Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week // Singles
Reagan Welch, Northern Illinois, Freshman, Greenbrier, Tennessee
Freshman Reagan Welch went a perfect 3-0 in singles for the week for the Huskies. Her week was highlighted by a 6-2, 7-6 win over Maeve Koscielski of Notre Dame on Sunday at No. 4 singles, one of two points earned by the Huskies in the match versus the ACC opponent. Welch also earned a pair of straight set victories in home matches versus Western Illinois (6-1, 6-1 over Agatha Carbonell) and St. Thomas (6-2, 7-6 over Jannah El Nemr) while playing No. 3 in both matches.
Women’s Tennis Athletes of the Week // Doubles
Erika Dimitriev/Anastasia Rakita, Northern Illinois
The Huskies' No. 1 doubles team of Erika Dimitriev and Anastasia Rakita went 2-1 on the week, helping NIU win the doubles point in two of the team's three matches. The duo def. Lucky Kancherla and Aina Cortina-Pou of Western Illinois 6-2 to start the week, earned a 6-3 win over Olivia Paradise/Madeline Bremel of St.Thomas. They closed out the week playing very well in a close 7-5 loss to Page Freeman and Megan Coleman of Notre Dame.