BRENTWOOD, Ten. – The SIUE women's tennis team holds the No. 1 seed for the 2026 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Tennis Championships, which gets underway Friday at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in St. Louis.

As the No. 1 seed, SIUE will have a bye into the semifinals and will face the winner of the No. 4 Lindenwood vs. No. 5 Western Illinois match at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The first round of the championships begins Friday at 9 a.m. with the Lindenwood-Western Illinois match followed by No. 2 Southeast Missouri vs. No. 7 Southern Indiana at 12 p.m. and No. 3 Bryant vs. No. 6 Tennessee State at 3 p.m.

The championship round of the tournament is scheduled for 12 p.m. Sunday.

2026 OVC Women's Tennis Championship Schedule
 
Friday, April 17 – First Round
Match 1 - #4 Lindenwood vs. #5 Western Illinois – 9:00 a.m.
Match 2 - #2 Southeast Missouri vs. #7 Southern Indiana – 12:00 p.m.
Match 3 - #3 Bryant vs. #6 Tennessee State – 3:00 p.m.
 
Saturday, April 18 – Semifinals
Match 4 - #1 SIUE vs. Match 1 winner – 10:00 a.m.
Match 5 - Match 2 winner vs. Match 3 winner – 2:00 p.m.
 
Sunday, April 19 – Championship
Match 6 - Match 4 winner vs. Match 5 winner – 12:00 p.m.