In conjunction with the 85th Annual NCAA Convention, the Mid-Continent Conference Council of Delegates voted unanimously to sponsor and conduct championships for women's athletics starting in 1992-93. The announcement was made by league President David...

DePaul University officially announced its departure from the North Star Conference to form the Great Midwest Conference Thursday during a press conference at the Chicago Athletic Club. "It's official," DePaul Associate Athletics Director, Jean nsetto...

NIU men's tennis coach Chuck Merzbacher was telling the truth when he said this past weekend's Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Association/Rolex Indoor Regional Championship featured only the best collegiate players. That's why the Huskie boss can accept...

Second-year men's tennis coach Charles Merzbacher will have mixed feelings as he leads his vastly improving Huskies into the Rolex Midwest Championship Invitationals at South Bend, Ind., Friday. Why the mixed feelings? Merzbacher has improved his team...

Each player on the NIU men's tennis team has made progress from last season. Thus, the Huskies have dominated every tournament they have entered so far. The Huskies will look to continue that dominance this weekend, but that dominance will be limited...

Even though the field was more competitive and much-improved, the end result was still the same. The NIU men's tennis team proved to be the top squad again. In this case it was the Bowling Green State University Fall Invitational Tournament featuring...

Charles Merzbacher's NIU men's tennis team easily tackled their Mid-Continent foes last weekend, now NIU has a stiffer challenge. NIU had little trouble with its Mid-Continent foes, but an ambitious Merzbacher is looking for more. "We still need a lot...

To the delight of the NIU men's tennis team, there were no surprises this weekend. The Huskies hosted the first Mid-Continent Conference Individual Tournament. And they won it. The competitors included Akron, Eastern Illinois, University of Illinois-Chicago,...

The West Campus Courts north of Huskie Stadium will be occupied this weekend by the Mid-Continent Conference men's tennis entourage. NIU will host the first Mid-Continent Individual Tennis Tournament beginning Friday at 10 a.m; play will continue Saturday...

Second-year menVs tennis coach Charles Merzbacher is looking for more of the same performances as lart year. The entire men's tennis team returns and looks to take another step towards Merzbacher's goals. One of those goals NIU may have already won by...

It was a small gathering of close friends, administration, parents and players at the NIU men's tennis banquet. The first-year host men's tennis coach Charles Merzbacher treated his guests to a salad and a huge lasagna dinner. The entertainment came afterwards...

NIU sports programs have been trying to become more competitive on the national scene and have gone overseas to bring in the talent that is needed to compete at such a level. The NIU men's tennis program is led by two strong Swedish players and some tennis...