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Men’s tennis team buries opponents

By Hyun Moon | March 5, 1991

The ever-evolving lineup for the NIU men's tennis team changed again in hopes of competing against Big Ten schools. Greg O'Neil stepped into the spotlight at the No. 1 singles position. He won all his singles and doubles matches to hoist the Huskies past...

M-C faces big changes

By Carl Ackerman | February 15, 1991

Several NIU women's sports programs will find themselves in a new home for the 1992-93 season. Although a formal announcement isn't expected until Friday, NIU's Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell confirmed NIU's decision during a telephone call Thursday...

Men’s tennis team gears for challenging matches in Iowa

By Hyun Moon | February 15, 1991

Five-thousand miles is a long way to travel to play tennis. Erik Andersch, the Huskies' No. 3 singles player, made the trip from Sweden with the help of his friend Ova Pipkorn. Pipkorn convinced Andersch to come to the U.S. to pursue his academic and...

Tennis team suffers loss to Big Ten rival

By Hyun Moon | January 23, 1991

Mats Persson got a key win for himself in NIU's men's tennis meet against Purdue, but his efforts did not help Huskies' coach Charles Merzbacher get his first Big Ten win. The Huskies suffered a 6-3 setback to the Boilermakers, the same margin they lost...

Netters await Big Ten contest

By Hyun Moon | January 18, 1991

Hearing the words "Big Ten" doesn't frighten second-year NIU Men's Tennis Coach Charles Merzbacher. This Spring, the Huskies will face six Big Ten opponents, who are all ahead of NIU in the Midwest Region Poll. Merzbacher's crew, ranked No. 13 in the...

New conference studied by Board

January 17, 1991

Several NIU women's sports, including basketball, may no longer be members of the North Star Conference by the 1992-93 season.

NIU's Athletic Board will vote on whether the women's sports will be moved from the NSC to the Mid-Continent Conference at its Feb. 13 meeting.

Many members of the board expressed their unofficial approval of the move to the M-C at Wednesday's NIU Athletic Board meeting.

The M-C administers league competition and championship events in nine men's NCAA Division I sports. All nine schools must decide on whether to affiliate its respective women's programs by the Feb. 15 deadline. NIU's men's basketball team is in its first season in the M-C, which was formed in 1982.

NIU's women's basketball, volleyball, softball and tennis teams currently belong to the NSC which was founded in 1983-84. With the board's approval, each of these sports and women's swimming would become an M-C member. NIU's women have competed in the NSC since the 1987-88 academic year.

Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois and Northern Iowa also have the opportunity to move its women's programs into the M-C.

"If (the other three schools) didn't support the effort to move to the Mid-Continent, I would be much more concerned about (NIU's move to the M-C)," NIU athletic director Gerald O'Dell said. "However, I don't see that happening."

If the other schools do back out on last-minute notice, then NIU may reconsider its decision.

Unanimous vote opens door for women’s athletics in M-C

January 14, 1991

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 withdraws from North Star Conference

By Steve Dennis | November 16, 1990

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...

Men’s tennis team falls to tough foes

November 12, 1990

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...

Confident Huskies netters gear up for Rolex tourney

By Hyun Moon | November 9, 1990

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...

Huskie netters dominate opposition

By Hyun Moon | October 19, 1990

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...

NIU tennis team triumphs

October 16, 1990

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...

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