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The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team lost its second straight match in Carbondale on Sunday to Southern Illinois. The Salukis, now 4-1 on the season, beat NIU 5-2 despite another strong showing from the Huskies. “We had it,” said head coach Ryun Ferrell. “We did everything but win today. In the big picture, you hate...
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...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team dropped its first match since February 3 on Saturday to the Red Wolves of Arkansas State. The Huskies–now 5-3 on the year–were swept for the first time this season despite playing some of their best tennis all season. “It was a tough day,” said NIU head coach Ryun Ferrell....
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team will travel to Carbondale, Ill., to face Arkansas State at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, and Southern Illinois at 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. ASU sits at 4-2 on the season with wins in each of their previous three matches. SIU has won all three matches it has played...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team will play host to Eastern Illinois in its first home match of the spring season on Sunday. The Huskies (4-2) will face the Panthers (1-2) indoors at the Rockford Clock Tower Resort at 1 p.m. “We just want to get to work,” said NIU head coach Ryun Ferrell. “Keep...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team took down the University North Dakota in dominating fashion Saturday morning at the Black Hawk Tennis Club. The Huskies looked great early and often as they defeated the Bison 6-1 for their third victory of the season. “In doubles, we came out a little slow but we took care...
Northern Illinois Head Coach Ryun Ferrell enjoyed his first return to Drake since 2006 as his Huskies split their first day of the spring schedule at the Mid-America Jamboree Team Dual, hosted by Drake at Roger Knapp Tennis Center on Saturday. NIU (1-1) fell 5-2 to the Bulldogs (2-1) in the morning but bounced back...
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...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team made its first moves toward the 2012-13 season by signing Colombia’s Maria Rozo (Bogotá, Colombia/Gimnasio Femenino) and Spain’s Cristina Alvarez Moreno (Zaragoza, Spain/Sagrado Corazon de Jesus). “I feel like we finally have the foundation laid for something really neat here, and these two will add to it,” said NIU...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team completed Day Three of the ITA Second Chance Regional on Sunday with mixed emotions. The Huskies picked up two wins on the final day of play, but overall had a strong showing in the fall’s final tournament at Boylan Tennis Center. “The results were a little mixed today,” said...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team added one more name to the 2011-12 roster today. The newest Huskie, Stephanie McDonald, hails from Harare, Zimbabwe, and will join the team at the beginning of the 2012 spring semester. McDonald will mark head coach Ryun Ferrell’s fifth international recruit on the roster this season. “Steph McDonald is...
