After splitting a pair of matches against MAC opponents over the weekend, NIU’s Chrissy Svetlic was named MAC Player of the Week on Tuesday. Over the past week, Svetlic won all four of her singles and doubles matches. "She’s playing rather high in...

A pair of four-hour marathon matches sent the seniors out in style as the NIU women’s tennis team split its final home matches this weekend. Seniors Cassie Drake, Ivonne Andrade and Daniela Martinez played in the final home contests of their careers...

After breaking into the win column in MAC play last weekend, NIU women’s tennis will finish its home schedule with a pair of conference matches this weekend. The Huskies (5-7 overall, 1-4 MAC) begin the homestand at 1 p.m. today versus Ball State at...

Like Guns ’N Roses said, "It’s hard to hold a candle in the cold November rain." But as NIU baseball and tennis found out Tuesday, it’s even harder to play a game in April showers. Persistent afternoon rain forced the cancellation of the NIU baseball...

Women’s tennis The NIU women’s tennis team comes home today for a non-conference match against DePaul at 1 p.m. at the West Campus Courts. The Huskies (5-7 overall, 1-4 MAC) broke a four-match losing streak and won their first MAC match of the year...

Despite Willy Gali’s 16th straight victory, the NIU men’s tennis team came up short as defending MAC champion Western Michigan defeated the Huskies 6-1 on Saturday in DeKalb. In a rematch of last year’s conference final, NIU (9-8 overall, 0-2 MAC)...

In a rematch of last year’s MAC championship, the NIU men’s tennis team will try to exact revenge against Western Michigan in the season’s final home match. When NIU takes on the Broncos at 1 p.m. Saturday, it will be NIU’s first and only home...

The Huskies (9-7 overall, 0-1 MAC) won the doubles point but couldn’t hang on to the lead and dropped a 4-3 decision to the Bulls (6-8, 2-2) on Saturday. "This is a very disappointing loss," NIU head coach Pontus Hiort said. "They had a lot of energy...

A season after coming within one set of reaching the NCAA tournament, the NIU men’s tennis team returns to MAC play against Buffalo this weekend. The Huskies (9-6 overall, 0-0 MAC) will visit the Bulls (5-7, 1-1) at 1 p.m. Saturday for their first conference...

The NIU men’s tennis team kept up its winning ways at home with its 5-2 win over Valparaiso on Friday. The Huskies (9-6) won four of six singles matches to improve to 4-0 at their home-away-from-home in Rockford. Seniors Willy Gali and Erick Martinez...

Junior college transfer Cory Sims was announced as the NIU men’s basketball team’s most valuable player at Monday night’s end of season banquet. The 6-foot-1 guard was third on the team in scoring (9.6 ppg) and first in assists (4.75 apg) while...

After winning the Sycamore Classic on Sunday, the NIU softball team earned a MAC Player of the Week award for the second week in a row. On Monday, first baseman Toni Del Toro and pitcher Lindsey LaChiana were named the MAC West Player and Pitcher of the...