In its first loss against a mid-major opponent, NIU women\u2019s tennis (10-3) fell to the Bradley University Braves (4-5) in a 4-3 loss on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Huskies went down early, dropping the doubles point with losses at No. 1 and No. 2. Senior Jenna Horne<\/a> and sophomore Irmak Budak<\/a> were up 5-3 at No. 3 when the match was unfinished.\u00a0<\/p>\n NIU nearly came back in singles, splitting matches with the Braves, but were unable to complete the comeback win.\u00a0<\/p>\n At. No. 3, senior Nataly Ninova<\/a> earned a three-set victory over Braves senior Mariia Pukhina. Ninova dropped a close 7-6 second set, before controlling the third 6-3 for the victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n Continuing a now six-match winning streak, freshman Rebeca Garcia Miralles<\/a> took a two-set victory over freshman Ann Hsieh. With the win, Garcia Miralles is 6-1 in singles matches on the season, going undefeated since her loss at No. 6 singles in the Huskies\u2019 season-opening loss<\/a> against the University of Wisconsin-Madison.\u00a0<\/p>\n