SIUE (14-3, 4-1 OVC) vs. Western Illinois (2-14, 0-5 OVC)
Saturday, April 13, 1 p.m.
Edwardsville, Ill.
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SENIOR DAY
SIUE women's tennis will honor
Jill Lambrechts,
Jordan Schifano and
Fabiola Perez before Saturday's match.
DOUBLES TEAM OF THE WEEK
Amelia Gorman and
Margaux Guibal Britt were honored as the Ohio Valley Conference Doubles Team of the Week for the second straight week. This is the second time Guibal Britt has been honored for doubles. Gorman has now been honored four times this season, twice previously as well with
Stefaniya Anikina.
SECOND SEED
SIUE secured the No. 2 seed for the upcoming OVC Championships in St. Louis. The event takes place April 19-21 at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center.
SERIES RECORD
The Cougars are 9-3 all-time against the Leathernecks. SIUE has won each of the last five meetings in the series. This is the first time the two teams are meeting as conference rivals.
OVC AWARDS
In the 12 weeks of the regular season, SIUE has snapped up weekly OVC awards in seven of those weeks. Lambrechts (Jan. 23/Feb. 20), Schifano (Jan. 30), Anikina (Feb. 27), Gorman (Mar. 12) and Guibal Britt (April 2) each have won Player of the Week.
YEAR SIX
Adam Albertsen, who recently recorded his 200th dual match as a collegiate coach (men's and women's tennis), is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Cougars. SIUE has increased its win total in each of the previous five years. Last season, the Cougars completed play with a 17-5 dual meet record.