Women's Tennis | January 24

VALPARAISO, Ind. – The Northern Illinois University women's tennis team recorded its first road win of the dual season with a 6-1 victory at Valparaiso.

Jenna Horne / Theodora Kousiou sealed the doubles point for NIU with a 7-5 win in a match that lasted just under an hour.

Horne (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) notched the first win in singles for the Huskies as the senior prevailed over Jolene Fernandes 6-1, 6-3.

NIU sealed the victory following wins from a pair of sophomores in Lucia Yecora (Seville, Spain/IES V Centenario School) and Theodora Kousiou (Thessaloniki, Greece/Aristotelio College).

NIU welcomes Butler and Minnesota to the Nelson Tennis Center at Chick Evans Field House next weekend. First up is Butler at 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30 and then Minnesota is slated for a 6 p.m. start on Saturday.

Singles
Silva, Moira (VALPO) def. Irmak Budak 6-2, 6-2
Theodora Kousiou def. Popa, Alexandra (VALPO) 6-4, 6-3
Lucia Yecora def. Tanner, Lacey (VALPO) 6-2, 6-3
Nataly Ninova def. Steven, Brynn (VALPO) 7-5, 6-2
Jenna Horne def. Fernandes, Jolene (VALPO) 6-1, 6-3
Isabella Righi def. Baron, Ana (VALPO) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
Nataly Ninova/Malika Kabdesh def. Popa, Alexandra/Tanner, Lacey (VALPO) 6-3
Steven, Brynn/Silva, Moira (VALPO) def. Isabella Righi/Lucia Yecora 6-4
Theodora Kousiou/Jenna Horne def. Rogers, Madi/Delgado, Andrea (VALPO) 7-5