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Senior Cheng En Tsai strikes the ball at the Nelson Tennis Center at Chick Evans Field House on March 2. Tsai won both his matches Friday as NIU mens tennis defeated Ball State University 5-2. (Northern Star File Photo)

Men’s tennis downs Ball State, wins 10th home match

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Reporter | April 13, 2024

NIU men's tennis (18-4, 7-2 MAC) remained undefeated at home, earning its tenth home win against the Ball State University Cardinals (11-9, 5-4 MAC) by a score of 5-2.  The Huskies won two doubles matches before conceding two singles matches.  Senior...

Then-junior Mikael Vollbach stands ready to receive a serve during mens tennis match against the University of Illinois Chicago on Feb. 22. Vollbach and senior Cheng En Tsai won two doubles matches before falling in the Round of 16 at the ITA Regional this weekend. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Norlin earns four wins at ITA Regional

By Lucas Didier, Sports Reporter | October 24, 2023

DeKALB – NIU sophomore Christopher Norlin took the spotlight in a solid showing from NIU men’s tennis at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships this past weekend in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Norlin won all three of his qualifying matches to earn a place...

NIU freshman tennis player Iker Gaztambide Arrastia completes a serve against University of Toledo’s Marko Galic, a senior, during their singles match on April 7 at DeKalb High School. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Three Huskies earn MAC postseason honors

By Zack Rodriguez, Sports Reporter | April 26, 2023

DeKALB - Three of NIU's men’s tennis team members received post-season honors, NIU announced Wednesday Iker Gaztambide Arrastia won the MAC Freshman of the Year award while senior Oliver Valentinsson and junior Mikael Vollbach secured Second Team...

Huskies’ doubles streak snapped in loss to Buffalo

By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter | April 2, 2023

DeKALB – NIU men’s tennis dropped its Sunday match 5-2 against the University at Buffalo. The Bulls controlled the whole match against the Huskies and snapped NIU’s 15-game first-double match winning streak. The Huskies drop to 12-7 on the season...

Huskies struggle in singles, fall to Western Michigan

By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter | March 27, 2023

DeKALB – NIU men’s tennis took two out of the three doubles matches, but dropped its matchup with Western Michigan University (WMU) by a final score of 4-3.  The match with WMU Saturday was the 14th time this season that the Huskies took the first...

Huskies extend home winning streak to five matches

By Kumail Razvi, Sports Reporter | February 22, 2023

DeKALB – The NIU men’s tennis team (6-3) remained undefeated at home after defeating the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks (10-2) by a final score of 4-1 Sunday.   DOUBLES: 1-0 NIU Juniors Mikael Vollbach and Cheng En Tsai played...

En Tsai helps Huskies down Penguins

By Kumail Razvi, Sports Reporter | February 19, 2023

DeKALB – The NIU men’s tennis team went up against the Youngstown State University Penguins at home. The Huskies beat the Penguins with a final score of 5-2.  The Huskies (5-3, 0-0 MAC) are yet to lose a match at home this spring and extended...

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