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Two members of NIU’s women’s tennis team have been recognized in the Mid-American Conference’s yearly awards. Nelle Youel has made Second Team All-MAC, the second year in a row she has been selected to an All-MAC team. Haley Dekkinga was honored with the Leann Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award. “I am very excited for Nelle and...

The NIU men’s tennis team picked up its conference victory Friday at Western Michigan (10-9, 0-1 MAC). The Huskies were able to overcome the Broncos, a team which beat them twice in 2013, in a 5-2 final. The win improves NIU’s record to 14-5 with a 1-0 record in the MAC. “We played pretty well...

Two members of the Northern Illinois women’s tennis team claimed flights Sunday at the the Second Chance Regional, held at the Boylan Tennis Center in Rockford. Haley Dekkinga (Allegan, Mich./Allegan) and Cristina Alvarez (Zaragoza, Spain/Cristorey and Sagrado Corazon De Jesus) finished in the top three of the flights. Dekkinga had a finals match against Ali...

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...

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...

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...

Mid-American Conference women’s tennis preseason favorite Akron handed Northern Illinois its first road loss of the season Friday with a 7-0 victory over the Huskies at the LaTuchie Tennis Center in Stow, Ohio. Northern Illinois, which had won its previous 12 matches played away from its indoor home in Rockford, Ill., falls to 14-3 with...

With its 14th dual-match win of the season – a 7-0 victory over Emporia State in Emporia, Kan. Wednesday – the 2013 Northern Illinois women’s tennis team has reached uncharted territory. In raising its record to 14-2 on the season, NIU has now won more dual matches than any Huskie team in the last 15...

NIU’s Cristina Alvarez and Haley Dekkinga earned three-set victories at No. 5 and No. 2 singles, respectively, leading the Northern Illinois women’s tennis team to a 6-1 victory over Missouri-Kansas City Tuesday afternoon in Kansas City. Northern Illinois won its 13th match of the 2013 spring season, tying the most wins in a season by...

The UIC women’s tennis team started out strong by claiming the doubles point and went on to take five of six hotly contested singles matches to halt Northern Illinois’ winning streak at nine with a 6-1 win at the Boylan Tennis Courts in Rockford. The victory extended the Flames’ winning streak to seven matches and...

The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team won its third match in 24 hours and recorded its 12th win of the season with a 6-1 victory over Central Arkansas Sunday morning at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center in Des Moines. In improving its record to 12-1 on the season, Northern Illinois has its most wins since...

NIU’s Haley Dekkinga came back from a set down to defeat Drake’s Lea Kozulic at No. 2 singles to clinch the Huskies’ 4-3 victory over the Bulldogs Saturday at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center in Des Moines. The victory extended Northern Illinois’ spring winning streak to eight matches as the Huskies shut out Nebraska-Omaha, 7-0,...