Ruth Barnes Class: Senior Hometown: Cambridge, England High School: Hills Road Sixth Form College Height: 5-7

2003-04: Owns an 18-12 record, including 12-8 in duals and 3-4 in the Big Ten … Was 1-1 in doubles at the Big Ten Championship and 2-0 at the NCAA Regional Championship … Went on a six-match winning streak from 1/31 to 2/15 … Played most of the season at No. 6 singles, except for a five-match stint at No. 5, where she went 3-2 … Compiled a 16-17 doubles record, including 11-13 in duals and 4-4 in the Big Ten … Played mostly with Andrea Yung at No. 3 … Advanced to the Round of 16 at the Cissie Leary Invitational … Went undefeated at the Badger Blast.

2002-03: Compiled a 24-15 overall record, including 8-4 in the Big Ten … Played all but two dual matches at No. 5 … Managed a six-match winning streak from March 2 to April 4 … Went 12-10 with doubles partner Andrea Yung, including 10-9 at No. 2 … Won a consolation flight of the Wildcat Invitational … Finished the fall season 10-3 … Advanced to the Round of 16 of the ITA Regional Championships, falling to teammate Jamie Peisel … Earned an ITA Midwest Region fall ranking of No. 20.

2001-02: Finished the season with a 23-12 record, 19-9 at No. 6 … Went 9-4 in Big Ten matches … Clinched the second-round match for the Wildcats against Wisconsin, giving the ’Cats a berth into the NCAA Round of 16 … Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2000-01: Stepped into lineup in February at No. 6 when teammate Shannon Duffy was sidelined because of injury … Compiled a 5-3 record at No. 6 and was 4-0 in Big Ten play … Finished the season 10-10 … Shut out Michigan State’s Heidi Lefler for first Big Ten win.

High School: Represented England Under-14 and Great Britain … Played in Junior Wimbledon … Won the Tennis Cup for Girls.

Personal: Born Ruth Jennifer Barnes on 10/31/81 … Daughter of Dr. Richard and Patti Barnes … Brother, Adrian, played tennis at California … Sister, Alice, plays tennis at Stanford … Chose Northwestern over California … Majoring in anthropology.

Barnes' Stats

Year	Overall	Dual	Big Ten
2000-01	10-10	5-3	4-0
2001-02	23-12	19-9	9-4
2002-03	24-15	14-12	8-4
2003-04	18-12	12-8	3-4
CAREER	75-49	50-32	24-12

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