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NIU men’s tennis: Huskies open conference play

By Northern Star staff | February 6, 2015

Men’s tennis looks to rebound from it latest loss by opening MAC play with a victory.The Huskies (3-2) take on the Binghamton Bearcats (2-0) 1 p.m. Friday at the Boylan Tennis Center in Rockford.The Huskies are coming off a Saturday loss to the then-No....

NIU student-athletes sweep weekly MAC awards

By Northern Star staff | January 29, 2015

A pair of NIU student-athletes swept the MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week awards for the first time since 2012, the conference announced Thursday.Men’s tennis junior Simon Formont and women’s tennis senior Nelle Youel were honored with the weekly conference...

Men’s tennis: Huskies claim wins over weekend

By Northern Star staff | January 26, 2015

Men’s tennis bounced back from a season-opening loss with a winning record in its second weekend of competition.The Huskies beat the Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks, 7-0, and the Illinois-Chicago Flames, 5-2, Friday in Rockford. Sunday, the Huskies beat...

Men’s tennis off to ITA Regionals

By Northern Star Staff | October 15, 2014

Men’s tennis returns to action after nearly four weeks away from the court.The Huskies will partake in the ITA Midwest Regional Championship Thursday to Monday in Ann Arbor, Mich.“This is a great tournament,” said head coach Patrick Fisher, according...

Men’s tennis continues play

By Northern Star Staff | September 17, 2014

Men’s tennis serves up its second weekend tournament of the fall season.The Huskies will partake in the Roger Knapp Invite Friday to Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa.In their season opener at the River Forest Collegiate Tennis Invitational Friday to Sunday,...

Frazier finds footing

By Frank Gogola | July 13, 2014

With 20 phone calls and five meetings the day before the Fourth of July, athletic director Sean Frazier keeps his nose to the grindstone — that’s the kind of work ethic he brought with him to NIU.Frazier, who celebrates his one-year anniversary at...

No. 7 Athlete of the Year: Dor Amir and Axel Lagerlof

By Darwin Minnis | April 29, 2014

Men’s tennis’ Dor Amir and Axel Lagerlof come in as Sports’ No. 7 athletes of the 2013-2014 season due to the duos’ great play all season.As the No. 1 doubles team Amir and Lagerlof finished the season with an 18-2 record. Their only losses came...

Redshirt junior Dor Amir returns a serve against Toledo April 12. Men’s tennis is a win away from securing sole ownership of the regular season MAC Championship.

No. 4 Story of the Year: Men’s tennis fails again in postseason play

By Darwin Minnis | April 28, 2014

For the third straight season under head coach Patrick Fisher, men’s tennis made it to the MAC Tournament and failed to come out on top.After an 18-5 regular season, a 4-0 conference record and earning the title of MAC regular season champions, the...

Men’s tennis upset in MAC Tournament

By Darwin Minnis | April 27, 2014

Men’s tennis lost its semi-finals match of the MAC Tournament to Buffalo (11-7) 4-2 Friday morning.This is the third year in a row the Huskies have lost in the MAC Tournament, last year losing in the finals.The Huskies were the No. 1 seed heading into...

Redshirt junior Dor Amir returns a serve against Toledo April 12. Men’s tennis is a win away from securing sole ownership of the regular season MAC Championship.

Men’s tennis aims for postseason glory

By Darwin Minnis | April 23, 2014

Men’s tennis is playing its first game of the 2014 MAC Tournament 9 a.m. Friday at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind.For the second week in a row, the Huskies will play against the Buffalo Bulls (11-7, 1-3 MAC).The Huskies (18-5, 4-0 MAC) won the...

Frazier’s plan: Build up Huskie Stadium

By Steve Shonder | April 23, 2014

Athletics Director Sean Frazier is rolling out his plans for renovating NIU’s athletics facilities.After a year that saw Jordan Lynch finish third in the Heisman and men’s and women’s basketball make impressive turnarounds, Athletics is on track...

Men’s tennis wins MAC regular season championship

By Darwin Minnis | April 20, 2014

DeKalb | The Huskies are sole owners of the title MAC regular season champions after taking down the Buffalo Bulls (11-6, 1-2 MAC) with a 5-2 win Friday.This marks the first time in program history NIU has claimed the MAC regular season championship.“It...