Posts Tagged ‘ tennis ’

Advantage-in! Men’s tennis players Dor Amir, Frederic Cadieux earn Academic All-MAC spots

May 17, 2013
Dor Amir and Frederic Cadieux

Northern Illinois tennis players Dor Amir and Frederic Cadieux doubled their honors this spring as the duo was named to the Mid-American Conference’s All-Academic squad, following their All-MAC honors at season’s end. It is the first such award for both players and Northern Illinois’ first honor since 2010, when three-time selection Javier Bernabe earned his...
Read More »

Aces! Women’s tennis players Haley Dekkinga, Nelle Youel earn Academic All-MAC placements

May 16, 2013
Haley Dekkinga and Nelle Youel

Northern Illinois women’s tennis players Haley Dekkinga (Allegan, Mich./Allegan HS) and Nelle Youel (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central HS) have been named to the 2013 Academic All-MAC Women’s Tennis team as selected by the league’s faculty athletics representatives, the Mid-American Conference Office announced Thursday. In addition, Youel earned one of 10 spots on the Capital...
Read More »

Three men’s tennis players earn All-MAC nods

April 30, 2013
Axel Lagerlof

Following the team’s run to the Mid-American Conference Championship Final, Huskies Dor Amir and Axel Lagerlof earned All-MAC First Team honors while Frederic Cadieux was named Second Team All-MAC. Amir was a first team All-MAC selection last year while Lagerlof was a second team pick a year ago. The award is the first of Cadieux’s...
Read More »

Men’s tennis loses championship heartbreaker

April 27, 2013
Dor Amir

The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team went the distance with Western Michigan Saturday in the Mid-American Conference men’s tennis championship match, but came up short in a tough 4-3 loss to the Broncos. With the win, WMU improves to 19-9 and captures their second consecutive MAC tournament title. Meanwhile, the Huskies finished their season at...
Read More »

Men’s tennis shocks top-seeded Ball State

April 26, 2013
Jovan Zeljkovic

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...
Read More »

Youel lobs weekly MAC Scholar-Athlete honor

April 26, 2013
Nelle Youel

Northern Illinois women’s tennis player Nelle Youel (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central) was named the Mid-American Conference’s Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league announced Friday. The award is voted on by a select group of faculty athletic representatives from the conference’s member institutions. Youel completed the most successful season by an individual in NIU women’s...
Read More »

Game, set, match! Huskie Nelle Youel garners first team All-MAC honors for women’s tennis

April 25, 2013
Nelle Youel

Northern Illinois women’s tennis player Nelle Youel became the first Huskie in 11 years named to the first team All Mid-American Conference squad Thursday, capping a historic season which saw her break the NIU school record for single season singles victories. Youel is the first Huskie player since 2002 (Branka Savic) to be selected to...
Read More »

Youel aces weekly MAC women’s tennis honor

April 25, 2013
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...
Read More »

Huskies open tournament play Friday morning as NIU hosts MAC men’s tennis championships

April 24, 2013
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...
Read More »

Youel sets NIU wins record as women’s tennis falls to Miami, team closes season with 14 W’s

April 20, 2013
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...
Read More »



Campus Highlights