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Women netters end fall with 6-1 victory

By Marc Wesner | October 30, 1992

Severely cold weather conditions weren't enough to stop the NIU women's tennis team from racking up a victory over the visiting Chicago State Cougars on Thursday. It was, however, enough to cancel the doubles matches that were to follow the singles competitions....

NIU darkens DePaul’s day

By Marc Wesner | October 28, 1992

Darkness descended upon the West Campus Courts before the NIU women's tennis doubles teams were able to finish their match against DePaul yesterday. However, the excellent effort put forth in the singles round of play was enough to clinch the victory...

Huskie women netters resume play vs. DePaul

By Marc Wesner | October 27, 1992

The NIU women's tennis team is set to return to the courts again when DePaul visits DeKalb today at 2 p.m. The Huskies will be attempting to raise their fall record to 3-2 while also keeping tradition alive, having never suffered a defeat to the Blue...

NIU heads to Evanston

By Alex Gary | October 21, 1992

NIU's outgoing men's tennis coach Chuck Merzbacher hopes the team gives him a going-away present this weekend against Northwestern University. "Time to send me off with a bang," said Merzbacher, who told The Northern Star Tuesday that he will leave NIU...

Merzbacher to resign from NIU post

By Brian Wiencek | October 20, 1992

He has coached the NIU men's tennis team to two straight Mid-Continent Conference championships, and now he is moving on to bigger and better things. NIU men's tennis coach Chuck Merzbacher told The Northern Star Tuesday that he will resign from his position...

Huskies look to get in fall tourney

By Alex Gary | October 14, 1992

NIU's women's tennis team will be relying on the great DeKalb weather this weekend. The team has the NIU Invitational Tournament scheduled for Friday and Saturday at the West Campus tennis courts. The Invitational will close out its fall schedule but...

NIU women swept; Engel leads men

By Alex Gary | October 4, 1992

Victories were few and far between for NIU's tennis squads this weekend: ‘NIU's women's tennis team had a rough time of it in Iowa City, Iowa, as the Huskies lost both matches they played. NIU lost to host Iowa on Friday 9-0 then battled to a 5-3 defeat...

Hurting Huskies travel to Iowa

By Alex Gary | October 1, 1992

NIU's women's tennis team will be facing adversity and stiff competition this weekend when it takes on Iowa and Nebraska. "We're hurting right now," said NIU coach Patty Groth-Newbrough. "We're down to six, maybe even five girls." The Huskies travel to...

Women netters open year at Indiana

By Fred Konrath | September 16, 1992

The NIU women's tennis team will get its first test of the new season when it heads to Indiana University on Friday to participate in the Hoosiers' Fall Invitational at Bloomington, Ind. NIU head coach Patty Groth-Newbrough is anxious to start the season...

Tennis team on a 9-0 roll

By Hyun Moon | April 15, 1992

Sarah Murfey and Hild Andersch preserved the NIU women's tennis team's third-straight 9-0 victory with a dramatic three-set win over DePaul yesterday. After dropping the first set 7-5, Murfey and Andersch rallied for a 6-2, 6-4 win, but it was a hard-fought...

Murfey sheds ‘wimpy’ image in tennis team’s hefty 9-0 win

By Hyun Moon | April 14, 1992

Sarah Murfey, NIU's No. 1 women's tennis player, shedded her "wimp" image yesterday, while NIU continued its dominance in the North Star Conference with a 9-0 victory over Illinois-Chicago. During the third set of her match against Mara Lencina at the...

Tennis team wins

April 12, 1992

While the NIU women's tennis team was able to shut out Valparaiso University, the Huskies couldn't overcome Mother Nature and had to settle for a 1-0 weekend trip. The Huskies chalked up a 9-0 whitewashing over Valparaiso Friday, but a Saturday morning...