No. 12 Northwestern faced an uphill climb against No. 8 North Carolina. The Wildcats clawed their way back to earn their 700th victory on Friday afternoon.

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Mariam Kurdadze has survived wars in her home country of the Republic of Georgia, hurricanes in her adopted home of Louisiana -- and now the senior is a focal point of Tulane's post-Katrina tennis rebirth.

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No. 9 Virginia remained unbeaten on the season by sweeping a pair of matches on Tuesday afternoon. The Cavaliers topped West Virginia 7-0 before blanking Virginia Tech 7-0 in their ACC opener.

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No. 6 Georgia defeated Florida International 7-0 on Saturday to clinch a berth in the ITA National Team Indoors. This will be the Bulldogs' 13th appearance in the last 15 seasons.

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