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DeKALB, Ill.\u00a0–\u00a0The Northern Illinois University women’s tennis team returns to the courts this weekend\u00a0following an off week. The Huskies begin the weekend at Bradley University on Friday, then play Kansas City in a neutral site match on Saturday and travel to Western Illinois on Sunday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
NIU (10-2) is inching closer to conference play, with the opener at Eastern Michigan slated for Friday, March 13.\u00a0The Huskies are riding a five-match winning streak and have won 10 of its last 11.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
NIU last played against Saint Louis at home on Feb. 15, winning 4-2.\u00a0Freshman\u00a0Rebeca Garcia Miralles<\/a> (Castell\u00f3n, Spain \/ IES Sos\u00a0Baynat) clinched the match for the Huskies, winning 6-2, 6-2 at No. 6.\u00a0The\u00a0freshman\u00a0has\u00a0now won five consecutive matches.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Nataly Ninova<\/a> (Palma de Mallorca, Spain \/ IES Centre De\u00a0Tecnificacio\u00a0Esportiva\u00a0IB) and Lucia Yecora<\/a> (Seville, Spain \/ IES V Centenario School)\u00a0are both 9-1 in their last 10 singles matches while Irmak Budak<\/a>\u00a0(Istanbul,\u00a0Turkey\u00a0\/ SAJEV) is 8-2. In doubles, Malika Kabdesh<\/a> \/ Ninova are 6-2 at No. 1.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The Opponents\u00a0 Kansas City (1-4) defeated Missouri State in its last outing, winning 4-3 on Saturday, Feb. 21.\u00a0The\u00a0Roos\u00a0are familiar with close matches this year, with each of their last three matches finishing by\u00a0score\u00a0of 4-3.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Western Illinois (2-8)\u00a0has\u00a0lost\u00a0five in a row and will host Milwaukee on Saturday.\u00a0The Huskies and Leathernecks have several shared opponents\u00a0to\u00a0this point of the season, including Chicago State, Marquette, Saint\u00a0Louis\u00a0and\u00a0Valparaiso.\u00a0Western Illinois’ two wins this season have come against Chicago State and\u00a0Valparaiso.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Women’s Tennis | February 26
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\nBradley University (3-5) will host both NIU and Kansas City this weekend.\u00a0Ruby Tseng is 6-1 in the dual season, playing across No. 2 \u2013 4 while\u00a0the Braves are 7-0 at No. 2 doubles. NIU has won the last four matches against Bradley.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n