UIC rallied after losing the doubles point, and claimed five straight singles matches to down Northern Kentucky, 5-2, in both team's Horizon League opener.

Only a three-set marathon, requiring two tiebreakers, prevented the Flames from winning all six singles matches. 

The team will return to the courts Sunday to face IUPUI.

Doubles Results

• Agnes Gustafsson and Ana Jover were 6-2 winners at #1.
• Tamara Malazonia and Dominika Hrabalova fell, 6-3 at #2.
• The Norse took the doubles point with a 7-5 win over Marina Hermanny de Figueiredo and Lea Forste-Dinell at #3.

Singles Results

• Hrabalova won a clinical 6-1, 6-1 match at #4.
• Jover was pushed in the second set, but stayed strong to avoid a third set, 6-1, 7-5 at #3.
• Forste-Dinell was dominant in the first set tiebreaker, and continued that momentum in the second set, winning 7-6 (1), 6-1 at #6.
• Malazonia was pushed to a third set, where she showed composure and finished off a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 win at #2.
• Gustafsson went down a set early, but rallied for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win at #1.
• Hermanny de Figueiredo took the first set after an extended tiebreaker, but was unable to finish the job in a 6-7 (6), 6-2, 7-3 (3) loss at #5.

Up Next

• UIC's weekend homestand will wrap up against IUPUI.
• The Jaguars will be in town Sunday for a 1 p.m. match.