ST. PAUL – Despite not having their usual No. 1 singles player on the court, the University of Northwestern women's tennis team had little trouble with North Central University on Monday night, defeating the Rams 9-0. With Megan Johnson (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) forced to sit out a match due to playing in the ITA regional tournament in September, UNW upped everyone in its lineup with all nine matches going the Eagles' way.

Match Results

Karen Moe (Fargo, N.D./Fargo South ), Johnson's usual No. 1 doubles partner, teamed up with Birdie Bardwell (Stewartville, Minn./Stewartville) in a quick 8-0 victory over the Rams' Amber Wolff and Kristen Furry. Rachel Bostrom (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake) and Brooke Lapinski (Chanhassen, Minn./Chanhassen)'s No. 2 doubles match nearly went the same way as they defeated NCU's Sarah Trickey and Hope Carlson 8-2. Courtney Lawlor (Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton) and Katie Olson (Jordan, Minn./Jordan) were slotted at No. 3 doubles for Northwestern and were 8-4 victors against Lisa Fichtner and Hannah Hein.

Moe, Bardwell, and Lapinski all won one of their Nos. 1, 2 and 4 singles sets in 6-0 fashion as Northwestern dominated the 1-4 bouts. Lawlor played at No. 5 singles, earning a 6-1, 6-3 win over Trickey while Olson hung on for a 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) victory against Lauren Cox at No. 6.

The win improves Northwestern to 9-8 while the Eagles remain undefeated in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play at 4-0. UNW will be back in action with an end-loaded week ahead as the Eagles are scheduled to host Martin Luther College on Friday before heading to Mankato, Minn. for a match against Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday.