The Northern Illinois University men’s tennis team defeated Roosevelt 6-1 at home on Saturday afternoon.

The Huskies move to 3-1 and close out their opening homestand next weekend with three matches.

NIU quickly grabbed the doubles point over the Lakers with wins on the top two courts. Iker Gaztambide Arrastia / Lorenzo Leti Messina won 6-2 at No. 1 while Iker Dellien Velasco / Chiao Bo Suo Nan recorded a 6-1 win at No. 2.

In singles, Gaztambide Arrastia (Pamplona, Spain/Jesuitas) and Nikola Puntaric (Ljubljana, Slovenia/Tulsa) remaining undefeated. Gaztambide Arrastia defeated Juan Caicedo 6-0, 6-1 while Puntaric put away Jules Rumeau 6-0, 6-0.

Iker Dellien Velasco (Trinidad, Bolivia/UAB) recorded his first win of the dual season with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 4.

NIU will host three matches next weekend, beginning with Southern on Friday, Feb. 13 and then a doubleheader against Omaha and Wisconsin-Whitewater on Sunday, Feb. 15.

Doubles

1. Iker Arrastia/Lorenzo Leti Messina def. Justus Peters/Juan Caicedo (RU) 6-2

2. Iker Dellien/Chiao Bo Suo Nan def. Juan Pablon Espinosa/Chakib Madcur (RU) 6-1

3. Federico Scotuzzi/Nikola Puntaric vs. Demille Scarabello/Abhay Singh (RU) 5-3, unfinished

Singles

1. Iker Arrastia def. Juan Caicedo (RU) 6-0, 6-1

2. Nikola Puntaric def. Jules Rumeau (RU) 6-0, 6-0

3. Federico Scotuzzi def. Juan Pablon Espinosa (RU) 6-2, 6-2

4. Iker Dellien def. Abhay Singh (RU) 6-2, 6-1

5. Chiao Bo Suo Nan def. Justus Peters (RU) 6-2, 6-4

6. Lluc Mascaro Sierra (RU) def. Gustavo Juarez Lopez 6-3, 6-3