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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

NIU women’s tennis freshman Lucia Yecora jumps up to serve the ball during the Huskies’ match against the University at Buffalo on April 13. NIU will face off against Buffalo for the Mid-American Conference Championship at 10 a.m. Friday after taking a 4-1 win against the University of Toledo in the semifinals on Thursday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Huskies advance to first MAC title game in school history

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Editor | April 24, 2025

For the first time in school history, NIU women’s tennis has advanced to the finals of the Mid-American Conference Championship tournament.  The Huskies defeated the reigning champion University of Toledo Rockets in a 4-1 match and will take on...

NIU women’s tennis senior Maria Dzemeshkevich claims a point during her singles match against the University at Buffalo on April 13. Dzemeshkevich was named to the All Mid-American Conference first team, while junior Nataly Ninova and freshman Lucia Yecora were named to the All MAC second team. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

3 Huskies named to All-MAC teams

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Editor | April 23, 2025

Three NIU women’s tennis players have been named to the 2025 All Mid-American Conference teams, the most in school history.  For the first time since 2017, a Huskie has been selected for the All MAC first team. Senior Maria Dzemeshkevich was awarded...

NIU women’s tennis senior Reagan Welch jumps for the ball during the Huskies’ match against Valparaiso University on Feb. 15. The Huskies took a 6-1 win over Bowling Green State University on Friday for their fifth-straight win. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Huskies keep rolling, ground Falcons for 19th win

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Editor | April 4, 2025

NIU women’s tennis (19-4, 5-1 MAC) sparked a five-match win streak Friday with a 6-1 defeat of the Bowling Green State University Falcons (9-10, 0-6 MAC), improving to 5-1 in the Mid-American Conference.  “They have girls who like to smack the...

NIU women’s tennis sophomore Sydney Paradise lunges to return the ball against Lewis University on Feb. 15. The Huskies defeated the University of South Dakota by a score of 4-3, before sweeping the University of Sioux Falls on Friday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Women’s tennis wins fifth straight, bests South Dakota and Sioux Falls

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Editor | February 22, 2025

NIU women’s tennis (10-2) extended its win streak to five matches on Friday, earning a 4-3 win against the University of South Dakota Coyotes (3-4) and a 7-0 sweep of the University of Sioux Falls Cougars (1-2). SOUTH DAKOTA The Coyotes went up...

NIU women’s tennis senior Maria Dzemeshkevich reaches high to return the ball in a 7-5, 7-6 (7-3) win against Valparaiso University junior Moira Silva. NIU women’s tennis is now 8-2 after wins against Valparaiso University and Lewis University on Saturday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Women’s tennis sparks 3 match win streak against Valparaiso and Lewis

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Editor | February 16, 2025

NIU women’s tennis improved to 8-2 on Saturday with a 4-0 victory against the Valparaiso University Beacons and a 6-1 win over the Lewis University Flyers. “We got pushed in some matches today,” said NIU women’s tennis head coach Eric Burns....

NIU women's tennis freshman Lucia Yecora returns the ball with a two-handed swing during her doubles match with junior Jenna Horne against Lewis University on Nov. 13 at the Huskie Invitational. NIU picked up two 7-0 victories Saturday over the University of Northern Iowa and Eastern Illinois University. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Women’s tennis downs Northern Iowa and Eastern Illinois

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Editor | January 25, 2025

NIU women’s tennis (4-1) took two 7-0 victories on Saturday against the University of Northern Iowa (0-1) and Eastern Illinois University (0-2). “I thought we competed well, especially in the first match,” said NIU women’s tennis head coach...

Junior Nataly Ninova prepares for her serve in the doubles match against Marquette University on Nov 3. The Huskies swept both Lindenwood University and Saint Louis University Friday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Women’s tennis dominates Lindenwood and Saint Louis

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Editor | January 18, 2025

NIU women’s tennis (2-0) swept both Lindenwood University (0-1) and Saint Louis University (0-1), taking respective 7-0, 4-0 victories Friday.  LINDENWOOD  In the first doubles match, junior Nataly Ninova and senior Maria Dzemeshkevich defeated...

Junior Jenna Horne lunges and returns the ball during her doubles match against Lewis University. Horne snatched a singles victory over University of Notre Dame freshman Bianca Molnar in three sets Saturday at the Northwestern Invitational. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Huskies take down Notre Dame and Northwestern in singles

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Editor | January 13, 2025

NIU women’s tennis began its 2025 season with singles wins against the University of Notre Dame and Northwestern University. The Huskies competed against three schools across three days, starting with the University of Colorado, at the Northwestern...

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