DePaul University Athletics
Sunday, February 13
DeKalb, IL
1:00 P.M. CT
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Blue Demons looking to snap a three-match skid in DeKalb
CHICAGO – Coach Marisa Arce and her DePaul women's tennis team would love to follow the lead of No. 1 singles player Yuliya Kizelbasheva on Sunday when they venture out to DeKalb, Ill. for a 1 p.m. match against Northern Illinois.
The sophomore from Russia was honored as the BIG EAST Women's Singles Player of the Week two weeks ago after starting out the dual-match season 3-0. DePaul's match last week against Cincinnati was canceled because of a winter snowstorm in Ohio.
Kizelbasheva is riding a five-match winning streak which dates back to last fall's tournament season. She is 10-7 overall.
Freshman Eleanor Nobbs is making an immediate impact starting out her NCAA career going 9-7 in singles, splitting time between the No. 4 and No. 5 positions.
In doubles, the No. 1 combination of Lenka Antonijevic and Kizelbasheva are 11-5 on the season including a sparkling 9-4 mark in the tournament season.
Hristina Djokic has returned after a long injury absence to team with Marija Jovicic for a 2-1 record. The plan is for Djokic to work her way back and eventually play singles again.
NIU is off to a 3-2 start including 3-1 on its home courts. The Huskies have two common opponents with DePaul (1-3)---Wisconsin beat NIU 7-0 and the Blue Demons 6-1 and both programs beat Bradley by identical 4-0 scores.
The Huskies followed the Wisconsin loss with home wins over Bradley, Western Illinois and St. Thomas. Their lone road encounter was a 5-2 setback at Notre Dame.
Reagan Welch has won three in a row for NIU and is 3-1 on the season.
Recaps and results can be accessed at depaulbluedemons.com.
The sophomore from Russia was honored as the BIG EAST Women's Singles Player of the Week two weeks ago after starting out the dual-match season 3-0. DePaul's match last week against Cincinnati was canceled because of a winter snowstorm in Ohio.
Kizelbasheva is riding a five-match winning streak which dates back to last fall's tournament season. She is 10-7 overall.
Freshman Eleanor Nobbs is making an immediate impact starting out her NCAA career going 9-7 in singles, splitting time between the No. 4 and No. 5 positions.
In doubles, the No. 1 combination of Lenka Antonijevic and Kizelbasheva are 11-5 on the season including a sparkling 9-4 mark in the tournament season.
Hristina Djokic has returned after a long injury absence to team with Marija Jovicic for a 2-1 record. The plan is for Djokic to work her way back and eventually play singles again.
NIU is off to a 3-2 start including 3-1 on its home courts. The Huskies have two common opponents with DePaul (1-3)---Wisconsin beat NIU 7-0 and the Blue Demons 6-1 and both programs beat Bradley by identical 4-0 scores.
The Huskies followed the Wisconsin loss with home wins over Bradley, Western Illinois and St. Thomas. Their lone road encounter was a 5-2 setback at Notre Dame.
Reagan Welch has won three in a row for NIU and is 3-1 on the season.
Recaps and results can be accessed at depaulbluedemons.com.
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