Friday Women’s Tennis results
Northern Illinois 6, North Dakota State 1
Eastern Kentucky 4, Eastern Michigan 1
Buffalo 6, Niagara 1
Bowling Green 4, Bellarmine 3
DePaul 5, Toledo 2
Ball State 6, Butler 1
Chattanooga 4, Eastern Michigan 0
Northern Illinois 6, Northern Iowa 1
Buffalo 7, St. Bonaventure 0
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Northern Illinois Sweeps Doubleheader, Burns Reaches 100 Wins at NIU
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Northern Illinois University women's tennis team defeated both North Dakota and Northern Iowa by scores of 6-1 on Friday to improve to 7-2. The Friday evening win over Northern Iowa gave head coach
Eric Burns the 100
th win during his tenure with the Huskies.
NIU opened Friday by dropping the doubles point to North Dakota, but stormed back in singles and won all six matches. Sophomore
Lucia Yecora continued her winning ways, posting a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 3.
Two Huskies pulled out three-set victories in sophomore
Theodora Kousiou and senior
Nataly Ninova. Kousiou defeated Jule Schulte of North Daokta 6-1, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1. Ninova dropped the first set 4-6, but rallied 6-1, 6-3 to secure the victory.
Freshman
Rebeca Garcia Miralles recorded her first singles win of the dual season, winning 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.
Against Northern Iowa, the Huskies got off to a quick start by locking in the doubles point within 30 minutes.
Garcia Miralles, Ninova and Yecora kept the momentum into the evening, each recording singles wins. The trio didn't let the opposition gain any momentum as the Huskies didn't give up more than two points across the three matches.
Sophomore
Irmak Budak and senior
Jenna Horne also went 2-0 on the day in singles.
NIU returns home for another doubleheader on Sunday, Feb. 8, against Judson and Milwaukee.
Buffalo Earns Friday Sweeps Over Niagara and St. Bonaventure | Box Score Match 1 | Box Score Match 2
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women's tennis team (8-0) came away with a pair of victories as they defeated Niagara 6-1 and St. Bonaventure 7-0 at Miller Tennis Center on Friday afternoon.
The Bulls took the doubles point as
Esmee Andresen and
Maria Glowacka cruised to a 6-0 win at first doubles and
Sarah Hartel and
Julia Laspro won 6-2 at third doubles.
Laspro continued her strong play in singles action as she rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 win at second singles and
Liv Roestel followed with a 6-2, 6-2 win at the fifth position to put UB up 3-0.
Blanca Berges earned the clinching point for UB with a 6-2, 6-4 victory at six singles before Andresen added to the lead with a 6-2, 6-2 win at first singles and
Sofia Zagumennova rounded out the scoring with a 6-4, 6-1 victory at fourth singles.
In the evening match against St. Bonaventure, the Bulls took the doubles point once again with wins at first and third doubles.
UB continued to roll in singles action as Hartel won 6-1, 6-2 at fourth singles, Glowacka cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win at second singles and Roestel clinched the match for UB with a 6-1, 6-1 win at the sixth position. Andresen continued her strong play with a 6-4, 6-2 win at first singles, Zagumennova cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory at fifth singles and Laspro rounded out the scoring for UB with a 6-2, 6-3 win at third singles.
Buffalo is back in action on Saturday as they take on Binghamton at Miller Tennis Center at 12:30pm.
Bowling Green Bounces Back Against Bellarmine
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Falcons claimed a 4-3 victory over the Bellarmine Knights to advance to 4-1 on the season.
DOUBLES
SINGLES
- Blair grabbed a singles victory, winning 6-1 and 6-1 in the contest.
- Clemens claimed another singles victory, taking the match in three sets. Winning 6-1, 2-6, and 6-2.
- Liu had a hard-fought victory, taking the match. Winning 6-2, 0-6, and 7-6 in favor of the Falcons.
- Gaio took the decisive fourth point for the Falcons, winning her match 6-4 and 6-3.
The Falcons stay home on Friday, Feb.13, for a match against Mercyhurst University. The match begins at 1 p.m.
Ball State Dominates Butler in 2026 Home Opener at First Serve Muncie
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women's tennis team secured a 6-1 victory over in-state rival Butler Friday afternoon in their home opener at the First Serve Muncie Tennis Center.
The win improves the Cardinals' record to 2-1 on the season as they continue their historical dominance over the Bulldogs while Butler drops to 3-5 on the season.
The No. 1 doubles tandem of
Sarah Shahbaz and
Isabel Tanjuatco continued their undefeated spring campaign, winning their third consecutive match at the top spot. This follows their recent recognition as the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Doubles Team of the Week and their 87th ITA national ranking. The duo was the first to exit the court after cruising past Butler's Chase Metcalf and Brooke Arrington, 6-1.
The Cardinals' No. 2 doubles team of
Alana Bristow and
Gabriella Barrera played a pivotal role in claiming Ball State's first point of the match as the duo breezed through their competition by a 6-2 decision versus Sienna Miles and Sophie Parr.
Shahbaz dominated at No. 1 singles with a flawless 6-0, 6-0 win against Metcalf. At the No. 3 slot, Priyana Rana added a straight-set victory to give the Cardinals a 3-0 advantage.
After that, senior transfer
Asia Ting Fontana delivered the deciding blow for the Cardinals, earning the match-clinching point in singles play on court No. 5.
Even with the Cardinals' victory already decided, Bristow fought back to win her second set on court two. On court four, Tanjuatco pulled off a comeback after dropping her first frame which sent the match to an extra set eventually beating Butler's Parr, 4-6. 6-1, 6-2.
The Ball State women's tennis team will take its two-match win streak to Big Ten foe Michigan State Sunday where they will face the Spartans at 2 pm ET.
