Is collegiate tennis really this easy? That's the question NIU men's standout Marty Engel must be asking himself following the Bowling Green State University Fall Invitational this weekend. Engel took his second consecutive No. 1 singles tourney title,...

The NIU men's tennis squad travels to Bowling Green State University this Saturday for a two-day individual tournament. After dominating the Mid-Continent Conference's Fall Invitational at the end of September and fresh off of an exhibition against alumni...

For the young NIU men's tennis team, the best way to prepare for the future is to go back to the past. So, the Huskies took on former NIU standouts in an exhibition match Saturday with coach Chuck Merzbacher using the event as an opportunity to expose...

The NIU men's tennis team showed once again that it is the team to beat in the Mid-Continent Conference by dominating the Mid-Continent Fall Invitational last weekend. This year's tournament took place at Valparaiso University, and the NIU players were...

Now that fall has arrived, the NIU men's tennis team can't wait to go out and repeat the results from a year ago. Huskie head coach Chuck Merzbacher will take his team to Valparaiso, Ind., this weekend to see if 1991-92 will be as promising as 1990-91....

It was almost a perfect ending for the NIU men's tennis team's long season. The tennis team joined the men's basketball team and the soccer team as Mid-Continent Conference champions in the 1990-1991 season. Also, team captain Erik Andersch was voted...

Only a speck of dust was left in what would have been a clean sweep by the NIU men's tennis team this weekend at the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament in Green Bay, Wisc. In route to their first-ever Mid-Continent title, the Huskies swept Eastern Illinois...

A broom might be the weapon of choice for the NIU men's tennis team at the Mid-Continent Tennis Tournament this weekend at Green Bay, Wis. The Huskies, 16-8 overall and 6-0 in conference play, plan to sweep the Mid-Continent competition. The Huskies were...

Three years ago, Mats Persson came to NIU and like all freshmen, he had to adjust to a new life away from home. But for Persson, the adjustment was a big one because his home was in Sweden. Persson had to adjust to a new culture and lifestyle as well...

No team in the Mid-Continent Conference can "touch" this NIU men's tennis team. The Huskies proved Saturday, with an 8-1 victory over Western Illinois (now 15-3), that no team in the M-C can come close to Charles Merzbacher's group. "It was great to get...

Steve Senter's performance in the Huskies' 8-1 win over Illinois-Chicago gave his coach Charles Merzbacher something to smile about. One reason is the eight-meet win streak the NIU men's tennis team (15-8, 5-0 in the Mid-Continent) owns. Another reason...

Illinois-Chicago and Western Illinois provide the next Mid-Continent obstacles for the streaking NIU men's tennis team. The 14-8 Huskies take on the Flames 3 p.m. on the West Campus Courts Tuesday. NIU looks to extend a seven-meet winning streak. "We're...