MILWAUKEE – The Northern Illinois University Women's Tennis team suffered a 5-2 setback to Milwaukee at River Glen Friday afternoon.
 
The Huskies' (6-6) posted victories at No. 1 and No. 6 singles. Raven Neely (Grosse Point, Mich./Grosse Point South) continued her solid play, winning her second straight match at No. 1 defeating Labina Petrovaska, 6-4, 7-5. Evelyn Youel (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South) was back in the line up for the first time since Marquette and didn't disappoint, defeating Nicole Clark, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 6 singles.
 
"It was a tough loss today," said NIU head coach Tanya Mahefu. "We need to do better as a team of taking care of opportunities once they are presented to us. Glad to see Raven and Evelyn pick up wins against some really good players."
 
The NIU women's tennis team returns to the court Tuesday when the Huskies travel to Boca Raton, Fla. to face UConn. The match begins at 1 p.m.
 
Doubles
1. Berta Masdevall Masip/Alysa Straub (UWM) def. Raven Neely/Evelyn Youel (NIU), 6-4
2. Hayley Marshall/Labina Petrovska (UWM) def. Abbey-Jade Riley/Brodie Walker (NIU), 6-4
3. Nicole Clark/Eszter Zador (UWM) def. Abigail Dekkinga/Meghan Montgomerie (NIU), 6-2
 
Singles
1. Raven Neely (NIU) def. Labina Petrovska (UWM), 6-4, 7-5
2. Eszter Zador (UWM) def. Brodie Walker (NIU), 6-2, 7-5
3. Hayley Marshall (UWM) def. Abigail Dekkinga (NIU), 7-6 (1), 6-4
4. Alysa Straub (UWM) def. Meghan Montgomerie (NIU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Berta Masdevall Masip (UWM) def. Abbey-Jade Riley (NIU), 6-1, 6-3
6. Evelyn Youel (NIU) def. Nicole Clark (UWM), 6-4, 6-2
 
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