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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Huskies’ doubles streak snapped in loss to Buffalo

By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter | April 2, 2023

DeKALB – NIU men’s tennis dropped its Sunday match 5-2 against the University at Buffalo. The Bulls controlled the whole match against the Huskies and snapped NIU’s 15-game first-double match winning streak. The Huskies drop to 12-7 on the season...

Singles success helps Huskies cruise past Binghamton

By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter | April 1, 2023

DeKALB – NIU men’s tennis won four out of the six singles matches and two out of the three doubles matches en route to a 5-2 win over the Binghamton University Bearcats Friday.  The Huskies improved to 12-6 on the season and 2-0 in Mid-American...

Huskies struggle in singles, fall to Western Michigan

By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter | March 27, 2023

DeKALB – NIU men’s tennis took two out of the three doubles matches, but dropped its matchup with Western Michigan University (WMU) by a final score of 4-3.  The match with WMU Saturday was the 14th time this season that the Huskies took the first...

Then-junior tennis player Oliver Valentinsson swing his racket at a tennis ball during a match against Binghamton University April 1, 2022 in DeKalb.

Huskies extinguish Flames for third straight year

By Ethan Gonzales, Sports Editor | February 22, 2023

DeKALB – The doubles duo of juniors Cheng En Tsai and Mikael Vollbach continued their dominant season with their seventh straight win at No. 1 Wednesday. The Huskies defeated the University of Illinois Chicago 4-3 Wednesday afternoon, marking NIU’s...

Huskies extend home winning streak to five matches

By Kumail Razvi, Sports Reporter | February 22, 2023

DeKALB – The NIU men’s tennis team (6-3) remained undefeated at home after defeating the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks (10-2) by a final score of 4-1 Sunday.   DOUBLES: 1-0 NIU Juniors Mikael Vollbach and Cheng En Tsai played...

En Tsai helps Huskies down Penguins

By Kumail Razvi, Sports Reporter | February 19, 2023

DeKALB – The NIU men’s tennis team went up against the Youngstown State University Penguins at home. The Huskies beat the Penguins with a final score of 5-2.  The Huskies (5-3, 0-0 MAC) are yet to lose a match at home this spring and extended...

This Week in Huskie Sports: Jan. 23, 2023

This Week in Huskie Sports: Jan. 23, 2023

By Northern Star Sports Staff | January 23, 2023

Six NIU sports teams will be tested on the home front this week as NIU settles in for its second week of classes. All competitions on NIU's slate will be played within Illinois state boundaries. Men's and women's basketball will each host a pair Mid-American...

Sophomore Mikael Vollbach hits a tennis ball with a back-hand swing during a match against Binghamton University April 1 in DeKalb.

Men’s tennis falls in MAC tournament semifinals

By Noah Silver, Sports Reporter | April 24, 2022

The fourth-seeded NIU men’s tennis team fell to the top-seeded Western Michigan University 4-1 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. With the loss, the Huskies’ season ends after an 11-11 season which saw the...

Redshirt senior tennis player Kristopher Ortega runs during a match against Binghamton University April 1 in DeKalb.

Men’s tennis earns third MAC victory at Ball State

By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter | April 11, 2022

DeKALB — Men’s tennis secured its third victory against Mid-American Conference opponents Sunday after earning a 4-3 victory on the road against Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Doubles: 1-0 Ball State Ball State gained an upper hand over...

Junior tennis player Oliver Valentinsson celebrates during a match against Binghamton University April 1 in DeKalb.

Swedish tennis player has high competitive spirit as a Huskie

By DeOndre Saunders, Sports Reporter | April 10, 2022

Junior Oliver Valentinsson loves to be competitive, and he gets to exhibit that trait through his hard work and success on the tennis court as a Huskie. Valentinsson grew up in the south of Sweden in Malmo. “Malmo is the third-largest city in...

Freshman Christopher Knutson plays during a tennis match March 23.

Men’s tennis loses matchup at Toledo

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Reporter | April 8, 2022

DeKALB — Men’s tennis had its two-game winning streak snapped against Mid-American Conference opponent University of Toledo on Friday in Toledo, Ohio. The Huskies lost the match 6-1 and were swept in the season series against the Rockets.   Singles  The...

Sophomore Mikael Vollbach hits a tennis ball with a back-hand swing during a match against Binghamton University April 1 in DeKalb.

Coach Fisher becomes NIU men’s tennis all-time wins leader

By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter | April 5, 2022

DeKALB — Men’s tennis head coach Patrick Fisher made history Sunday after earning the 187th win of his NIU coaching career. The Huskies rode out a Mid-American Conference matchup against the University at Buffalo, winning 4-3 in the Nelson Center...

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