Saturday Women’s Tennis results
Bowling Green vs. Indianapolis – Cancelled
Illinois 7, Miami 0
Toledo 5, Dayton 1
Northern Illinois 6, Valparaiso 1
Eastern Michigan 4, Saint Francis 2
 
Sunday Women’s Tennis updates
Bowling Green vs. SIUE – Cancelled
Ball State vs. Purdue – Postponed
UMass vs. Sienna College – Postponed
 

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Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments

Eastern Michigan Remains Perfect with Road Victory at Saint Francis | Box Score 
EBENSBURG, Pa. -- Despite plummeting temperatures around the nation, the Eastern Michigan University tennis team continued its hot start to the 2026 spring season as the Eagles scored a 4-2 win over St. Francis University Saturday, Jan. 24, inside the Ebensburg Tennis Center in Ebensburg, Pa. The Eagles (5-0) are off to their best start in 23 years and secured the 550th victory in program history with their defeat of the Red Flashes (1-4) on the road.
  
HOW IT HAPPENED
For the fifth time in five matches in 2026, the Eagles jumped out to a 1-0 lead as they once again secured the doubles point. The team of Lara Diaz Zayas and Cylova Zuleyka Hukmasabiyya got things started with a quick 6-1 win at No. 1 before the freshmen duo of Matilde Parreira and Sabrina Tolstova locked down the doubles point with their 6-2 win at No. 2. The No. 3 squad of Iva Daneva and Regina Mendez Carreño were closing in on victory and led, 5-2, before their match was abandoned as the Eagles had already claimed the doubles point.
 
Once singles play got underway, the hosts took the lead at 2-1 as they secured wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Despite trailing, the Eagles rebounded nicely as they would win the next three matches to tally the 4-2 win. Pehal Kharadkar continued her strong start as she moved to 4-0 in singles play with her quick 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 4 to tie the team scored before Tolstova battled her way to a win in three sets, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5(5), at No. 3. With two matches to play, the Eagles ended the match as Parreira tallied a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 6 to close out the day.

NOTING THE TEAM
» With the win, the Eagles stayed perfect at 5-0 on the year while the Red Flashes fell to 1-4.
» The win improved the program's all-time record to 550-467 as it is currently playing its 49th varsity season.
» The Eagles are now 2-0 all-time against the Red Flashes and are 2-0 on the road at St. Francis as well.
» Eastern is off to a 5-0 start to the season for just the third time and the first since the 2002-03 team opened its campaign at 6-0. The only other team on the list is the 1983-84 team that also started 6-0.
» The win extended the Eagles' current winning streak to eight consecutive matches that include the final three contests of the 2025 season, coupled with the first five this year. It is the longest win streak for the team since the 2017-18 campaign, when EMU secured nine consecutive victories.
» Eastern is now 4-0 on the road this year, marking the fifth time in program history the Eagles have opened a campaign with at least four consecutive wins away from home. It also is also the first time since the 2002-03 season that the feat has been accomplished, as the Eagles started 6-0 on the road that season. The other teams to open at 4-0 or better away from home include the teams from 1983-84 (6-0), 1982-83 (4-0), and 1981-82 (4-0).
 
Two 'Mitten Matches' await the Eagles next week, with one each at home and on the road against fellow Michigan schools. The Eagles open the set by welcoming Oakland University to town for a 1 p.m. contest, Jan. 31, inside the Chippewa Club in Ypsilanti. Eastern will then head north to East Lansing one day later (Feb. 1) to face Michigan State University at 2 p.m.
 

Rockets Roll to Win Over Dayton | Box Score 
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's tennis team picked up its second win of the weekend with a 5-1 victory over Dayton on Saturday afternoon at Twos Athletic Club.

The Rockets (2-0) started off strong by picking up the doubles point by winning the No. 1 and No. 3 courts. Doubles duo Neha Guru and Isabella Barretto tallied a 6-1 win on the No. 1 court for their second-straight doubles victory.

Sophomore Annika Munson and junior Jone Ibanez each won their own straight-set victories at the same time to clinch the match for the Rockets. Munson earned a 6-3, 6-3 decision on the No. 5 court while Ibanez fired off a 6-3, 6-2 win on the No. 3 court.

Guru won her second-consecutive singles matchup on the No. 4 court while freshman Isabella Barretto picked up her second win on the No. 2 singles court.

Toledo returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 1 as the Rockets host Duquesne at Twos Athletic Club. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m.


Northern Illinois | Box Score
VALPARAISO, Ind. – The Northern Illinois University women's tennis team recorded its first road win of the dual season with a 6-1 victory at Valparaiso.

Jenna Horne / Theodora Kousiou sealed the doubles point for NIU with a 7-5 win in a match that lasted just under an hour.

Horne notched the first win in singles for the Huskies as the senior prevailed over Jolene Fernandes 6-1, 6-3.

NIU sealed the victory following wins from a pair of sophomores in Lucia Yecora and Theodora Kousiou.

NIU welcomes Butler and Minnesota to the Nelson Tennis Center at Chick Evans Field House next weekend. First up is Butler at 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30 and then Minnesota is slated for a 6 p.m. start on Saturday.