NIU Today

With a 3-2 lead late in the contest, the Northern Illinois men’s tennis team fell to Western Michigan in the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals, 4-3. The Huskies end their impressive 2012 season 21-7. The Huskies lost the doubles point with losses at Nos. 1 and 3, but Maksym Bartiuk and Roman Turtygin were leading in...

In a battle of conference unbeatens, the Northern Illinois men’s tennis team took their first loss in Mid-American Conference play with a 5-2 defeat from Buffalo Sunday at the Boylan Tennis Center. With the loss, NIU fell to 19-7 overall and 3-1 in MAC action. Meanwhile, the Bulls moved to 9-8 overall and 4-0 in...

Northern Illinois junior Maksym Bartiuk was named the Mid-American Conference’s Men’s Tennis Player of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday. The honor marks the third time in his career that Bartiuk won the award. He is also the fourth different Huskie to win the award in 2012, joining Axel Lagerlof on Feb. 22 and March...

The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team improved to 2-0 in Mid-American Conference play Saturday when it defeated the defending MAC Champions Ball State, sweeping singles play, and claiming victory, 6-1. “After we lost the doubles point, we found ourselves in a couple of holes. We could’ve just lost the match but our guys really battled...

Facing the preseason Mid-American Conference favorite Western Michigan (11-8, 0-1), the Northern Illinois men’s tennis squad (15-5, 1-0 MAC) entered unafraid and defeated the bucked the Broncos, 5-2. It was the Huskies 11th win all-time versus the Broncos and the first win in at least a decade against WMU. “Our guys were really jacked up...

The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team opened its season flawlessly with a pair of wins over Division III power Wisconsin-Whitewater, 7-0, and Butler, 5-2. It is the first time the Huskies have opened the season 2-0 since at least 2004. “A lot of good things came out of today,” said Fisher. “Dor (Amir) and Frederic...

After a compact fall season to hone their skills, the Northern Illinois men’s tennis team will kickoff its duel season Friday, Jan. 27, in Rockford at the Boylan Tennis Center, hosting UW-Whitewater at 1 p.m. and Butler at 5 p.m. Head coach Patrick Fisher, now entering his third season at the helm, is 1-1 in...

Northern Illinois freshman Axel Lagerlof capped off his first season with the Huskies by being named Mid-American Conference Newcomer of the Year, announced today by the conference office. This is the second-straight year that a Huskie has won the award, with Maksym Bartiuk winning the honor last year. “It’s a great honor for Axel,” said...

Northern Illinois sophomore Maksym Bartiuk capped off his second spring season by being named to the All-MAC First Team, announced by the conference office. The postseason honor is Bartiuk’s third in his young career after being named to the First Team last season, as well as earning the MAC Newcomer of the Year award a...

The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team will play three home matches this weekend at the Boylan Tennis Center in Rockford, Ill. The Huskies will open Mid-American Conference play Friday, April 1, against Western Michigan at 1 p.m. and will also face Chicago State at 5 p.m. Friday. NIU will wrap up the weekend hosting Drake at...

Coming off a successful four-match spring break trip, the Northern Illinois men’s tennis team faces its last tune-up before beginning conference play at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, when the Huskies will take the short trip south to Peoria, Ill., to play Bradley at the David Markin Tennis Courts. NIU (8-8) was in Orlando, Fla., last...

The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team completed its four-match spring break trip to Florida on Tuesday. The Huskies went 4-0 on the trip, defeating Siena, Weber International, Oklahoma Baptist and Youngstown State, to improve to 8-8 on the season. NIU was originally scheduled to play just one match on its Florida trip but picked up...