Men's Tennis | November 6

ROME, Ga. - Constantin Radu of the Northern Illinois University men's tennis team competed in the ITA Conference Masters on Thursday, Nov. 5, exiting the tournament after two hard fought matches. 

Radu earned the ITA Conference Masters bid by winning the Horizon League Singles Fall Championship in September, including a stretch that saw the sophomore win 10 straight matches. 

In the Round of 32, Radu went head-to-head with No. 3 seed Niksa Arsic of Texas Tech. Arsic held on for a 6-4, 6-1 win. 

Radu moved to the back draw and won the opening set against Ball State's Andrei Caragea in the first round of consolations. Caragea eventually claimed the win after Radu retired [inj] in the third set, advancing to the quartefinals. 

The Huskies dual season is scheduled to begin on Sunday, Jan. 24 at Wisconsin. NIU will have six straight early season home matches, beginning on Saturday, Jan. 30 against Marquette.