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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

NIU women’s tennis junior Isabella Righi eyes the ball during the Huskies’ match against Valparaiso University on Feb. 15. The Huskies earned their 20th win in a 5-2 defeat of Western Michigan University on Sunday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

NIU bags 20th win in barnburner versus Broncos

By Kalin Schaefer, Assistant Sports Editor | April 7, 2025

DeKALB – Tying the school record for single-season wins with its 20th win, NIU women’s tennis (20-4, 6-1 MAC) took down the Western Michigan University Broncos in a 5-2 team duel. “We just fought,” said NIU women’s tennis head coach Eric...

NIU women’s tennis freshman Lucia Yecora quickly returns the ball at the net to win a point during her doubles match against Valparaiso University on Feb. 15. The Huskies came back from losing the doubles point to defeat Western Michigan University by a score of 6-1 on Sunday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Huskies sweep singles for win over Broncos

By Kalin Schaefer, Assistant Sports Editor | March 23, 2025

Sweeping singles matches to come back from losing the doubles point, NIU women’s tennis (15-4, 2-1 MAC) defeated the Western Michigan University Broncos (10-8, 1-2 MAC) in a 6-1 win.  “After a really tough doubles point in which we didn’t really...

NIU women’s tennis freshman Theodora Kousiou crouches down to prepare to return the ball during her match against Valparaiso University sophomore Lillian Kelly on Feb. 14. Kousiou earned one of the Huskies’ 2 points in their 5-2 loss against Ball State University on Friday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Huskies fall to Cardinals in first MAC loss

By Kalin Schaefer, Assistant Sports Editor | March 21, 2025

NIU women’s tennis (14-4, 1-1 MAC) dropped its first conference match against the Ball State Cardinals (8-4, 2-0 MAC), falling in a 5-2 loss.  “Some of their players play a little bit of an unorthodox style that we just aren’t used to playing...

NIU women’s tennis junior Jenna Horne prepares to strike a tennis ball over the net at the NIU Huskie Invitational on Nov. 3. The Huskies defeated Western Illinois University Saturday by a score of 7-0. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Huskies conquer Leathernecks, earn sixth sweep

By Kalin Schaefer, Assistant Sports Editor | February 9, 2025

NIU women’s tennis (6-2) swept the Western Illinois University Leathernecks (3-3) in a 7-0 win, its sixth sweep of the season.  “We fought really hard in the doubles when Western looked to have us in a tough position there,” said NIU women’s...

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, Assistant 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...

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