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Facing some of the best tennis programs in the Midwest, the Northern Illinois University women’s tennis team didn’t win any singles or doubles titles at the Gopher Invite over the weekend, but several Huskies did advance deep into their brackets. “I am really happy with the way the team competed this weekend,” NIU head coach...
The Northern Illinois University women’s tennis team enjoyed a hugely successful opening weekend of its fall season, winning four titles – two in doubles and two in singles – at the Chicago State Invite. Competing against Chicago State, Chicago, Bradley, Green Bay and Lewis, the Huskies emerged victorious in four of the six brackets. Nelle...
Cristina Alvarez
The Huskies hosted the Cardinal Stritch Wolves (17-4) on Friday, playing their last non-conference match of the 2014 spring season. NIU was able to get the better of this one, winning 6-0 and improving the team’s record to 7-10 this spring. “My team did not disappoint,” said head coach Ryun Ferrell. “They took care of...
Haley Dekkinga
The NIU men’s tennis team picked up its conference victory Friday at Western Michigan (10-9, 0-1 MAC). The Huskies were able to overcome the Broncos, a team which beat them twice in 2013, in a 5-2 final. The win improves NIU’s record to 14-5 with a 1-0 record in the MAC. “We played pretty well...
Dor Amir
NIU’s tennis teams found themselves on different sides of the wins/losses column over the weekend. The men’s tennis team capped its successful weekend by sweeping Saturday’s doubleheader against Detroit and UW-Whitewater. The Huskies took both matches 7-0, and they won all but one individual match on the day. With Saturday’s performance, the team improves to...
Nelle Youel
Nelle Youel of the Northern Illinois women’s tennis team has been honored as the Mid-American Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for the third time this season, the league office announced Wednesday. Youel, a sophomore from Crystal Lake, Ill. (Crystal Lake Central HS) who plays No. 1 singles and doubles for the Huskies, completed...
Nelle Youel
Northern Illinois sophomore Nelle Youel completed the most successful season in NIU women’s tennis history with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Miami’s Nimisha Mohan at No. 1 singles Saturday at the Boylan Tennis Courts in Rockford, as the Huskies closed out 2013 with a 5-2 loss to the league-leading Redhawks. Youel’s win was her 27th...
Nelle Youel
Northern Illinois sophomore Nelle Youel tied NIU’s 24-year-old school record for singles wins with her 26th victory of the season as the Huskies fell to Ball State, 5-2, in women’s tennis action Friday at the Boylan Tennis Courts in Rockford. Youel, who plays No. 1 singles for the Huskies, defeated Courtney Wild of Ball State,...
Nelle Youel
Northern Illinois’ No. 1 player Nelle Youel (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central HS) improved her singles record to 18-2 on the season to record the Huskies’ lone victory in a 6-1 loss to Western Michigan Saturday at the Huskie Tennis Courts in DeKalb. Youel and the Broncos’ Nina Sujashvili split the first two sets, with...
Stephanie McDonald
NIU’s Cristina Alvarez and Haley Dekkinga earned three-set victories at No. 5 and No. 2 singles, respectively, leading the Northern Illinois women’s tennis team to a 6-1 victory over Missouri-Kansas City Tuesday afternoon in Kansas City. Northern Illinois won its 13th match of the 2013 spring season, tying the most wins in a season by...
Nelle Youel
The UIC women’s tennis team started out strong by claiming the doubles point and went on to take five of six hotly contested singles matches to halt Northern Illinois’ winning streak at nine with a 6-1 win at the Boylan Tennis Courts in Rockford. The victory extended the Flames’ winning streak to seven matches and...
Nelle Youel
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team won its third match in 24 hours and recorded its 12th win of the season with a 6-1 victory over Central Arkansas Sunday morning at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center in Des Moines. In improving its record to 12-1 on the season, Northern Illinois has its most wins since...
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