{"id":504860,"date":"2026-02-28T08:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/504860\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:17:10","slug":"niu-womens-tennis-comes-up-just-short-at-bradley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/504860\/","title":{"rendered":"NIU Women\u2019s Tennis Comes Up Just Short at Bradley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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PEORIA, Ill. \u2013 The Northern Illinois University women’s tennis team fell 4-3 at Bradley on Friday night following a 12-day layoff. The loss is the first of the month for the Huskies, stopping the NIU winning streak at five matches.<\/p>\n

NIU dropped the doubles point for the first time since its match against North Dakota on Feb. 6. Irmak Budak<\/a> \/ Jenna Horne<\/a> were ahead 5-3 at No. 3, but the match was suspended once the Braves secured the point.<\/p>\n

In singles, senior Nataly Ninova<\/a> (Palma de Mallorca, Spain \/ IES Centre De Tecnificacio Esportiva IB) pulled out a three-set victory over Mariia Pukhina, winning 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3. Freshman Rebeca Garcia Miralles<\/a> (Castell\u00f3n, Spain \/ IES Sos Baynat) defeated Chia-En Hsieh 6-4, 6-2 at No. 5. Both Ninova and Garcia Miralles are both riding six-match winning streaks.<\/p>\n

Senior Isabella Righi<\/a> (Palma de Mallorca, Spain \/ IES Centre de Tecnificacio Esportiva IB) won at No. 6 due to walkover, 6-4, 2-1 (ret).<\/p>\n

NIU will play Kansas City in a neutral site match at Bradley tomorrow and travel to Western Illinois on Sunday. \u00a0

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