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Singles success helps Huskies cruise past Binghamton

By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter | April 1, 2023

DeKALB – NIU men’s tennis won four out of the six singles matches and two out of the three doubles matches en route to a 5-2 win over the Binghamton University Bearcats Friday.  The Huskies improved to 12-6 on the season and 2-0 in Mid-American...

Men's soccer returns home

Men’s soccer returns home

By Tom Burton | September 8, 2016

Freshman midfielder Christian Molina races to the end line during a game on Aug. 21 against Duke.

Freshman midfielder Christian Molina races to the end line to attempt a kick during Sunday’s 3-1 loss to Drake University. The Huskies’ season will start with a game at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville at 7 p.m. Friday in Edwardsville.

Soccer on path to erase past woes

By Patrick Smith | August 22, 2016

Men’s soccer geared up for action last week with two preseason games before their season opener on Friday against Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.The Huskies will look to be in full preparation mode as they would like to build on the season...

Sophomore Georg Lundkvist returns the ball against the University at Buffalo on Sunday. The Huskies are 15-8 heading into the last week of the season.

Men’s tennis chasing second place in last week of season

By Patrick Smith | April 21, 2016

Men’s tennis (15-8, 3-3 MAC) will head on the road for its regular season finale this weekend as it takes on Binghamton University (12-7, 3-2 MAC) with a chance to move into second place in the conference before the MAC tournament.The Huskies defeated...

Men’s tennis drops close battle with Buffalo

By Patrick Smith | April 18, 2016

Men’s tennis (15-8, 3-3 MAC) took a loss to the University at Buffalo (10-7, 3-3 MAC) Sunday by a score of 5-2, giving the Huskies a two-game losing streak.“Well, I feel like we lost because we can’t get out of our funk in doubles matches,” said...

Men’s tennis looks to bounce back from tough Western Michigan loss

By Patrick Smith | April 1, 2016

Coming off a tough loss against Western Michigan University on Friday, men’s tennis will look to bounce back against Ball State University (6-9, 1-2 MAC) on Saturday.“Well, the loss was pretty cut and dry,” said head coach Patrick Fisher. “There...

Then sophomore Simon Formont hits a ball back against Toledo April 12, 2014, in DeKalb. Men’s tennis (5-3) played three games over the weekend, starting with a 4-3 loss to Southern Illinois University on Friday but moving on to finish the weekend 2-1 with wins against Chicago State University on Friday and Saint Louis University on Saturday.

Men’s tennis: NIU plays host during MAC Championship tourney

By Patrick Smith | April 23, 2015

Then-sophomore Simon Formont hits a ball back against Toledo April 12, 2014, in DeKalb. Men’s tennis will take on the Buffalo Bulls during the MAC Championship tournament on Friday at the West Tennis Courts.