DeKalb Times

The Northern Illinois University women's tennis team closed out the opening weekend of its dual match season by dropping a 6-1 decision to the University of Kentucky Sunday afternoon at the Hillary J. Boone Indoor Tennis Center in Lexington.

Kentucky won the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles while NIU's No. 2 duo of Nataly Miroslavova Ninova and Reagan Welch had battled to a 3-3 score through six games.

Welch also earned the Huskies' lone point when her opponent retired with Welch leading the match 3-1. NIU's No. 1 player, Erika Dimitriev, played well in a loss to UK's Elizabeth Stevens as she took seven games before falling 6-3, 6-4.

With the loss, the Huskies fell to 0-3 on the year while Kentucky improved to 3-1. 

NIU returns to action Friday, January 27 in the Nelson Tennis Center at Chick Evans Field House when they take on Chicago State at 9 a.m. and Eastern Illinois at 6 p.m.

Official Tennis Dual Match Results (Final) Kentucky (3-1) vs Northern Illinois (0-3)

01/22/2023 at Lexington, Kentucky -- Hillary J. Boone Indoor Tennis Center

Final Score: Kentucky 6, NIU 1

#	DOUBLES
1	Carlota Molina and Elizabeth Stevens (UK) def. Erika Dimitriev and Anastasia Rakita (NIU)		6-0
2	Makayla Mills and Florencia Urrutia (UK) vs. Nataly Miroslavova Ninova and Reagan Welch (NIU)		3-3
3	Ellie Eades and Zoe Hammond (UK) def. Jenna Horne and Isabella Righi (NIU)		6-1
#	SINGLES
1	Elizabeth Stevens (UK) def. Erika Dimitriev (NIU)	6-3	6-4
2	Florencia Urrutia (UK) def. Diana Lukyanova (NIU)	6-1	6-1
3	Reagan Welch (NIU) def. Carlota Molina (UK)	3-1
4	Makayla Mills (UK) def. Nataly Miroslavova Ninova (NIU)	6-1	6-3
5	Zoe Hammond (UK) def. Isabella Righi (NIU)	6-1	6-2
6	Maialen Morante (UK) def. McKenna Chudy (NIU)	8-2	0-0

DUAL SCORING

TM	D1	D2	D3		S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	TOT
UK	X	X		1	1	1	1		1	1	6
NIU					1						1

MATCH NOTES

Order of finish:

Singles -- 3 2 4 1 5 6 ; Doubles -- 2 3 1 

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