Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, April 6
DeKalb, Ill.
1 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
5
at
2
Northern Illinois
Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
Women's Tennis Improves to 3-1 in MAC Play with Win at NIU
4/6/2012 9:14:00 PM | Tennis
Eagles win all three doubles and four of six singles to go to 7-12 overall and 3-1 in league action
DeKALB, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University women's tennis team won all three doubles matches and added four singles wins to record a 5-2 win over host Northern Illinois University here Friday, April 6, on the NIU West Tennis Courts.
Head Coach Ryan Ray's Eagles are now 3-1 in MAC play and 7-12 overall. NIU falls to 9-8 overall and 0-3 in league play.
"We had to dig in today to get the win," Ray said. "We had to adjust some games for the wind and to battle some good NIU players. Overall, we need to continue to work on getting consistency throughout the lineup, but for today we will take the win."
The No. 1 doubles team of Miriam Westerink and Nino Mebuke captured an 8-3 win over NIU's Sara McLaughlin and Emily Rogers. The EMU No. 2 team of Mariya Toncheva and Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr best Northern's Nelle Youel and Arantza De La Torre, 8-5, and the No. 3 team of Daphne Friedrichs and Marcela Rivero posted an 8-6 win over the NIU team of Stephanie McDonald and Haley Dekkinga.
Mebuke won her No. 1 singles match, 6-2, 6-3, over McLaughlin before Northern won the No. 2 and No. 3 singles contests.
The Eagles then bounced back with three straight wins as Friedrics defeated Mary Malkin, 6-4, 6-5, at No. 4; Toncheva won, 6-4, 6-3 over De La Torre at No. 5 and Rivero won, 6-2, 6-0, over McDonald at No. 6.
WOMEN'S INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS RESULTS: From a Mid-American Conference dual match Friday, April 6, 2012, at the West Tennis Courts in DeKalb, Ill.
Final score: Eastern Michigan University 5, Northern Illinois University 2
DOUBLES
1 - Miriam Westerink/Nino Mebuke (EMU) def. Sara McLaughlin/Emily Rogers (NIU), 8-3
2 - Mariya Toncheva/Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr (EMU) def. Nelle Youel/Arantza De La Torre (NIU), 8-5
3 - Daphne Friedrichs/Marcela Rivero (EMU) def. Stephanie McDonald/Haley Dekkinga (NIU), 8-6
SINGLES
1 - Nino Mebuke (EMU) def. Sara McLaughlin (NIU), 6-2, 6-3
2 - Nelle Youel (NIU) def. Miriam Westerink (EMU), 6-1, 6-4
3 - Haley Dekkinga (NIU) def. Ankita Bhatia (EMU), 6-0, 6-1
4 - Daphne Friedrichs (EMU) def. Mary Malkin (NIU), 6-4, 6-5
5 - Mariya Toncheva (EMU) def. Arantza De La Torre (NIU), 6-4, 6-3
6 - Marcela Rivero (EMU) def. Stephanie McDonald (NIU), 6-2, 6-0
Head Coach Ryan Ray's Eagles are now 3-1 in MAC play and 7-12 overall. NIU falls to 9-8 overall and 0-3 in league play.
"We had to dig in today to get the win," Ray said. "We had to adjust some games for the wind and to battle some good NIU players. Overall, we need to continue to work on getting consistency throughout the lineup, but for today we will take the win."
The No. 1 doubles team of Miriam Westerink and Nino Mebuke captured an 8-3 win over NIU's Sara McLaughlin and Emily Rogers. The EMU No. 2 team of Mariya Toncheva and Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr best Northern's Nelle Youel and Arantza De La Torre, 8-5, and the No. 3 team of Daphne Friedrichs and Marcela Rivero posted an 8-6 win over the NIU team of Stephanie McDonald and Haley Dekkinga.
Mebuke won her No. 1 singles match, 6-2, 6-3, over McLaughlin before Northern won the No. 2 and No. 3 singles contests.
The Eagles then bounced back with three straight wins as Friedrics defeated Mary Malkin, 6-4, 6-5, at No. 4; Toncheva won, 6-4, 6-3 over De La Torre at No. 5 and Rivero won, 6-2, 6-0, over McDonald at No. 6.
WOMEN'S INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS RESULTS: From a Mid-American Conference dual match Friday, April 6, 2012, at the West Tennis Courts in DeKalb, Ill.
Final score: Eastern Michigan University 5, Northern Illinois University 2
DOUBLES
1 - Miriam Westerink/Nino Mebuke (EMU) def. Sara McLaughlin/Emily Rogers (NIU), 8-3
2 - Mariya Toncheva/Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr (EMU) def. Nelle Youel/Arantza De La Torre (NIU), 8-5
3 - Daphne Friedrichs/Marcela Rivero (EMU) def. Stephanie McDonald/Haley Dekkinga (NIU), 8-6
SINGLES
1 - Nino Mebuke (EMU) def. Sara McLaughlin (NIU), 6-2, 6-3
2 - Nelle Youel (NIU) def. Miriam Westerink (EMU), 6-1, 6-4
3 - Haley Dekkinga (NIU) def. Ankita Bhatia (EMU), 6-0, 6-1
4 - Daphne Friedrichs (EMU) def. Mary Malkin (NIU), 6-4, 6-5
5 - Mariya Toncheva (EMU) def. Arantza De La Torre (NIU), 6-4, 6-3
6 - Marcela Rivero (EMU) def. Stephanie McDonald (NIU), 6-2, 6-0
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