With regular season competition coming to a close, both NIU men's and women's tennis teams hope to end on a high note.The Huskies (11-14 overall, 1-3 MAC) have matched their highest win total since 2008.With one match left in the regular season, men's...

NIU women's tennis has not had the season it hoped for, but there have been a few bright spots. One of the best surprises for head coach Ryun Ferrell's squad has been freshman Haley Dekkinga. Coming into NIU after a four-year run as one of Michigan's...

NIU women's tennis struggled out of the gate on Saturday and never regained control in a 4-3 loss to Chicago State. The home loss was the last match for the Huskies (2-8) before they begin conference play. Chicago State (5-12) won its third consecutive...

To say that NIU women's tennis has had a lengthy break from action is an understatement. The Huskies have not played a match since their 7-0 home loss to Northern Iowa on March 6. In what will be its first match in 20 days, NIU will try to improve its...

NIU women's tennis split a pair of home matches over the weekend, winning against Western Illinois University 7-0 but falling to the University of Northern Iowa 0-7. NIU (2-7) dominated every match against WIU (1-7). Sophomore Kelly Phillips won her...

Ryun Ferrell is in his third season as NIU women's tennis head coach. After leaving Drake with a Missouri Valley Conference record of 51-19, Ferrell joined NIU to help rebuild the current program. Ferrell spoke with the Northern Star to discuss his time...

NIU women's tennis has been off to a slow start this season, but head coach Ryun Ferrell is pleased with the team's attitude and visible improvement.NIU (1-5 overall) went 1-2 over the weekend, losing two tough matches to UIC (4-2) and SIU (1-3).NIU was...