Sometimes practice does make perfect. Maybe not perfect, but after a strong week of practice, the NIU men's tennis team made an impressive showing at the Western Michigan Invitational over the weekend. The Huskies defeated Illinois State and DePaul Saturday...

The NIU men's tennis team heads to Kalamazoo, MIch. for the Western MIchigan Invitational this weekend. After a less-than-desirable performance at the Ball State Invitational, the NIU men's tennis team travels to Kalamazoo, Mich., this weekend to take...

Considering the circumstances, sophomore Juan Barriga had a pretty impressive showing last season for the NIU men's tennis team. Transplanted from his native Mexico in January and thrust into the No. 2 singles spot, Barriga put up a 13-10 record for the...

The 2001-2002 NIU men's tennis team may look young on paper, but don't tell that to coach Steven Rodecap. While the roster features only three upperclassmen, Rodecap says the Huskies have more than enough experience. "We're not that young," said Rodecap,...

Jon Perlman felt he was the reason the NIU men's tennis team did not win Saturday. In the 4-0 loss to Ball State in the semi-finals in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, the junior said it was mainly his fault the Huskies' season ended. Perlman said...

For the NIU men's tennis team, revenge is definitely sweet. The Huskies went into Thursday's first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament looking for payback against Toledo, who had bumped them from last year's tourney, and got it in a 4-0 win....

The NIU men's tennis team is out for revenge at the Mid-American Conference tournament this weekend. The Huskies, placed at the No. 4 seed, face No. 5 Toledo today in a noon matchup at Western Michigan University. Junior Jon Perlman said his team wants...

The cold weather of the Midwest hasn't allowed the NIU men's tennis squad to compete in an outdoor home match all semester. But the string of bad weather finally ended last Saturday, as the Huskies hosted the University of Buffalo at the outdoor Anderson...

Steve Rodecap hopes his NIU men's tennis team can bounce back today from its disappointing loss to Bowling Green. The Huskies (11-10) are coming off a weekend that saw a split, 1-1, in their two games. NIU defeated Toledo 5-2 on Friday but lost to Bowling...

The weekend brought mixed results for the NIU men's tennis team as the Huskies went 1-1. Players sought revenge against Toledo on Friday and got it, defeating the Rockets 5-2. The win was the Huskies' second straight. NIU (11-10 overall, 1-3 Mid-American...

Jon Perlman and the NIU men's tennis team have had this weekend circled on their calendar since the beginning of the season. With defending Mid-American Conference champions Western Michigan coming to town Saturday, the Huskies face their biggest test...

After the first outdoor meets of the season last week, the NIU men's tennis team went 2-1 against Citadel and East Carolina University but fell to the College of Charleston. On Monday, the Huskies defeated Citadel for their first outdoor win of the season....