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Former NIU men's tennis head coach Patrick Fisher stands in front of a gray wall, wearing a red shirt, on Oct. 23, 2023 at the DeKalb Police Department. After an incident between Fisher and his wife on Oct. 3, 2023, police charged Fisher with domestic battery. (DeKalb Police via Northern Star Media)

Former NIU men’s tennis coach charged with domestic battery

By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor | January 29, 2024

DeKALB – Former NIU men’s tennis head coach Patrick Fisher was formally charged with domestic battery that occurred on Oct. 3, 2023. The case was deemed a misdemeanor. According to a court record from the 23rd Judicial Circuit Court of DeKalb County,...

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, Former 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...

Takeaways from tennis campaign

By Zac Camacho | May 3, 2018

The men’s tennis team had a solid year with 15 wins and eight losses. The season ended in disappointment when NIU was knocked out in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Championship Friday by the University at Buffalo.1. Poor doubles play...

Ortega deserving of MAC award

By Zac Camacho | April 30, 2018

It’s not easy for a 19-year-old student-athlete to make the transition of transferring schools and having to adapt to a new team and home ,and a stress fracture in his right femur couldn’t have made the process any easier for Kristopher Ortega, redshirt...

Huskies set for MAC Championships

By Zac Camacho | April 26, 2018

DeKALB — The men’s tennis team finished the regular season in a second-place tie with Buffalo University and will face the Bulls again at the Mid-American Conference Championships.The Huskies lost to the Bulls in their final regular season match,...

Men’s tennis defeats Binghamton

By Zac Camacho | April 9, 2018

DeKALB — The men’s tennis team improved its Mid-American Conference record to 4-1 Sunday with a 4-3 win over Binghamton University in Binhamton, New York.Despite the win, the Huskies’ (14-6, 4-1 MAC) double play continued to struggle as the team...

Redshirt freshman Kristopher Ortega and senior Eric Marbach compete in the Huskies’ 7-0 home win Jan. 25 against Cardinal Stritch University.

Men’s tennis wins again over Cardinals

By Zac Camacho | April 2, 2018

Redshirt freshman Kristopher Ortega and senior Eric Marbach compete in the Huskies’ 7-0 home win Jan. 25 against Cardinal Stritch University.

Huskies go 1-1 in Nebraska

By Zac Camacho | March 4, 2018

In its final matches before conference play begins, the men’s tennis team split matches between Creighton University Bluejays on Friday and the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday.They beat Creighton 6-1 for their tenth win this year and...

Men’s tennis enjoying solid start

By Zac Camacho | March 1, 2018

Excellent play from the two lone underclassmen on the team and incredible leadership from the seniors has been key for the men’s tennis team picking up on its success from the 2016-17 season.Since arriving in DeKalb nine years ago, Head Coach Patrick...