Women's Tennis

Northern Illinois University

NCAA D1 · Mid-American Conference · Dekalb, ILRealignment pending

$14.4k

Avg net price

49%

Grad rate

The program

Eric Burns, Head coach · burnse@gbc.edu

Assistants: Maria Dzemeshkevich (Student Assistant) · Sofiia Vdovychenko (Graduate Assistant)

The roster · 2026

9 on the roster3 Fr3 So3 Sr

Jenna Horne

Sr.

Glenview, Ill.

Sophia Shlyakhta

Fr.

Vernon Hills, IL

Lucia Yecora

So.

Seville, Spain

Irmak Budak

So.

Istanbul, Turkey

Theodora Kousiou

So.

Thessaloniki, Greece

Nataly Ninova

Sr.

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Rebeca Garcia Miralles

Fr.

Castellón, Spain

Malika Kabdesh

Fr.

Valencia, Spain

Isabella Righi

Sr.

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Roster turnover

Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.

Other3 of 9 graduating

Where they're from

Illinois 1Other 8

Cost & academics

Net cost after aid, by family income

Under $30k$10.1k/yr

$30-48k$9.9k/yr

$48-75k$12.8k/yr

$75-110k$17.6k/yr

$110k+$21.8k/yr

Grad rate

49%

Admit rate

70%

Enrollment

11k

Also in the Mid-American Conference

Western Michigan University

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