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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

Junior Mikko Malinen runs during a tennis match against Binghamton University Friday April 1 in DeKalb.

Huskies best Bearcats in men’s tennis weekend opener

By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter | April 2, 2022

DeKALB — Men’s tennis proved to be a dominant force against the Binghamton University Bearcats Friday. The Huskies won 6-1 to complete a season sweep of the Bearcats at the Nelson Tennis Center in Chick Evans Field House in DeKalb. NIU’s last...

Freshman Christopher Knutson plays during a tennis match March 23.

Men’s tennis drops matchup at Western Michigan University

By Noah Silver, Sports Reporter | March 27, 2022

DeKALB — The NIU men's tennis teams fell to the Western Michigan University Broncos 7-0 on Saturday. What Happened? The Huskies were unable to get anything going against the Broncos in both doubles and singles matches. Doubles: 1-0 WMU Western...

Redshirt senior Kristopher Ortega swings during a tennis match against the University of Omaha March 23 in DeKalb.

Men’s tennis loses home matchup against Omaha

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Reporter | March 24, 2022

DeKALB — The men's tennis team's two game winning streak was snapped on Wednesday afternoon in DeKalb, after losing to the University of Omaha Mavericks 5-2.   Of the six singles matches played, the Huskies were only able to win two of them. Junior...

Men's tennis wins close matchup at Buffalo

Men’s tennis wins close matchup at Buffalo

By Noah Silver, Sports Reporter | March 21, 2022

The NIU men's tennis team defeated the University of Buffalo Bison 4-3 in a nail-biter on Sunday afternoon in Buffalo, New York. How It Happened Doubles: 1-0 Buffalo NIU fell in the first two doubles matches of the day as UB Freshmen Yu-Shiang Huang...

Men's tennis loses four of six matches against Ball State

Men’s tennis loses four of six matches against Ball State

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Reporter | March 14, 2022

DeKALB — The men's tennis team dropped its fifth straight game in a row Sunday in Rockford, Illinois after losing to Ball State University 5-2.  There were six singles matches that took place between the Huskies and Cardinals. Ball State was able...

Men's tennis team loses two matches in Ohio

Men’s tennis team loses two matches in Ohio

By Noah Silver, Sports Reporter | February 21, 2022

DeKALB — The NIU men’s tennis team suffered their first losses of the season during an Ohio road trip against Youngstown State University and James Madison University over the weekend. The Huskies fell to the Youngstown State Penguins 5-2 Friday...

Men's Tennis moves on to MAC Semi-Finals

Men’s tennis drags win streak to six

By Skyler Kisellus | February 7, 2022

DeKALB — Men’s tennis remains unbeaten after completing a sweep against the visiting Cardinal Stritch University Wolves in back-to-back matches on Sunday in DeKalb. NIU opened play with a 6-1 victory over Cardinal Stritch before finishing the day...

April 27, 2018: during the 2018 Mid-American Men's Tennis Championship between the Buffalo Bulls and Northern Illinois Huskies at the Miller Tennis Center in Amherst, N.Y. (Nicholas T. LoVerde)

Men’s tennis pushes win streak to four in home sweep

By Waleed Alamleh | January 26, 2022

DeKALB — Men’s tennis hosted Eastern Illinois University and the University of Illinois at Chicago for a doubleheader Tuesday, winning 4-0 and 4-1 respectively. The Huskies kicked off their first of two matchups Tuesday with a 4-1 win against the...

Men's tennis impresses at Bulldog Cup

Men’s tennis impresses at Bulldog Cup

By Skyler Kisellus, Assistant Sports Editor | October 20, 2021

DeKALB —The NIU men’s tennis team saw junior Mikko Malinen and redshirt senior Khristopher Ortego each win a pair of singles as they competed at the Bulldog Cup over the weekend in Des Moines, Iowa. Malinen began the event with a 6-3, 6-4 victory...

Tennis opens season in River Forest

Tennis opens season in River Forest

By Carlos Finney Jr., Sports Reporter | September 16, 2021

DeKALB—Men’s tennis opened its fall season winning five flights on the weekend at the River Forest Collegiate Tennis Invitational at River Forest Tennis Club and Oak Park Tennis Center. Junior Oliver Valentinson, sophomore’s Mikael Vollbach,...

Men's Tennis drops both weekend meets to fall to 8-7 on the year

Men’s tennis remains unbeaten in MAC play

By Abby Hostman, Reporter | March 22, 2021

DeKALB — With a 5-2 win over the Binghamton University Bearcats Sunday, the men’s tennis team won its fifth straight match to improve to 15-1 on the season and 4-0 in Mid-American Conference play.  The Huskies lost just two games in all of their...

Men's tennis remains undefeated in MAC play

Men’s tennis remains undefeated in MAC play

By Abby Hostman, Reporter | March 19, 2021

DeKALB — A 6-1 victory over the University at Buffalo Bulls Friday moves the men’s tennis team to 14-1 on the season, with a 3-0 record in the Mid-American Conference.  The Huskies won five singles matches and two doubles matches in the contest....

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