Sunday, May 10, 2009 | Tennis
Shockers Fall at No. 13 Stanford in First Round of NCAA Tennis Championships
The Wichita State women's tennis team's upset bit of No. 13 Stanford fell short as the Shockers dropped a 4-0 decision to the Cardinal in the opening round of the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship.
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Saturday, May 09, 2009 | Tennis
Salukis Fall to No. 7 UCLA in First Round of NCAA Tennis Championships
After an outstanding run through the MVC Tennis Championship two weekends ago, the Southern Illinois men's tennis team fell to UCLA in its first round match of the 2009 NCAA Championships on Friday, losing 4-0 to the host and seventh-seeded Bruins.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 | Tennis
NCAA Tennis Championship Fields Announced: Southern Illinois Men to Face No. 7 UCLA, Wichita State Women Draw No. 13 Stanford
The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Tennis Subcommittee has selected the 64 teams and 16 first and second-round sites for the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Tennis Championships. Missouri Valley Conference automatic qualifters Southern Illinois and Wichita State will begin play Friday, May 8, as the Salukis will face No. 7 UCLA, while the Shockers have drawn No. 13 Stanford.
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Sunday, April 26, 2009 | Tennis
Southern Illinois 4, Drake 3
No. 2 Southern Illinois def. No. 1 Drake, 4-3
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Sunday, April 26, 2009 | Tennis
Wichita State 4, UNI 0
No. 1 Wichita State def. No. 7 UNI, 4-0
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Sunday, April 26, 2009 | Tennis
2009 State Farm MVC Team Tennis Championship
Southern Illinois and Wichita State took home the hardware at the 2009 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tennis Championships in Omaha, Neb., hosted by Creighton University. Southern Illinois won its third title in school history and its first since 1990, while Wichita State won its league-leading 10th title and its third in four years.
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Sunday, April 26, 2009 | Tennis
Southern Illinois 4, Wichita State 3
No. 2 Southern Illinois def. No. 3 Wichita State, 4-3
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Sunday, April 26, 2009 | Tennis
UNI 5, Southern Illinois 2
No. 7 UNI def. No. 3 Southern Illinois, 5-2
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Saturday, April 25, 2009 | Tennis
Drake 4, Illinois State 1
No. 1 Drake def. No. 4 Illinois State, 4-1
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Saturday, April 25, 2009 | Tennis
Wichita State 4, Illinois State 0
No. 1 Wichita State def. No. 4 Illinois State, 4-0
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Saturday, April 25, 2009 | Tennis
Wichita State 5, Indiana State 0
No. 3 Wichita State def. No. 6 Indiana State, 5-0
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Friday, April 24, 2009 | Tennis
Wichita State 4, Creighton 0
No. 1 Wichita State def. No. 8 Creighton, 4-0
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Friday, April 24, 2009 | Tennis
UNI 4, Indiana State 3
No. 7 UNI def. No. 2 Indiana State, 4-3
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Friday, April 24, 2009 | Tennis
Southern Illinois 5, Creighton 0
No. 2 Southern Illinois 5, No. 7 Creighton 0
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Friday, April 24, 2009 | Tennis
Southern Illinois 4, Evansville 0
No. 3 Southern Illinois def. No. 6 Evansville 0
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Friday, April 24, 2009 | Tennis
Illinois State 4, Bradley 0
No. 4 Illinois State def. No. 5 Bradley, 4-0
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Friday, April 24, 2009 | Tennis
Illinois State 4, Drake 0
No. 4 Illinois State def. No. 5 Drake, 4-0
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Friday, April 24, 2009 | Tennis
2009 MVC Tennis All-Conference Honors Announced: Drake's Zirkin Becomes Valley's First-Ever Two-Time Player of the Year
The Missouri Valley Conference has announced the 2009 men's and women's tennis All-Conference teams, with regular-season champions Drake and Wichita State tallying an impressive portion of the league honors.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 | Tennis
2009 Missouri Valley Conference Tennis Scholar-Athlete Teams Announced
The Missouri Valley Conference has announced the men's and women's tennis Scholar-Athlete teams, highlighting 34 student-athletes named to the honor.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 | Tennis
Weekly Tennis Notebook: MVC Team Championship This Weekend in Omaha
The final weekend of regular-season Missouri Valley Conference tennis action settled the seedings and locked in the match-ups for this weekend's 2009 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tennis Championships at the Koch Family Tennis Center in Omaha, Neb., hosted by Creighton University.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | Tennis
Weekly Tennis Notebook: Final Week of Valley Regular Season Play
Heading into the final week of regular season league action, much is on the line as teams battle for seeding into next weekend's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championship in Omaha, Neb.
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009 | Tennis
Weekly Tennis Notebook (Apr. 8)
A week loaded full of Missouri Valley Conference tennis action saw 16 league matches played out. On the men's side, Drake and Wichita State were double winners, as the Bulldogs tallied victories over Indiana State and Southern Illinois, while the Shockers took down Bradley and Illinois State.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | Tennis
Weekly Tennis Notebook: Full Valley Slate On Tap
Last week in Missouri Valley Conference tennis action, five league matches shook up the non-conference schedule on the women's side. Indiana State was a double winner, tallying victories over Illinois State (4-3) and Bradley (5-2), while Southern Illinois took down Evansville (5-2), Drake topped UNI (6-1) and Illinois State defeated Bradley (7-0).
