DEKALB, Ill. -- The Miami University women's tennis team put an exclamation point on the opening weekend of Mid-American Conference play Sunday with a big 6-1 win over Northern Illinois. The `Hawks improve to 6-7 on the season and are 2-0 in the MAC.

For the second straight match, the doubles point belonged to the Red and White. Senior duo Nelli Ponomareva and Anastasiia Vasiukhina combined to win at first singles, while junior Emily Struble and freshman Melati Devi won on the third court to seal the early 1-0 advantage.

The day's singles matches featured pure domination from the RedHawks. As she has done much of the season, Ponomareva set the tone at the top of the lineup with a 7-5, 6-3 win. Struble put on an impressive performance of her own, blitzing past NIU's Abigail Dekkinga 6-1, 6-3 at third singles and freshman Priyana Kalita also won in two sets, 6-1, 7-5. Freshman Milana Lysova pulled through with a 7-6, 6-4 victory on the second court and fellow first-year player Lena Babunski rounded out the Miami winners with a hard-fought 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Lara Slisko.

The match's full results can be found below.

The RedHawks will return to Oxford for a homestand next weekend at the Miami Tennis Courts. On Friday, Miami will take on defending conference champion Buffalo followed by a match with Akron on Sunday.

Doubles:
1. Ponomareva/Vasiukhina (Miami) def. Dekkinga/Molligoda (NIU) 6-2
2. Lysova/Kalita (Miami) vs. Potsi/Slisko (NIU) Unfinished
3. Struble/Devi (Miami) def. Youel/Walker (NIU) 6-1

Singles:
1. Nelli Ponomareva (Miami) def. Tisuri Molligoda (NIU) 7-5, 6-4
2. Milana Lysova (Miami) def. Maria Potsi (NIU) 7-6, 6-4
3. Emily Struble (Miami) def. Abigail Dekkinga (NIU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Priyana Kalita (Miami) def. Evelyn Yoeul (NIU) 6-1, 7-5
5. Brodie Walker (NIU) def. Anastasiia Vasiukhina (Miami) 6-2, 6-3
6. Lena Babunski (Miami) def. Lara Slisko (NIU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4