URBANA, Ill. – SIUE women's tennis completed action at the 2026 ITA Regional Championships at Illinois with three singles wins Friday.
SIUE's Chloe Koons bested Eastern Michigan's Kseniia Saenko 6-1, 6-0. Jessica Li, of SIUE, defeated Northern Illinois' Theodora Kousiou 3-6, 7-5, 10-6. Valeriia Oleksyn, of SIUE, was victorious over Bowling Green State's Lucia Gaio.
Elena Palioura was knocked out of the main draw of singles in a three-set tiebreakers. She was edged by Ohio State's Flora Johnson 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7-2).
The Cougars are now idle until Jan. 22 when they face Illinois-Springfield in a dual match to open the spring season.
