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Takeaways from 2018 tennis season

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 by the University at Buffalo Friday in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Championship.1. Poor doubles play...

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.

Q-and-A with Kristopher Ortega

By Zac Camacho | April 2, 2018

DeKALB — Redshirt freshman Kristopher Ortega has been a strong leader for the men’s tennis team as he has played in the No. 1 spot for NIU in singles competition.Ortega joined NIU after transferring from the University of Illinois. His Huskie career...

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...

Huskies win big game at home

By Zac Camacho | March 1, 2018

DeKALB — The women’s basketball team won a close fight Wednesday against Toledo University at the Convocation Center.Right from the tipoff, the Huskies and the Rockets were battling back and forth and trading leads and, ultimately, NIU prevailed in...