After splitting last weekends series of home matches, the Illinois State womens tennis teams looks to take two Friday when it hosts Northern Illinois and Toledo at Evergreen Racquet Club.
Last weekend, the Birds were defeated by DePaul, 4-3, and beat Saint Louis, 5-2.
Were looking to string some wins together, head coach
Chris Hoover said. We need to win all of our home matches from now until spring break. Northern Illinois and Toledo will present the same type of team and the same type of talent as Saint Louis.
ISU squares off against Northern Illinois in the first match of the day at 1 p.m.
Last year, the Birds topped the Huskies at DeKalb, 5-2. This years Huskie team currently stands at 1-3, with losses to Missouri Valley Conference opponents Northern Iowa and Indiana State.
Toledo, 3-2, rolls into town for the second match of the day beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Sophomore
Shelby Lipson returns to the Redbird doubles lineup after being sidelined for seven matches with a stress fracture in her heel.
Lipson and doubles partner
Brigette Zarazee are ranked No. 39 in the latest WingspanBank.com rankings and have an overall record of 9-1 from the fall.
