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Women's tennis shutout by DePaul as losing streak hits four

Women’s tennis falls 6-1 to Western Michigan

By Abby Hostman | March 29, 2021

DeKALB — Women’s tennis suffered a devastating 6-1 loss against the Western Michigan University Broncos Sunday at the West Hills Athletic Club in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  First-year Diana Lukyanova gave the Huskies their lone win taking the last...

Women’s tennis pick up two wins Saturday

By James Krause | February 5, 2020

DeKALB — The women’s tennis team dropped a meeting Friday with the University of Wisconsin Badgers. The team rallied on Saturday by taking two matches against Eastern Illinois University and the University of Milwaukee.After sophomore Paula Veyhle...

Strong effort proved to be crucial in a successful weekend for women’s tennis

By James Krause | February 4, 2020

DeKALB — The women’s tennis team dropped a meeting Friday with the University of Wisconsin before taming two sets of Panthers on Saturday.After sophomore Paula Veyhle picked up the sole win against the Badgers on Friday, the Huskies beat the University...

Junior Lara Slisko prepares for an opponents swing at the NIU Tennis Courts.

Fall season ends for women’s tennis, Huskies stumble at Redbird Invitational

By James Krause | October 29, 2019

Junior Lara Slisko prepares for an opponents swing at the NIU Tennis Courts.

Junior Maria Potsi prepares to for a serve during a match at the NIU Tennis Courts.

Women’s tennis competes at ITA regional, team can compete with anyone says Coach Burns

By James Krause | October 22, 2019

Junior Maria Potsi prepares to for a serve during a match at the NIU Tennis Courts.

Sophomore Fernanda Naves follows though on her swing during a 2018 match.

Women’s tennis competes at Purdue, Naves falls in bracket final

By James Krause | September 23, 2019

Sophomore Fernanda Naves follows though on her swing during a 2018 match.

Junior Maria Potsi prepares to for a serve during a match at the NIU Tennis Courts.

Women’s tennis opens season with a strong showing at the Bowling Green Invitational

By James Krause | September 16, 2019

DeKALB — The women’s tennis team put on an impressive showing in its first invitational under new Head Coach Eric Burns in Bowling Green, Ohio.The Bowling Green State University Invitational took part Friday and Saturday, featuring players from Mid-American...

New athletics ticket system set to take place this fall

New athletics ticket system set to take place this fall

By Maddie Barrett | August 23, 2019

DeKALB— NIU Athletics is launching a new and convenient way to gain access into athletic events. The days of forgetting your OneCards are over, as students can now present their tickets at the gate electronically through their smartphones.All full-time...

Junior Lara Slisko prepares for an opponents swing at the NIU Tennis Courts.

Women’s tennis goes scoreless in two weekend MAC meets

By Marcel Carrasco | April 9, 2019

DeKALB — After two weekend conference shutout losses, the women’s tennis team failed to score in a Mid-American Conference match for the first time since the 2015-16 season.The Huskies fell 0-7 to the University of Akron Friday. The last time NIU...