{"id":567807,"date":"2026-03-29T02:58:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T02:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/567807\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T02:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T02:58:21","slug":"huskies-roll-past-uic-for-season-sweep-down-judson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/567807\/","title":{"rendered":"Huskies Roll Past UIC for Season Sweep, Down Judson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Men’s Tennis | March 28<\/p>\n


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DeKALB, Ill. \u2013 The Northern Illinois University men’s tennis team cruised past both UIC and Judson at home on Saturday, defeating UIC 7-0 and Judson 4-0. NIU is now 11-2 at home this season, the most home wins in a single season since the 2021 dual season (13) and third most since 2013-14.<\/p>\n

With the win over UIC, the Huskies swept their series against the Flames this season and moved to 5-1 atop the Mid-American Conference standings.<\/p>\n

UIC

\nA 7-5 clinch from Iker Gaztambide Arrastia<\/a> \/ Nikola Puntaric<\/a> at No. 1 doubles gave NIU the early advantage. Lorenzo Leti Messina<\/a> \/ Federico Scotuzzi<\/a> took a 6-2 win at No. 3 opened the door for the Huskies to earn the point.<\/p>\n

In singles, the Huskies swept on all six courts without dropping a set.<\/p>\n

Judson

\nThe Huskies jumped on the Eagles quick in doubles, securing the point within 20 minutes with wins at No. 1 and No. 3. Pratyaksh LNU \/ James Theriault<\/a> took a 6-2 win, Theriault’s first doubles win of the year.<\/p>\n

Puntaric\u00a0(Ljubljana, Slovenia \/ Tulsa) locked in a 6-2, 6-0 win over Francisco Sanchez at No. 2 and was followed by a 7-6, 6-2 win from Chiao Bo Suo Nan<\/a> (Taiwan \/ Taipei Municipal Jianguo), his first appearance at No. 3 all season.<\/p>\n

Pratyaksh LNU (Delhi, India \/ Tagore International School) clinched the match 6-1, 6-1 over Joshua Bavich.<\/p>\n

Both Puntaric and Suo Nan went 2-0 in singles play on the day.<\/p>\n

The Huskies will travel to Buffalo\u00a0and Toledo next weekend.\u00a0

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