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RedHawks smoke Huskies in Ohio

By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter | April 22, 2023

DeKALB - NIU women’s tennis was again dominated in a 7-0 blowout against Miami University Friday. Friday was the second consecutive game in which a MAC foe shut out NIU. A poor performance during singles crippled NIU’s opportunity at a MAC tournament...

Freshman Reagan Welch assumes the ready position during a match against the University of St. Francis on Feb. 11. Welch earned victories in two singles matches and one doubles match during NIU's weekend trip in the state of Iowa. (Summer Fitzgerald | Northern Star)

Huskies struggle in doubles, shut out by Cardinals

By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter | April 16, 2023

DeKALB – NIU women’s tennis struggled during doubles competition en route to a 7-0 shutout at Nelson Tennis Center in the Chick Evans Field against conference foe Ball State University. BSU shut out NIU for the second time this season.  NIU got...

NIU sophomore tennis player Reagan Welch during a doubles match on Jan. 14 against University of Iowa players on the fourth court at Nelson Tennis Center. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Huskies fail to defend home court against Eastern Michigan

By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter | April 14, 2023

DeKALB – NIU women’s tennis dropped its contest against Eastern Michigan University by a score of 5-2 Friday (April 14) at Nelson Tennis Center in Chick Evans Field. EMU evened the season series against NIU at 1-1. With the loss, NIU falls to 12-13...

Huskies defeat Eastern Michigan, snap three-game losing streak

By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter | April 8, 2023

DeKALB – Friday afternoon’s MAC matchup between the Huskies and the Eastern Michigan University Eagles ended in a narrow 4-3 NIU victory.  The Huskies trailed 3-1 in the first four matches of play and were just one loss away from defeat. Three...

Huskies shut out by Ball State in conference showdown

By DeOndre Saunders, Sports Reporter | April 1, 2023

DeKALB – NIU women’s tennis was swept away by the Ball State University Cardinals Friday afternoon in Muncie, Indiana, by a final score of 7-0.  NIU’s number one doubles team of sophomore Nataly Ninova and freshman Erika Dimitriev were knotted...

Huskies’ comeback fails in loss to Buffalo

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | March 26, 2023

DeKALB –NIU women’s tennis lost its second straight Mid-American Conference matchup as its late rally fell short in a close loss to the University at Buffalo to a final score of 4-3.  The Huskies put together a late rally in the final two matches...

Women’s tennis splits Friday showdown

By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter | March 25, 2023

DeKALB – NIU women’s tennis rallied with a 6-1 win over the University of St. Francis (USF) after a shutout loss to the University of Toledo Friday morning. The Huskies dominated in the doubles against USF in the second match Friday, improving to...

This Week in Huskie Sports: Jan. 23, 2023

This Week in Huskie Sports: Jan. 23, 2023

By Northern Star Sports Staff | January 23, 2023

Six NIU sports teams will be tested on the home front this week as NIU settles in for its second week of classes. All competitions on NIU's slate will be played within Illinois state boundaries. Men's and women's basketball will each host a pair Mid-American...

Senior Christy Robinson swings her racket during a tennis match against Ball State University on Friday in DeKalb.

Women’s tennis continues win streak, beats Western Michigan

By Noah Silver, Sports Reporter | April 24, 2022

The NIU women’s tennis team edged out a win over the Western Michigan Broncos 4-3 on Sunday in DeKalb. With the win, the Huskies’ regular season ends at 17-11. Doubles: 1-0 WMU NIU was only able to take one of the three doubles matches on...

Senior Fernanda Naves hits the ball with an overhand swing during a match against Ball State University Friday in DeKalb.

Women’s tennis earns back-to-back win after Ball State matches

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Reporter | April 22, 2022

The women's tennis team has won back-to-back matches for the first time since March 6, winning their match Friday 4-3 against Ball State University at the Chick Evans Field House.  Singles NIU did well in their singles matchups, winning four of six...

Senior Fernanda Naves swings her racket during a tennis match against Miami University April 1 in DeKalb.

Women’s tennis beats Eastern Michigan on the road

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Reporter | April 16, 2022

The women’s tennis team was able to bounce back from their last match, earning their second conference matchup victory of the year as they won their match Friday 4-3 on the road against the Eastern Michigan University Eagles.  Doubles: 2-1 NIU The...

Sophomore Diana Lukyanova and freshman Reagan Welch high-five during a tennis match.

Women’s tennis beats first MAC opponent Eastern Michigan

By DeOndre Saunders, Sports Reporter | April 10, 2022

How it happened The NIU women’s tennis team won in singles play 4-3 over the Eastern Michigan Eagles Friday at the Nelson Tennis Center in the Chick Evans Field House in DeKalb. The victory was NIU's first in Mid-American Conference play this season. No....