Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, April 14
DeKalb, Ill.
11 a.m. CT
Eastern Michigan University
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Northern Illinois
Tennis Moves Back to .500 With Win at NIU
4/14/2023 4:48:00 PM | Tennis
The Eagles earned points in doubles and singles in today's 5-2 wn
DeKalb, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University tennis team is heading home with a win after defeating Northern Illinois University, 5-2, today, April 14, in DeKalb, Ill.
The win moves Eastern Michigan (6-6, 3-4 MAC) back to .500 on the season, and moves the Eagles within one match of even in Mid-American Conference play. The Eagles were able to upend the Huskies after falling to them just one week ago, 4-3, in a match that was played in Ypsilanti, April 7.
How it Happened
Eastern Michigan claimed the doubles point for the second time in as many matches against the Huskies. In today's match, it was the No. 2 pairing of Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics) and Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnázium Jana Blahoslava) who brought home the win at the No. 2 position. The duo picked up a 6-3 victory after winning in the No. 1 slot during last week's matchup with the Huskies.
EMU also won at the No. 3 doubles spot as, Linda Eloundou Nga (Yaounde, Cameroon-Augustine Meyou-New Mexico Military Institute) and Andrea Quiroz (Lima, Peru-La Molina 1278-Alcorn State) paired up to earn a 6-3 decision.
As play moved to singles, so too did the momentum for EMU. The Eagles dropped both the matches at No. 1 and No. 2, but made a clean sweep of position Nos. 3-6, respectively.
It was Daniella Shved (Holon, Isreal-ORT Holon) who played in the No. 3 spot for EMU, where she picked up a closely-contested, 6-3, 7-5 win. Meanwhile, Wanyi Zhang (Bejing, China-Crnjanski Gimnzija (Serbia)) was excellent in the No. 4 spot, where she dropped just four games en route to a 6-3, 6-1 win.
Brichackova persevered through an incredible tough set to win, 7-5, before cruising to a straight-set win with a 6-2 performance in the second set at the No. 5 slot. Nga closed out EMU's winning stretch with a 6-1, 6-3 win at the No. 6 spot.
Match Notes
» Eastern Michigan picked up the doubles point in today's match. It marks the first time this season EMU has earned a doubles point in back-to-back matches. Both were earned against Northern Illinois (April 7).
» Shved continues to make an impact for EMU as she moved to a team-best 9-2 in singles play with her victory today. Her total wins (9), and win percentage (82%) are both team-bests for the first-year Eagle.
» Brichackova kept pace as the second-leading singles player with her win in today's contest. She is now 8-4 on the season.
» Three Eastern Michigan players have now won more at least 66 percent of their respective singles matches this season in Brichackova (66%), Shved (82%), and Zhang (70%). That number is the highest for the team at any point this season.
» Eastern Michigan has now won two matches against teams it had previously lost to this season. The Eagles defeated Western Michigan University, 4-3, March 31, after falling to the Broncos, 5-2, March 24. Eastern previously lost to NIU, 4-3, April 7 before picking up the win today.
Historical Notes
» Eastern Michigan snapped a five-match losing skid against NIU with today's win. Prior to today's victory, the Eagles had not bested the Huskies since April 20, 2018, a 6-1 victory in DeKalb. The five-match skid was the longest in program history.
The win moves Eastern Michigan (6-6, 3-4 MAC) back to .500 on the season, and moves the Eagles within one match of even in Mid-American Conference play. The Eagles were able to upend the Huskies after falling to them just one week ago, 4-3, in a match that was played in Ypsilanti, April 7.
How it Happened
Eastern Michigan claimed the doubles point for the second time in as many matches against the Huskies. In today's match, it was the No. 2 pairing of Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India-Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics) and Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czech Republic-Gymnázium Jana Blahoslava) who brought home the win at the No. 2 position. The duo picked up a 6-3 victory after winning in the No. 1 slot during last week's matchup with the Huskies.
EMU also won at the No. 3 doubles spot as, Linda Eloundou Nga (Yaounde, Cameroon-Augustine Meyou-New Mexico Military Institute) and Andrea Quiroz (Lima, Peru-La Molina 1278-Alcorn State) paired up to earn a 6-3 decision.
As play moved to singles, so too did the momentum for EMU. The Eagles dropped both the matches at No. 1 and No. 2, but made a clean sweep of position Nos. 3-6, respectively.
It was Daniella Shved (Holon, Isreal-ORT Holon) who played in the No. 3 spot for EMU, where she picked up a closely-contested, 6-3, 7-5 win. Meanwhile, Wanyi Zhang (Bejing, China-Crnjanski Gimnzija (Serbia)) was excellent in the No. 4 spot, where she dropped just four games en route to a 6-3, 6-1 win.
Brichackova persevered through an incredible tough set to win, 7-5, before cruising to a straight-set win with a 6-2 performance in the second set at the No. 5 slot. Nga closed out EMU's winning stretch with a 6-1, 6-3 win at the No. 6 spot.
Match Notes
» Eastern Michigan picked up the doubles point in today's match. It marks the first time this season EMU has earned a doubles point in back-to-back matches. Both were earned against Northern Illinois (April 7).
» Shved continues to make an impact for EMU as she moved to a team-best 9-2 in singles play with her victory today. Her total wins (9), and win percentage (82%) are both team-bests for the first-year Eagle.
» Brichackova kept pace as the second-leading singles player with her win in today's contest. She is now 8-4 on the season.
» Three Eastern Michigan players have now won more at least 66 percent of their respective singles matches this season in Brichackova (66%), Shved (82%), and Zhang (70%). That number is the highest for the team at any point this season.
» Eastern Michigan has now won two matches against teams it had previously lost to this season. The Eagles defeated Western Michigan University, 4-3, March 31, after falling to the Broncos, 5-2, March 24. Eastern previously lost to NIU, 4-3, April 7 before picking up the win today.
Historical Notes
» Eastern Michigan snapped a five-match losing skid against NIU with today's win. Prior to today's victory, the Eagles had not bested the Huskies since April 20, 2018, a 6-1 victory in DeKalb. The five-match skid was the longest in program history.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
22
DIMITRIEV, Erika / 0 [NIU]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
062
LUKYANOVA, Diana / 0 [NIU]
646
#3 Singles Match
12
67
MIROSLAVOVA, Nataly / 0 [NIU]
35
#4 Singles Match
12
66
WELCH, Reagan / 0 [NIU]
31
#5 Singles Match
12
76
RIGHI, Isabella / 0 [NIU]
52
#6 Singles Match
12
66
ROSS, Angelica / 0 [NIU]
13
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