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The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team gets back into the swing of things this weekend at the Drake Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa. After a grueling two weeks of practice NIU finally gets to see competition out side of each other as the Huskies look to build on an 11-12, 2-6 (Mid-American Conference), record in...

Northern Illinois women’s tennis sophomore Haley Dekkinga (Allegan, Mich./Allegan) was an honorable mention Academic All-MAC selection for the 2011-12 season, the Mid-American Conference announced Tuesday. Overall, Dekkinga was one of 17 honorable mentions and 25 overall selections. Dekkinga is the first Huskie since 2007 (Chrissy Nagel) to be recognized on the Academic All-MAC Team. Since...

The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team dropped its quarterfinal matchup of the Mid-American Conference Tournament against the No. 2-seeded Akron Zips (22-3, 7-1 MAC) on Friday, 4-0. The loss marked the end of the Huskies’ season as the team finished with an 11-12 overall record and a 2-6 mark in MAC play. “We played great,”...

The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team will welcome the other eight members of women’s tennis in the Mid-American Conference on Thursday, April 26, when the Huskies host the MAC Tournament. The event will run from Thursday until Sunday, April 29, when the MAC champion will be crowned and given an automatic berth to the NCAA...

The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team fell to the Buffalo Bulls (7-11, 3-5 MAC) on senior day Sunday by a score of 5-2. The loss ended the regular season for the Huskies (11-11, 2-6 MAC) while dropping them to .500 on the season and earned them the seventh seed in the Mid-American Conference Women’s Tennis...

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...

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...