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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...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team picked up its second Mid-American Conference victory on Saturday by taking down the Ball State Cardinals 4-3 at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. “This was a great win,” said NIU head coach Ryun Ferrell. “It was a total team effort. We played our butts off. We are ready for...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team fell to an extremely hot Miami (OH) (12-9, 7-0 MAC) team Friday at the Hepburn Tennis Courts, 6-1. The RedHawks are on a seven-match winning-streak and are just one win away from going undefeated in MAC play for the second straight year. Despite the loss, head coach Ryun Ferrell...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team will continue Mid-American Conference play this weekend as it travels to Oxford, Ohio and Muncie, Ind. to take on Miami (OH) and Ball State, respectively. The Huskies take on the RedHawks (11-9, 6-0 MAC) on Friday, April 13 at 12:00 p.m. CT on the Hepburn Tennis Courts. NIU will...
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...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team picked up its first Mid-American Conference win of the season Saturday at the West Tennis Courts. The Huskies eked out a 4-3 victory over the short-handed Toledo Rockets that also marked the team’s 10th win of the season. “Even with five players, they are still amazingly good and extremely...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team dropped its first of two home weekend Mid-American Conference matches on Friday to Eastern Michigan (7-12, 3-1 MAC) 5-2. The Huskies (9-8, 0-3 MAC) saw their two-match winning streak end after the team wrapped up non-conference play last weekend. “We had a tough day,” said NIU head coach Ryun...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team will welcome its first of two Mid-American Conference foes at the West Tennis Courts at 1 p.m. Friday, April 6, when the Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-12, 2-1 MAC) visit DeKalb. The Huskies will then host the Toledo Rockets (8-8, 1-2 MAC) at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7. “Toledo is...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team won its second straight match on Saturday over Western Illinois. The 7-0 victory was the Huskies’ ninth of the year as the team moved to 9-7 on the season. The Huskie youngsters were again on top of their game as freshmen Nelle Youel (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central), Mary...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team defeated the Valparaiso Crusaders Friday 6-1 at the West Tennis Courts. The victory put the Huskies back over the .500 mark where they have been all season. NIU improved its home record to 3-0 on the year. “Today was a good day,” said NIU head coach Ryun Ferrell. “We...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team will host its first home match in DeKalb this season as it welcomes Valparaiso (4-8, 0-3 Horizon) to the NIU West Tennis Courts at 1 p.m. Friday, March 30. The Huskies will then travel to Galesburg, Ill. to take on Western Illinois (0-9, 0-3 Summit) at 1 p.m. Saturday,...
