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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...

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 dropped its second Mid-American Conference match on Saturday at Keefe Courts to Bowling Green 7-0. The Huskies were held scoreless for the second straight match to bring their overall record to 7-7 onh the season. “Another tough one,” said NIU head coach Ryun Ferrell. “One of these days we...

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...