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Saturday Women\u2019s Tennis results
\nNorthern Illinois 4, Kansas State 3
\nCornell 5, Buffalo 2
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\nRecap courtesy of Northern Illinois’ Athletic Communications Department<\/p>\n

Box Score<\/a>

\nPEORIA, Ill. \u2013\u00a0The Northern Illinois University women’s tennis team bounced back from a narrow loss to Bradley with a 4-3 victory over Kansas City on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

NIU won a crucial doubles point thanks to\u00a0Irmak Budak<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Jenna Horne<\/a>\u00a0taking a 6-1 victory, followed by\u00a0Isabella Righi<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Lucia Yecora<\/a>\u00a0clinching at No. 2 with a 6-3 win.<\/p>\n

Senior\u00a0Nataly Ninova<\/a>\u00a0(Palma de Mallorca, Spain \/ IES Centre De Tecnificacio Esportiva IB) kicked her winning streak to seven matches with a 6-4, 6-1 win in her first appearance at No. 2 this season.<\/p>\n

Freshman\u00a0Rebeca Garcia Miralles<\/a>\u00a0(Castell\u00f3n, Spain \/ IES Sos Baynat) also extended her winning streak to seven matches with a 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 win over Luciana Braga to set up the clinching point for the Huskies.<\/p>\n

Yecora (Seville, Spain \/ IES V Centenario School) sealed the match for NIU despite dropping the first set, pulling off a 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 win against Catherine Chrobak.<\/p>\n

The Huskies will cap their three-match weekend on Sunday, traveling to Western Illinois for a 11 a.m. tilt with the Leathernecks.

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