Tag: tennis
The Huskies hosted the Cardinal Stritch Wolves (17-4) on Friday, playing their last non-conference match of the 2014 spring season. NIU was able to get the better of this one, winning 6-0 and improving the team’s record to 7-10 this spring. “My team did not disappoint,” said head coach Ryun Ferrell. “They took care of...
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...
For the second consecutive week, Nelle Youel has been named MAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week. This marks the fifth time Youel has earned the honor in her career at NIU. Youel picked up two wins in No. 1 matches last week as the Huskies began conference play. At Ball State on March 21,...
The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team took on St. Louis (7-6) on Saturday as a final tune-up for the upcoming conference matches. At the Boylan Tennis Center, the Huskies emerged victorious over the opposing Billikens, 7-0. The win improves NIU’s record to 13-5 this season. It was a strong match throughout for the Huskies. In...
NIU’s men’s tennis team has claimed another weekly award, the fifth time this season that members of the team will receive an award. Frederic Cadieux and Simon Formont were named MAC Men’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week for their efforts over spring break in Florida. The Huskie tandem played in two of the three...
Nelle Youel has been named MAC Women’s Tennis Singles Player of the Week for her efforts in two matches over spring break. The Huskies were down in Georgia over spring break, and Youel did not disappoint on the trip. The Huskies began play March 10 with a match at Brenau in Gainesville, Ga. Youel faced...
The Huskies took on the IUPUI Jaguars (2-9) Sunday morning at the Boylan Tennis Center. NIU fell behind early, but came back to win the match 6-1 to stay unbeaten at home, as the team is now 7-3 with a 7-0 home record. “This was a test for us to see if we could bounce...
NIU’s tennis teams found themselves on different sides of the wins/losses column over the weekend. The men’s tennis team capped its successful weekend by sweeping Saturday’s doubleheader against Detroit and UW-Whitewater. The Huskies took both matches 7-0, and they won all but one individual match on the day. With Saturday’s performance, the team improves to...
As a reward for their victory over the eighth-ranked doubles team in collegiate tennis, Dor Amir and Axel Lagerlof have been honored as the Mid-American Conference Doubles Team of the Week. The Doubles Team of the Week award is new to the MAC this year, and Lagerlof and Amir have claimed the first honor of...
Although the NIU men’s tennis team had some tight matches Saturday, no players advanced to the final eight of the Midwest Regional in Columbus, Ohio. Axel Lagerlof almost took his first set against top-seeded Peter Kobelt (Ohio State) but fell just short. He eventually dropped the match in straight sets, 7-6, 6-3. Later in the day,...
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...
The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team has announced the addition of Matt Lynch to its squad for the 2013-14 season. Lynch, a native of Cedarburg, Wis., joins a squad that won the 2012 Mid-American Conference regular season championship and advanced to the MAC Tournament Championship in 2013. The Huskies return five of their six regulars...