NIU Today

Northern Illinois (15-8) will host the four-team Mid-American Conference Men’s Tennis Championship Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27, welcoming Buffalo, regular season champion Ball State and defending tournament champion Western Michigan. NIU, the championship’s fourth seed, will take on Ball State in the first round at the Huskie Tennis Courts, or at Vaughan Athletic...

With two singles matches left to play, Northern Illinois was at the heels of No. 68 Brown, 3-2. However, the Huskies were unable to overcome of the deficit and fell to Bears, 5-2. “This match was there for the taking today,” said Patrick Fisher. “Unfortunately we came up short today, but we put up an...

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...

Coming off a successful four-match spring break trip, the Northern Illinois men’s tennis team faces its last tune-up before beginning conference play at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, when the Huskies will take the short trip south to Peoria, Ill., to play Bradley at the David Markin Tennis Courts. NIU (8-8) was in Orlando, Fla., last...

The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team completed its four-match spring break trip to Florida on Tuesday. The Huskies went 4-0 on the trip, defeating Siena, Weber International, Oklahoma Baptist and Youngstown State, to improve to 8-8 on the season. NIU was originally scheduled to play just one match on its Florida trip but picked up...

In its only dual meet of the weekend, the Northern Illinois men’s tennis team (4-7) travels today to Madison, Wis., to play the last of its Big Ten competition at Wisconsin. Matches are slated to begin at 6 p.m. at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. The Huskies are coming off a weekend split, dispatching St. Louis 5-1 last...

Patrick Fisher’s tennis squad picked up its fourth win of the season today, with a 5-1 victory over Saint Louis at the Sunset Tennis Center. It was the second time in as many weeks that the team claimed a victory while losing only one point. “We beat a team that we should beat, and we...

The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team returns to the road this weekend for a pair of matches. The Huskies open the weekend against Saint Louis at 1:45 p.m. today at Sunset Tennis Center. NIU will then head to Carbondale, Ill., ahead of its contest with Southern Illinois, slated for 9 a.m. Sunday. The Huskies (3-6) are coming...

The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team will get the 2011 spring season under way this weekend on the road against Dayton and Butler. The matches begin the start of a much tougher schedule this season compared to last year’s, highlighted by matches at No. 23 Wisconsin and No. 59 Northwestern. “I think it’s a manageable...

The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team traveled Wednesday to South Bend, Ind., ahead of today’s singles qualifying round in the ITA Midwest Regional tournament, hosted by Notre Dame. The tournament ends Tuesday, Oct. 26. Head coach Patrick Fisher will bring four players with him to the competition: junior Roman Turtygin, sophomores Maksym Bartiuk and Maximilian...