In its first dual meet of the year, the women's tennis team went to work Saturday and defeated Purdue University 5-2. Three Huskies won in convincing fashion. Sara Murfey knocked off Ifeoma Okorafor 6-4, 6-0, Natalija Todorovic beat Heidi Prah 6-2, 6-1...

It's not easy getting invited to the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Association/Rolex Midwest Indoor Regional meet. And as the NIU women's tennis invitees discovered, it's even harder to stay. Huskie entrants Sarah Murfey and Svetlana Nedeljkovic learned...

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, you only have to look as far as the West Campus Courts to see some great tennis. The NIU women's tennis team will be hosting the Huskie Invitational Friday through Sunday. The teams participating in...

Though not all of the NIU women's tennis team fared well this weekend at the Notre Dame Invitational, there were a few surprises. "There were a lot of Big Ten teams at the tournament, and we did extremely well against them," said coach Patty Groth. "We...

Although the NIU women's tennis team didn't net any first-place awards at the Indiana Women's Tennis Fall Invitational last weekend, the members snatched up valuable experience in their first invite of the season. "The purpose of our coming to this tournament...

The NIU women's tennis squad is ready to net victories, and the players have a chance to rack up wins Friday—Sunday at the Indiana University Midwest Tournament in Bloomington, Ind. Coach Patty Groth finds her team to be in tiptop shape, since she has...

Erik Andersch had to deal with mixed emotions before he began practice for the last time with the rest of the NIU tennis team. "It's incredible, I have so many mixed feelings right now," Andersch, a graduating senior, said Wednesday as he looked upon...

Reaching the top is one thing ... staying there is a different and more difficult story altogether. In that case, the NIU women's tennis team must be an exception to the rule. For the second year in a row, the NIU netters claimed the North Star Conference...

There's nothing like building up your confidence before an important conference meet. That's exactly what the NIU women's tennis team did, preparing for the North Star Conference Championships with a pair of league wins. The Huskies bettered their NSC...

NIU women's tennis coach Patty Groth hopes her team can pick up three North Star Conference triumphs Friday and Saturday. But what she also hopes for is a wind-free weather forecast. The Huskies host Akron, Wisconsin-Green Bay and Illinois-Chicago this...

When the career light turns green for the four NIU women's basketball seniors in May, expect them to cruise right into a sports-oriented future. Denise Dove, Lisa Foss, Denise Lipnisky and Toby Meeks all envision some sort of sports-related occupation...

Nine of the 16 NIU sports teams get additional travel money to go on "special trips," which account for an extra $35,000 in the budget. These special trips include the winter team's voyages and the spring break trips. Teams can only take in-season trips....