MVC Championship preview
04/27/2017 | 3:29:00 | Women's Tennis
FIRST ROUND | SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (2) vs. MISSOURI STATE (7)
LIVE STATS
NORMAL, ILL. - The Southern Illinois University women's tennis team heads to Illinois State this weekend for the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference team championships. SIU has earned the No. 2 seed in the tournament after finishing 5-2 in conference play.
SIU enters this year's conference championships as last year's runner-up. The Salukis made it to the championship match and fell to later champion, Wichita State. Southern advanced to the championship match after taking down Northern Iowa and Drake, winning both matches by a margin or three or more. It was the third time in the last four years that the team had finished in second place.
QUICK SEASON RECAP
The Salukis will take a five match winning streak into the championships. Southern has not lost in over a month, going a perfect 5-0 in the month of April. In that span the Dawgs got wins over Illinois State, Bradley, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, and Drake. The team's first round matchup is against Missouri State, who is the seven seed. In the two teams only matchup this spring the Salukis beat the Bears, 6-1, in Carbondale. Â
SIU finished their spring schedule, 11-11, winning six of their last ten matches. The team had five players end the season with at least three wins in conference play. Athena Chrysanthou and Meagan Monaghan led the Salukis, both finishing with six wins on their MVC resume. Monaghan also finished the conference season undefeated.
Due to inclement weather entering the Normal, Illinois area, the championships have been moved to an inside facility. The team's first match against Missouri State will be at 9 a.m. For a complete let at the bracket and for more information on the MVC championships click here.Â
FINAL STANDINGS
LIVE STATS
NORMAL, ILL. - The Southern Illinois University women's tennis team heads to Illinois State this weekend for the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference team championships. SIU has earned the No. 2 seed in the tournament after finishing 5-2 in conference play.
SIU enters this year's conference championships as last year's runner-up. The Salukis made it to the championship match and fell to later champion, Wichita State. Southern advanced to the championship match after taking down Northern Iowa and Drake, winning both matches by a margin or three or more. It was the third time in the last four years that the team had finished in second place.
QUICK SEASON RECAP
The Salukis will take a five match winning streak into the championships. Southern has not lost in over a month, going a perfect 5-0 in the month of April. In that span the Dawgs got wins over Illinois State, Bradley, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, and Drake. The team's first round matchup is against Missouri State, who is the seven seed. In the two teams only matchup this spring the Salukis beat the Bears, 6-1, in Carbondale. Â
SIU finished their spring schedule, 11-11, winning six of their last ten matches. The team had five players end the season with at least three wins in conference play. Athena Chrysanthou and Meagan Monaghan led the Salukis, both finishing with six wins on their MVC resume. Monaghan also finished the conference season undefeated.
Due to inclement weather entering the Normal, Illinois area, the championships have been moved to an inside facility. The team's first match against Missouri State will be at 9 a.m. For a complete let at the bracket and for more information on the MVC championships click here.Â
FINAL STANDINGS
| Wichita State | 7-0 | 15-8 |
| Illinois State | 5-2 | 11-11 |
| Evansville | 5-2 | 16-13 |
| Southern Illinois | 5-2 | 11-11 |
| Drake | 2-5 | 10-10 |
| Bradley | 2-5 | 11-13 |
| UNI | 1-6 | 8-10 |
| Missouri State | 1-6 | 6-16 |
| Stony Brook | - | 6-10 |
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
Inside Saluki Athletics - September 9th
Friday, September 12
9.10.25 | Saluki Radio Football Podcast - UT Martin
Wednesday, September 10
9.9.25 | Coach Nick Hill Weekly Press Conference
Tuesday, September 09
9.7.25 | Saluki Radio Postgame Purdue- Vinson Davis and Andrew Behm
Sunday, September 07