NIU women’s tennis coach Patty Groth hopes her team can pick up three North Star Conference triumphs Friday and Saturday. But what she also hopes for is a wind-free weather forecast.

The Huskies host Akron, Wisconsin-Green Bay and Illinois-Chicago this weekend for a quadrangular. On Friday, the Zips and NIU face off at 1 p.m. on the west campus courts before returning Saturday for a 9 a.m. meeting with UW-GB and a 1:30 p.m. contest with UIC.

“On Saturday, the winds made playing conditions pretty difficult,” Groth said. “I’m really hoping the wind won’t be a factor for us this weekend.”

While NIU boasts a 14-9 ledger, UW-GB follows with a 13-2 mark. Akron holds an 8-4 record and UIC is 5-11.