When it comes to losses, this had to be the palatable defeat coach Charles Merzbacher will ever see for his NIU men's tennis team. Pre-meet expectations Friday would have centered around the University of Minnesota—No. 2 in the Midwest and No. 25 nationally...

"Hard working" could be a label for most of the NIU athletic teams, and the NIU volleyball team has shown the willingness and dedication to become a successful program. A standard three-hour practice doesn't appeal to anyone, but the NIU team almost seems...

There's a friendly atmosphere on the Gullikson tennis courts near Anderson Hall. The NIU women's tennis team has a tournament under its belt and are happy and enthusiastic about its chances of defending the North Star Conference title. Sixth-year coach...

Chuck Merzbacher begins a new chapter in his success-oriented tennis career as he becomes NIU's 24th head men's tennis coach. Fresh from the professional playing ranks, Merzbacher was named Huskie men's tennis boss by NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell....

Before NIU and Akron can win their first Association of Mid-Continent Universities title, they will have to battle a Bear. The Bears of Southwest Missouri State have become the AMCU's conference power, winning the league's all-sport trophy the past three...

When Jeff Wilson's line drive was snared by Central Michigan's second baseman on May 22, 1982, the season and the NIU baseball program had come to an end. More than seven years after CMU swept the Huskies by scores of 12-0 and 13-0 in that season-ending...

Winning is becoming second nature to the NIU men's tennis team. So is winning big. The Huskies launched into the three-match weekend on Gullickson Tennis Courts with Thursday's 8-0 downing of DePaul. The netters proceeded to top Marquette 8-1 Friday,...

It's a safe bet that the NIU men's tennis team will win at least two of its four matches this weekend on the Gullikson Tennis Courts. NIU coach Carl Neufeld said he is looking for tough matches against DePaul (8-2) today at 3 p.m. and Marquette (13-9)...

Forget the broom. Give the NIU men's tennis team a vacuum cleaner. The Huskies swept their four home games this weekend, losing only one match of the 36 they played. NIU had unblemished 9-0 wins over Northeastern Illinois, Western Illinois and Augustana...

Both NIU tennis teams will take one more for the road this weekend. The men's squad heads to Northwestern Sunday for its 1 p.m. match. The women cruise through Michigan for an 11 a.m. match against Eastern Michigan Saturday and a 10 a.m. match against...

Losses to both Wisconsin and Minnesota dampened the spirits of the NIU men's tennis team over the weekend and dropped the Huskies' record to 15-8 on the season. NIU's Steve Wiere seemed to be the only bright spot for the Huskies in the 7-2 loss to Wisconsin...

It wasn't the rattling sounds of slot machines that the NIU men's tennis team had to adjust to during its weekend escape to Las Vegas. But rather the netters had to reacclimate to the heat and altitude before winning two of its three weekend matches....