Emily Witt and Polina Radeva earned the Falcons two points, winning 7-5, 7-6 and 6-1, 6-3, respectively.
Although the duo of Drew Fillis and Paula Comella grabbed a doubles victory for the team, the other two Bowling Green pairs of Witt and Radeva and Leeah Floyd and Marina Ferrero were unable to win, resulting in the doubles point going to the Huskies.
BG fell to 2-12, 0-1 (MAC) in its conference debut, while Northern Illinois improved its record to 6-7, 1-0 (MAC).
The Falcons then traveled to Kalamazoo, Michigan to face the Broncos of Western Michigan, on Easter Sunday.