Tennis closed out two regular-season matches with a 5-2 loss against Murray State University and a 7-0 loss against Austin Peay State University. 

After traveling 5,000 miles to the United States, senior political science major Alina Munteanu, of Bacau, Romania, came with the dream to have an opportunity to ace her college education while playing tennis. 

With SIUE approaching the middle of the spring semester, some spring sports are just starting and some are nearing an end. Here’s where each sport stands. 

Tennis’ new Head Coach Adam Albertsen led the team through a strong weekend, improving their season record to 2-1. 

The women’s tennis team pulled off four impressive wins this weekend during the ITA Central Regional Championships in Iowa City, Iowa, but ultimately all players were knocked out of competition after their second-round matches.

The tennis team hosted its first tournament of the season Friday and Saturday at the Edwardsville Y Meyer Center, managing to bring out a few wins after they closed out last season with a 0-20 overall record. 

The SIUE tennis team has been struggling through their spring season with no wins in both OVC and out-of-conference play.

SIUE women’s tennis completed one of the most successful seasons in the program’s history, winning 21 straight matches, before taking their first and final loss of the season to Vanderbilt University in the first round of the NCAA Division-I championships.

SIUE tennis took on the University of Tennessee at Martin Skyhawks in an away conference match April 14. The Cougars returned undefeated with a 4-3 victory, bringing SIUE to an 18-0 overall record and 8-0 record in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Freshman Madeline Hill picked up her 12th straight win as the Cougars rolled past the Tennessee State University Tigers with a 7-0 shutout at the SIUE tennis courts. The women’s tennis team also won its fifth straight match in a 4-0 contest against Belmont University Saturday, April 2. 

The women’s tennis team started the conference season with two matches at home. In the first match Friday, Mar. 18, the Cougars faced the University of Tennessee at Martin and finished with a 4-3 loss. 

The women’s tennis team opened the season this weekend on its home courts for the SIUE Fall Invite against University of Evansville and Saint Louis University. Head Coach Nick Mueller said the competition went well for the Cougars.

Eight tennis athletes — four men and four women — were honored Friday, July 17 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for their work in the classroom.

The SIUE women’s tennis team suffered a tight loss against Bradley University 4-3, on Saturday, Feb. 7, but then came back to crush Western Illinois University 7-0 on Sunday Feb. 8, making its record 4-3 this season.

The women’s tennis team dominated the courts during the weekend winning at Chicago State University 4-1 on Saturday, Jan. 31, and Missouri State University 5-2 on Sunday Feb. 1, making its record 3-2 this season.

Despite two wins in doubles, the women’s tennis could not find success in singles, and lost to Saint Louis University 6-1 on Sunday, Jan. 25.

The SIUE woman’s tennis team emerged victorious with a 6-1 win while men’s tennis fell short with a 4-3 loss to Belmont University Saturday, April 12. The team followed up Sunday against Tennessee State with, men’s victory of 4-0, and women’s victory of 6-1.

The SIUE women’s tennis team is composed of a variety of students from around the United States, as well as two international students. One is freshman Mia Frogner, of Norway.