The women’s tennis team got its first win of the season Friday with a 6-1 victory against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers.

The win followed a shutout loss Thursday against the University of Wisconsin Badgers. However, they bounced back with a near shutout win against the Panthers.

Thursday – University of Wisconsin

It was a day at the dog pound for the Huskies as they were swept in both singles and doubles matches.

Match No. 1 between freshman Thisuri Molligoda and senior Evelyn Youel versus Badgers’ Sara Castellano and Mary Ann Rompf didn’t have a result.

It was the Badgers who got first at No. 2 when Mellisa Pick and Lexi Keberle defeated NIU freshmen Maria Potsi and Lara Slisko by a score of 6-4.

Christina Zordani and Michelle Linden ended the doubles competition with another 6-2 win for Wisconsin against senior Abigail Dekkinga and sophomore Brodie Walker.

The singles matches were much like the doubles as the Huskies were swept again.

Keberle kicked things off for the Badgers at No. 1 defeating Potsi 6-2, 6-1.

Although Dekkinga was able to put up a fight against Pick in the first set of match No. 4, she fell short.

Linden and Zordani completed the sweep in matches No. 5 and 6, defeating Yuel and Walker.

Friday – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The Huskies bounced back from Thursday’s shutout with a near shutout of their own.

“It was a good day for the team,” said NIU Head Coach Tanya Mahefu, according to NIU Media Services. “We played well at doubles and singles. We had some good fights in some courts, and we were tested and we managed to make it through.”

The Huskies swept the Panthers in the doubles competition.

Molligoda and Yuel started things off with a win in match No. 1 against Labina Petrovska and Anna Daniel Fuentes 6-4.

Potsi and Slisko continued the streak in match No. 2, defeating Loren Nelson and Agata Jurczak 6-3.

Dekkinga and Walker completed the sweep by beating Nicole Clarke and Lucy Harper 6-2.

The Huskies continued their rally by winning five out of the six singles matches.

Molligoda started things of strong for the Huskies at match No. 1, defeating Petrovska 6-3, 6-1.

After the Panthers dropped match No. 2, Fuentes got the first win in match No. 3 by defeating Slisko.

However, Dekkinga answered back in a tough match No. 4 with a win over Jurczak going into three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.

The Huskies ended the day right by taking matches No. 5 and 6, thanks to Youel and Walker.

The women’s tennis team will play host to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville 1 p.m. Sunday in Rockford.