Ball State University
Northern Illinois
Women's Tennis Claims 5-2 Win At NIU
April 02, 2010 | Women's Tennis
With the win Ball State improves to 7-9 overall and 1-2 in league action. This was the Cardinals first MAC win since they defeated NIU 6-1 at home in April of 2008.
The Cardinals took the early 1-0 edge after claiming the doubles point over the Huskies. The No. 1 doubles tandem of Kylee Johnson and Katherine Rist beat Brooke Forsberg and Emily Rogers by a score of 8-6. The Ball State duo of Sarah Hebble and Lauren Pickrel sealed the doubles win at No. 3 winning 8-5.
In singles action Hayley Hall, Johnson and Hebble all won in straight sets at the No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5 slots, respectively. Katherine Rist managed a three set upset over Martina Schnapp to seal the Cardinals victory after going up 6-4 she dropped the second set 1-6 and came back to take the match in the third game 6-0.
The Ball State University women's tennis team continues MAC action Saturday, April 10 against Miami at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center weather permitting.
Ball State 5, Northern Illinois 2
DOUBLES
1) Johnson/Rist (BSU) def. Forsberg/Rogers (NIU) 8-6
2) McLaughlin/Friedlund (NIU) def. Boulieris/ Thomson (BSU) 10-8
3) Pickrel/Hebble (BSU) def. Phillips/Okuma (NIU) 8-5
SINGLES
1) Hayley Hall (BSU) def. Kathryn Friedlund (NIU) 6-3, 6-2
2) Emily Rogers (NIU) def. Georgina Thomson (BSU) 6-7, 6-1, 10-6
3) Brittni Fausett (NIU) def. Dena Boulieris (BSU) 6-0, 6-2
4) Kylee Johnson (BSU) def. Sara McLaughlin (NIU) 7-5, 7-5
5) Sarah Hebble (BSU) def. Kelly Phillips (NIU) 6-4, 7-5
6) Katherine Rist (BSU) def. Martina Schnapp (NIU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-0
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
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