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Top 10 Huskies: #10 Maksym Bartiuk

By Mike Romor | May 1, 2011

Maksym Bartiuk has accomplished quite a bit in his first two years as a Huskie. After last season's impressive 13-6 record at one singles, he earned a 17-9 record this season while being named to his second-straight All-MAC First Team, and is the Northern...

Men’s tennis takes 2 of 3 in Indiana

By Mike Romor | April 11, 2011

NIU men's tennis traveled to Indiana for three matches over the weekend. After losing its opening match to conference opponent Ball State (9-8 overall, 1-1 MAC) 7-0, NIU (11-12, 1-2) bounced back to win its next two matches. The Huskies outlasted IUPUI...

Tennis struggles on weekend

By Mike Romor | April 5, 2011

NIU tennis had a busy weekend, as both the men's and women's team had multiple matches. The men's tennis team went 1-2 while the women's squad went 0-2. In men's action, the Huskies (9-11 overall, 1-1 MAC) split their first two conference matches of the...

Sweden’s Lagerlof excelling at NIU

By Mike Romor | March 22, 2011

When NIU men's tennis head coach Pat Fisher reviews video footage of foreign recruits, he has a tough time deciding whether the video tells the true tale of a player's skills. When it came to freshman Axel Lagerlof, Fisher had the normal doubts. He...

NIU men’s tennis recruits players from around the world

By Andrew Singer | February 16, 2011

NCAA officials don't usually have to worry about men's tennis coaches having excessive contact with potential recruits. NIU head coach Patrick Fisher first meets the bulk of his recruits after a scholarship has already been offered. The second-year coach...