Tennis Tournament Returns This Weekend
After being the first tournament to be cancelled last year because of COVID, the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is preparing to host its men's and women's tennis tournaments this weekend; becoming the first spring sports to return to a championship tournament. The tournament is tentatively scheduled to be played outdoors at Dwight Davis Tennis Center in Forest Park in St. Louis, Mo. However because of threats of weather this weekend it may be moved. Please stay tuned for any venue change for the weekend.
The 2021 SLIAC Women's Tennis Tournament will be held on Friday, April 23 with the semifinals starting at 10:30 a.m. and the championship match at 1:30 p.m. The men's tournament will be held on Saturday, April 24 with the same time schedule and format.
2021 SLIAC Men's Tennis Tournament Page
2021 SLIAC Women's Tennis Tournament Page
| Greenville University PANTHERS | ||||
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Men's Team Overall Record: 8-6 |
Women's Team Overall Record: 8-3 |
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The Greenville men's team won their last two regular season matches to secure the #2 seed in this weekend's tournament. Mathew Rodriguez has a team high 10 wins this season with seven of those coming at #4 singles. Tyler Blume has notched seven wins, five at #3 singles, and Zach Merrill has totaled seven wins, coming at the #4 and #5 spots. In doubles the team of Blume and Luke Motsinger have recorded seven wins this spring. |
Greenville got back into the swing of things last week, playing three matches, their first matches in over two weeks. The Panthers are led by Mireia Birosta who has gone 9-2 at the team's top singles position. Addison Brannon is second on the squad with eight wins this spring while Claudia Principal and Shaling Reynolds have each totaled seven wins. The team of Birosta and Brannon have gone 8-2 at #1 doubles. |
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| Principia College PANTHERS | ||||
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Men's Team Overall Record: 9-4 |
Women's Team Overall Record: 1-4 |
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The Principia men's team carries a XX conference winning streak into the tournament. They are led by Daniel Gomez, who has a conference high .833 winning percentage this spring. Wyatt Dale and Juan Segovia have each recorded nine wins as well and they have six players with at least six wins this year. The doubles team of Dale and Gomez are 11-2 this spring. |
Principia won its regular season finale, defeating Westminster 8-1. Kelsie Huess has a team high three wins this spring, all coming at #1 singles. They have gone 5-13 in doubles play this season with varying combinations of teams matching up.
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| Webster University GORLOKS | ||||
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Men's Team Overall Record: 4-10-1 |
Women's Team Overall Record: 8-3 |
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The Gorlok men have dropped four straight including back-to-back conference matches. They are paced by Riley Muren, who is 8-7 in singles play this season, all at #1 singles. Matthew Birchmeier is second on the team with five singles wins, all coming at #3 singles. In doubles action that same duo of Birchmeier and Muren totaled seven wins this spring. |
The Gorloks rolled to an undefeated conference season and have won five of their last six matches. Erin Brezovar and Bailey Higgins are tied for the team lead with seven wins this spring. Emily Casey and Emma Ferguson also have recorded winning records this spring. The doubles team of Brezovar and Maggie Federhofer have gone 9-2, playing as the top team while Ferguson and Katarina Serbentas were 7-3. |
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| Westminster College BLUE JAYS | ||||
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Men's Team Overall Record: 1-5-1 |
Women's Team Overall Record: 0-6 |
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The Blue Jays only team win this season came against University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy. Aiden Petterson has the team's only winning record, going 4-2 this spring, splitting time between #2 and #3 singles. The doubles team of Cooper Pennington and Brandon Rettke went 2-2 this spring. |
Westminster was unable to find the win column this spring as a team. However Earthis Pascua, Maggie Sherman, and Erika Watanabe were able to pick up individual wins. Pascua led the team with two wins, one each at #3 and #4 singles. Sherman notched a win at #3 singles and Watanabe won at #2 singles. |
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