After Northwestern’s men’s tennis team kicked off its season with three thrilling wins, including one against No. 19 NC State, it’s endured three equally deflating defeats in the five matches since.
Less than a week after taking down their first ranked opponent of the season, the ‘Cats traveled to Louisville, only to be swept 4-0 by the Cardinals. Against a respectable Arkansas team, NU took its own broom out of the closet, shutting out the Razorbacks en route to a victory. And versus No. 4 Michigan, Northwestern was — you guessed it — swept, 4-0.
As you might’ve picked up on by now, turbulence lines Northwestern’s rackets.