Women’s tennis continues to serve up victory after victory as it pushed its record to 5-0 Thursday.The Huskies beat the Milwaukee Panthers, 6-1, at the Boylan Tennis Center in Rockford.NIU opened the day by taking the doubles point with a 3-0 sweep...

Women’s tennis looks to continue its longest winning streak to start a season in more than a decade.The Huskies (4-0) will host the Milwaukee Panthers 2 p.m. today at the Boylan Tennis Center in Rockford.Through four matches seniors Nelle Youel and...

Tanya Gombera isn’t fazed by being the youngest head coach of any Division I sport at NIU.Gombera was hired in August as the ninth head coach in the history of the women’s tennis program. She replaced Ryun Ferrell, who resigned over the summer after...

Women’s tennis senior Nelle Youel is now alone at the top as the all-time career wins leader in program history.Youel notched her 138th and 139th career wins Saturday in Rockford as the Huskies beat the Bradley Braves, 4-3, to push their season-opening...

A pair of NIU student-athletes swept the MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week awards for the first time since 2012, the conference announced Thursday.Men’s tennis junior Simon Formont and women’s tennis senior Nelle Youel were honored with the weekly conference...

Women’s tennis is off to a 2-0 start under first-year head coach Tanya Gombera.The Huskies (2-0) beat the Lewis Flyers, 6-1, Friday in Aurora. Sunday, the Huskies eked out a 4-3 win over the Cleveland State Vikings in Cleveland, Ohio.The 6-1 win over...

Women’s tennis will serve up its first action of 2015 with a pair of matches this weekend.The Huskies take on the Lewis Flyers 11 a.m. Friday in Aurora. They then travel to the Cleveland State Vikings 11 a.m. Sunday in Cleveland.NIU is under the direction...

Women’s tennis rolls along in the fall half of its schedule with its second invite in as many weekends.The Huskies will play in the Gopher Invite Friday to Sunday in Minneapolis, Minn.The Huskies opened their season Friday and Saturday at the Chicago...

Women’s tennis officially announced its 2014-15 season schedule Monday.NIU will be under the guidance of first-year head coach Tanya Gombera, who took over duties Aug. 14.The Huskies play in several individual tournaments this fall before begining head-to-head...

Ryun Ferrell, women’s tennis head coach, is leaving the program after eight seasons to pursue another coaching option in the best interest of his family.Ferrell will officially begin his new job as head coach at Central College, in Pella, Iowa, on July...

Athletics Director Sean Frazier is rolling out his plans for renovating NIU’s athletics facilities.After a year that saw Jordan Lynch finish third in the Heisman and men’s and women’s basketball make impressive turnarounds, Athletics is on track...

Women’s tennis went winless at home this weekend.The Huskies lost to the Toledo Rockets (14-3, 5-3 MAC) Friday, 5-2. They also fell to the Eastern Michigan Eagles Saturday, 6-1.After Friday’s loss, the Huskies were eliminated from the playoffs. The...