March 26, 2011
Full Match Results 
ROCKFORD, Ill. – The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team suffered a 4-3 setback against Chicago State on Saturday evening at the Boylan Tennis Center. The Huskies and Cougars split the singles matches, but Chicago State’s point in the doubles proved to be the difference in the dual.
“This was a tough day for our team,” said NIU head coach Ryun Ferrell. “With all of the difficulties we have had to endure, from injuries to sickness, we are bound for some good. We had a good meeting after the match and everyone is in from here on out. This team wants success and they aren’t making any excuses for themselves.”
Chicago State took two of the doubles matches to claim the early match lead. NIU took third doubles by default and the Cougars won at number one 8-0, leaving the doubles point down to flight two. Kathryn Friedlund and Sara McLaughlin went back-and-forth with Chicago State at number two, before the Cougars ultimately claimed the match, and the point, 8-6.
Rebecca Hansmann received a default victory at number six singles to give NIU the second point of the day. Ilse Pacheco took the fifth flight match 6-0, 6-0 for NIU, but Chicago State won 6-0, 6-0 at both number one and two, giving Chicago State a 3-2 advantage in the dual.
At number four, McLaughlin survived a tight 7-5 first set against Peggy Moore before dominating the second set, 6-0.
The deciding match of the day came down to a third set at flight three. Haley Dekkinga and Juan Rosalina Tejopravitno split the first two sets, with the Chicago State number three taking the first, 6-4, and Dekkinga responding to take the second, 6-2. In the deciding set, the Cougars came away with a 6-3 victory, clinching the overall match.
NIU will return to action on Friday, April 1, when the Huskies travel to Eastern Michigan to begin Mid-American Conference play. The match is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. CT.