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 | Tennis
Weekly Tennis Notebook (Mar. 24)
Last week, Missouri Valley Conference men's and women's tennis teams compiled a 21-10 record in various non-conference duals, including three matches against ranked opponents. In men's action, Drake knocked off its first ranked opponent of the season in No. 72 UNC-Wilmington, taking down the Seahawks, 5-2.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 | Tennis
This Week in Missouri Valley Conference Tennis (Mar. 17)
Last week, Missouri Valley Conference men's and women's tennis teams compiled a 16-15 record in various non-conference duals, including four matches against ranked opponents.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009 | Tennis
Drake's Zirkin Becomes Bulldogs All-Time Winningest Men's Tennis Player; Weekly Tennis Notebook (Mar. 10)
Drake senior Maor Zirkin became the all-time winningest men's tennis player in school history, earning his 210th career victory (combined singles and doubles), surpassing Robert Novotny (1993-97) and Dalibor Pavic (2004-08) atop the Bulldog all-time victory list.
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009 | Tennis
MVC Weekly Tennis Notebook: Shockers Sweep Weekly Honors
Last week, Missouri Valley Conference men's and women's tennis teams compiled a 10-6 record in various non-conference duals, including three matches against ranked opponents. The MVC women's teams were a combined 6-1 last week, while the men's squads totaled a 4-5 record overall.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 | Tennis
MVC Weekly Tennis Notebook (Feb. 24)
Last week, Missouri Valley Conference men's and women's tennis teams compiled a 15-11 record in various non-conference duals, including four matches against ranked opponents. The MVC women's teams were a combined 10-6 last week, while the men's squads totaled an even 5-5 record overall.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009 | Tennis
MVC Weekly Tennis Notebook (Feb. 17)
Last week, Missouri Valley Conference men's and women's tennis teams combined to tally ten match victories, including the first two wins of the season for the No. 54 Drake Bulldogs men's squad. Highlighting the action was Drake senior Maor Zirkin, who captured his 200th career victory to ignite the Bulldogs to a 7-0 triumph over Western Illinois.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 | Tennis
Weekly Tennis Notebook (Feb. 10)
Last week, Missouri Valley Conference men's and women's tennis teams compiled a 13-12 record in various non-conference duals, including six matches against ranked opponents. The MVC women's teams were a combined 11-5 last week, while the men's squads totaled a 2-7 record overall.
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009 | Tennis
MVC Weekly Tennis Notebook (Feb. 3)
This week's Missouri Valley Conference Tennis Athletes of the Week are Skip Span of Illinois State and Laia Gonzalez-Garrido of UNI.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009 | Tennis
Illinois State's Zubkova Earns Valley Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week
This week's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference women's tennis Athlete of the Week is Julia Zubkova of Illinois State.
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Monday, January 26, 2009 | Tennis
Drake and Wichita State Tabbed as Favorites in Valley Tennis
The Drake men and Wichita State women have been tabbed as the 2009 favorites by a vote of Missouri Valley Conference tennis coaches in their annual preseason poll.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 | Tennis
Drake Claims Six Titles; Salukis and Shockers Each Crown Two Champions
The 2009 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men's Individual Tennis Championship is in the books, with host Drake claiming six overall titles, while Southern Illinois and Wichita State each crowned two champions.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 | Tennis
Finals Set at MVC Men's Individual Tennis Championship
The finals are set at the 2009 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men's Individual Tennis Championship in Des Moines, Iowa, after semifinal competition wrapped up on Saturday at the Drake Tennis Center.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 | Tennis
2009 State Farm MVC Men's Individual Tennis Championship: Day One
The first day of the 2009 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men's Individual Tennis Championship is complete, with play up to the semifinal round wrapped up Friday.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 | Tennis
2009 State Farm MVC Men's Individual Tennis Championship
The 2009 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men's Individual Tennis Championship is in the books, with host Drake claiming six overall titles, while Southern Illinois and Wichita State each crowned two champions.
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Sunday, October 12, 2008 | Tennis
2008 State Farm MVC Women's Individual Tennis Championship
Wichita State was the big winner on championship Sunday at the 2008 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Women's Tennis Individual Championship at the Drake Tennis Center in Des Moines, Iowa. The Shockers claimed eight flight titles, the most for any MVC women's individual championship since Drake won eight in 1992. Indiana State's Sarah Meghoufel won her second MVC individual title in as many seasons, adding the No. 1 championship to her win at No. 2 last season.
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Thursday, October 09, 2008 | Tennis
2008 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Women's Tennis Individual Championship This Weekend in Des Moines
The State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Women's Individual Tennis Championships will take place this weekend, as the Waveland Tennis Courts in Des Moines, Iowa, welcomes nine Valley schools, Oct. 10-12, vying for seven singles and three doubles titles.
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 | Tennis
Six Valley Schools, Individuals Honored with ITA All-Academic Award
Six Missouri Valley Conference women's tennis teams were honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association as recipients of the ITA All-Academic Team award for the 2007-08 season. Members of Bradley, Creighton, Evansville, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois and Wichita State were part of 102 NCAA Division I women's programs to earn this distinction. In addition, 28 Valley student-athletes (22 women, six men) were named ITA Scholar-Athletes for their individual success in the classroom.
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Saturday, August 09, 2008 | Tennis
Bader Chosen As New UE Tennis Coach
Former Michigan State University tennis standout and all-Big Ten performer Christine Bader has been named the new women's tennis head coach at the University of Evansville. She replaces Steve Brockriede, who resigned last month after four years as head coach in order to pursue his career as a club professional.
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