The NIU men's tennis squad finally found a light at the end of the tunnel. After suffering their fourth straight loss to a Big Ten opponent against Ohio State on Saturday, the Huskies picked up a victory against West Virginia Sunday. The Ohio State match...

Women's tennis players opened their spring season with a sluggish start Saturday against the University of Illinois-Chicago. UIC capitalized by taking the team doubles point and four singles victories to defeat the Huskies 5-2. Despite the results, the...

Looking to stay in shape in DeKalb? If so, you will have a lot of choices to make about where to go to exercise. The possibilities, while not endless, are certainly numerous. Burns Gym, 1217 Blackhawk Drive, appeals mostly to college students. According...

With head coach Patty Newbrough out, the NIU women's tennis team dropped two this weekend in Des Moines, Iowa, bringing their record to 9-9. After suffering a 6-1 defeat to University of Illinois in Champaign, Thursday, the Huskies got right back on the...

Ah, home sweet home. For most of NIU's athletic teams, home is where the heart is—or at least the victories. The men's basketball team went 12-2, the women's basketball team went a record 16-0, and the men's tennis team holds a perfect 4-0 ledger amidst...

The NIU athletic department plans to announce a major renovation project for Huskie Stadium later this spring. The project will involve two phases to improve the present seating and other spectator facilities. When asked why the stadium is in need of...

The NIU women's tennis team started its fall season in rather shaky fashion—one win versus two losses isn't much to get excited about. But the Huskie netters regrouped on the West Campus Courts late last month to thoroughly dominate its opposition and...

Although the fall season has concluded for most of the NIU women's tennis squad, three of its members have been invited to participate in post-season play this weekend. Jenny Karges, Sarah Murfey and Svetlana Nedeljkovic have earned the honor of representing...

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....

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...

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'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...