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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,...

The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team fell to the Broncos of Western Michigan 7-0 in both teams’ Mid-American Conference opener on Friday afternoon at West Hills Athletic Club. The loss for NIU marked the eighth time in 11 wins that WMU (11-7, 1-0 MAC) shut-out its opponent and moved the Huskies record to 7-6 on...

The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team will begin Mid-American Conference play when it travels to Kalamazoo, Mich. to take on the Western Michigan Broncos at noon Friday, March 23. WMU sits at 10-7 on the season, including seven shutouts. The Huskies will then face Bowling Green at noon Saturday, March 24, in Bowling Green, Ohio....

In the final match before beginning Mid-American Conference play, Northern Illinois dropped a 6-1 decision to a red-hot Embry-Riddle team on Friday afternoon. After ending Bethune Cookman’s 10-match winning streak Wednesday, the Huskies could not turn the trick for a second time on their spring break trip as the Eagles (11-1, 4-0 TSC) won their...

Northern Illinois started its spring break trip on the right note Wednesday afternoon with a 5-2 win over Bethune Cookman. The win ended the Wildcats’ 10-match winning streak and gave the Huskies their second straight victory. BCU (12-3, 2-0 MEAC) entered the day riding an impressive winning streak and had only lost 16 points to...

The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team is in Daytona, Fla., for two road matches against Bethune Cookman and Embry-Riddle over spring break. The Huskies will take on Bethune Cookman at 1 p.m. CT Wednesday, March 14. They will follow it up with a contest against Embry-Riddle at 2 p.m. Friday, March 16. NIU stands at...

The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team took down the Milwaukee Panthers on Sunday by a score of 4-3 for its sixth win of the season. It was the second time this year the Huskies found themselves on the winning end while at the Boylan Center. With the victory, NIU sits at 6-4 on the season....

The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team will host its second home match of the season against Milwaukee at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at the Boylan Tennis Center in Rockford, Ill. The Huskies are looking to improve upon their 5-4 record after two losses last weekend against Southern Illinois and Arkansas State. Milwaukee is 7-3...

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...

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...