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The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team pulled off a huge upset Friday, as they upset number one-seeded Ball State, 4-2, in the Mid-American Conference tournament semi-finals. With the win, the Huskies improve to 16-8 and will face No. 2 Western Michigan, who topped third-seeded Buffalo, 4-2. NIU also earned their first MAC finals appearance since...
Axel Lagerlof
Northern Illinois (15-8) will host the four-team Mid-American Conference Men’s Tennis Championship Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27, welcoming Buffalo, regular season champion Ball State and defending tournament champion Western Michigan. NIU, the championship’s fourth seed, will take on Ball State in the first round at the Huskie Tennis Courts, or at Vaughan Athletic...
Max Phillips
After dropping the doubles point, the Northern Illinois men’s tennis team (12-5) rallied back in singles play Sunday afternoon at Southern Illinois (8-3) to defeat the Salukis, 4-3. The win was the Huskies fourth-consecutive triumph and was NIU’s final non-conference match before a pair of Mid-American Conference showdowns with perennial championship contenders Ball State and...
Max Phillips
The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team earned its 10th win of the season Wednesday afternoon versus Appalachian State (2-7), defeating the Mountaineers, 4-3, in Orlando, Fla., to improve to 10-5 this season. “Today was about getting four points and finding a way to win the match,” said head coach Patrick Fisher. “I was really happy...
Axel Lagerlof
The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team swept its home-opener Friday night at the Boylan Tennis Center to improve to 2-1 on the year with a 6-1 over Wisconsin Whitewater and a 7-0 triumph over Chicago State. The Huskies are 1-0 in the Mid-American Conference with the win over the Cougars. The Huskies lone point to the...
Dor Amir
Huskie sophomore Dor Amir won his first round match in the main draw of the ITA Midwest Regional Friday night to become the second Huskie in as many years to advance to the second round of the tournament. “It’s great to have our guys do so well here,” said head coach Patrick Fisher. “It really...
Axel Lagerlof
Doubles play started Friday afternoon at the Drake Invitational, and the Northern Illinois duo of Axel Lagerlof and Simon Formont won the B flight with a trio of wins. It is the second-straight week a Huskie doubles pair has won a flight. Formont, a freshman from Orleans, France, and Lagerlof, a junior from Malmo, Sweden,...
Maksym Bartiuk
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...
NIU men's tennis
From start-to-finish, the Northern Illinois men’s tennis team dominated its opposition at Boylan Tennis Center, finishing a combined 18-0 in singles and doubles, defeating Dayton and Western Illinois, 7-0. “Today was a good day for us,” said head coach Patrick Fisher, “the guy’s really took care of business and never let Dayton or Western Illinois...
NIU men's tennis
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...
NIU men's tennis
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...
NIU men's tennis
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...
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