles point for the Jayhawks.
Anna Putilina and Yerkezhan Arystanbekova battled Neena Feldman and Kiley Rabjohns in a tight 6-6 match before the match went unfinished.
In singles action, Kansas won the first two matches on courts one and two. In No. 1 singles, No. 102 Mulville defeated Jessel in two sets, 6-2, 6-1, to improve to 6-2 on the season. In No. 2 singles, Maria Titova won in two sets against Dagan Fruchtman, 6-3, 6-1.
Northwestern battled back behind four-straight victories in singles. On court three, Kubo fell to a three-set defeat to Lau, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 0-6. Moments later, Adams dropped court five to Rabjohns, 6-0, 3-6, 6-7 (5).
With Kansas leading 3-2, Northwestern found a pair of wins on courts five and six, as van Vuuren fell to Pratt, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 3-6. With the match on the line, the Wildcats secured the win on court six behind a 7-5, 3-6, 3-6 by Feldman over Putilina.
Up Next
Kansas will open up Big 12 Conference play as they travel to Lubbock, Texas to take on No. 13 Texas Tech on Friday, Feb. 28.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Erica Jessel / 0 [NU_W]
21
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Mika Dagan Fruchtman / 0 [NU_W]
31
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Britany Lau / 0 [NU_W]
376
660
#4 Singles Match
123
Sydney Pratt / 0 [NU_W]
746
663
#5 Singles Match
123
Kiley Rabjohns / 0 [NU_W]
067
636
#6 Singles Match
123
Neena Feldman / 0 [NU_W]
566
733
Order of Finish:
1,2,3,5,4,6
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