NIU women’s tennis saw a massive turnaround this season, improving its record by nine wins from a year prior. Led by senior Sara McLaughlin, the team finished 11-12. The team’s upward trajectory closely matches that of McLaughlin’s career. McLaughlin,...
NIU hosted the women’s tennis MAC Championships over the weekend, but the Huskies failed to advance past the first round. Going up against the eventual winners of the tournament, Akron, NIU lost 4-0. NIU came into the season trying to rebound from a...
NIU women’s tennis looks to avenge its weekend loss to Akron when the teams meet in DeKalb for the second time within a week. NIU will host the MAC Championships at the NIU West Tennis Courts and the DeKalb High School tennis courts. The No. 7 seed...
Ryun Ferrell, NIU women’s tennis coach, came to NIU hoping to bring the program to another level. In his fifth year at the reins, Ferrell is finally achieving his goal while looking ahead to the future. Ferrell spoke with the Northern Star about this...
Coming into this season, NIU women’s tennis had only one direction it could go, and that direction was up. Throughout a dismal 2-17 2010-11 campaign, NIU coach Ryun Ferrell stayed positive and reiterated that the team was building for success in the...
For the first time in Ryun Ferrell’s five years as coach, NIU women’s tennis picked up 10 wins in the regular season. NIU (10-8, 1-3 MAC) split its two MAC matches over the weekend. After a 5-2 loss against Eastern Michigan (7-12, 3-1 MAC), NIU bounced...
NIU women’s tennis is looking to build upon its success and pick up its first conference wins this weekend against Eastern Michigan and Toledo. NIU (9-7, 0-2 MAC) is hosting both matches and the squad hopes to stay perfect at home on the season. So...
Alex Jones was recognized for his efforts as he was named MAC West Player of the Week, according to a press release. The Huskies’ shortstop had seven hits in 14 at-bats, along with three walks and an on-base percentage of .714. The Kansas City, Kan.,...
NIU men’s and women’s tennis will both go up against non-conference foes this weekend. For the men, the two home matches begin Saturday against St. Louis (5-10) and finish Sunday against Bradley (7-10). The Huskies (15-5, 1-0 MAC) easily handled St....
Opening MAC play this weekend, NIU women’s tennis failed to win a match. NIU (7-7, 0-2 MAC) lost 7-0 to Western Michigan (12-7, 1-0 MAC) Friday before falling to Bowling Green (5-5, 1-0 MAC) by the same score Saturday. In a matchup that lasted over...
NIU women’s tennis (7-5) opened its Florida road trip with a win over Bethune Cookman (14-4, 2-0 MEAC). The win snapped Bethune Cookman’s 10-match winning streak. Although the trip started smoothly, the Huskies could not keep the success rolling....
NIU men’s and women’s tennis will be in action over the weekend and during spring break. The men’s team will be home to play against Brown March 9. After that, the Huskies will travel to Daytona and Orlando to play matches against North Carolina...
