BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Northern Illinois University Women's Tennis suffered a 4-3 setback to Florida Atlantic University at the FAU Tennis Complex Wednesday.
 
"I am quite pleased with the way the team performed today, although we not get the result we wanted," said NIU head coach Tanya Mahefu.
 
The Huskies (6-8) won the doubles' point for the first time in five matches, scoring victories at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.
 
Raven Neely (Grosse Point, Mich./Grosse Point South) and Evelyn Youel (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South) posted a 7-5 win at No. 1 doubles, while Brodie Walker (Bristol, England/Bristol Grammar School) and Meghan Montgomerie (Irvine, Scotland/Beaconhurst) recorded a 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles.
 
Both Neely and Youel also won their singles' matches. Neely extended her winning streak at No 1 singles to four by defeating Laura Fabrizi, 6-0, 7-5, and Youel scored a 6-2, 6-2 win over Naiya Oden.
 
The NIU women's tennis team returns to the court Mar. 24 when the Huskies travel to Oxford, Ohio to take on Miami. The match begins at 12 a.m. CT
 
Doubles
1. Raven Neely/Evelyn Youel (NIU) def. Laura Fabrizi/Ana Gutierrez (FAU), 7-5
2. Meghan Montgomerie/Brodie Walker (NIU) def. Heather Walton/Alisa Rudenko (FAU), 6-3
3. Lyndsey Boos/Marisa Ruiz (FAU) def. Abigail Dekkinga/Pauline Chawafambira (NIU), 5-4 unfinished
 
Singles
1. Raven Neely (NIU) def. Laura Fabrizi (FAU), 6-0, 7-5
2. Lyndsey Boos (FAU) def. Brodie Walker (NIU), 6-0, 6-0
3. Ana Gutierrez (FAU) def. Pauline Chawafambira (NIU), 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1
4. Alisa Rudenko (FAU) def. Abigail Dekkinga (NIU), 6-1, 6-0
5. Evelyn Youel (NIU) def. Naiya Oden (FAU), 6-2, 6-1
6. Bianca Biglione (FAU) def. Michelle Erasmus (NIU), 6-0, 6-0
 
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