Sippin' On Purple · Apr 25, 2023
Tennis: It’s tourney time
Cue the dramatics. It’s tournament season for the Northwestern men’s tennis team, and the rackets are as hot as ever. With the Big Ten bracket set, NU, ranked No. 26 by the ITA, will take on Wisconsin in the quarterfinals thanks to an automatic bye. The ‘Cats finished regular season play as the 3-seed in the conference.
What’s propelled Northwestern to such heights — ones it hasn’t reached since 2015, when the team went 26-5 — is an absolute tear through the final 10 games of the exhibition season. Heading into their final two regular-season matchups, the ‘Cats were on an eight-game win streak. Their final two assignments? No. 7 Michigan and No. 66 Michigan State.