Taylor McClure

Prairie Stars to Take on Bearcats in GLVC Men’s Tennis Quarterfinals

5/1/2024 12:00:00 PM

The University of Illinois Springfield men's tennis team is seeded third in the GLVC's East Division for the 2024 GLVC Men's Tennis Championship Tournament. The Prairie Stars will face the Southwest Baptist Bearcats, seeded second in the West Division, in the quarterfinal round.

It will be a rematch of the 2023 quarterfinal round, which SBU won 4-0. The #1W Bearcats went on to defeat the #3W Drury Panthers before dropping the championship match to the #1E Indianapolis Greyhounds.

Southwest Baptist won 5-2 against the Prairie Stars in a non-conference matchup at the start of the 2024 season. Pablo Herrera and Kai Van-Roon won their doubles match 6-3, but UIS failed to claim the doubles point by dropping the No. 1 doubles match 7-5, and the No. 2 doubles match 6-2. Pablo Herrera and Matthew Lapsley won singles matches against SBU, both in three sets.

UIS men's tennis has an overall record of 10-5, and earned a spot in the GLVC tournament with a 3-2 record against GLVC opponents.

GLVC Doubles Records

Pair	Record
Noah Burton & Rafa Rojas	0-4
Ivan Esguerra & Lin En Tan	4-1
Pablo Herrera & Kai Van-Roon	3-2

GLVC Singles Records

Student-Athlete	Record
Noah Burton	2-3
Ivan Esguerra	4-1
Pablo Herrera	5-0
Lin En Tan	2-2
Rafa Rojas	2-3
Matthew Lapsley	1-4

UIS is 0-3 all-time against SBU, an institution that joined the GLVC in the 2019-20 school year.

SBU's Youssef Nabil is featured in the ITA singles rankings at No. 74. He is also part of the No. 26-ranked doubles pairing with partner Ilyes Khelifi.

GLVC Men's Tennis Championship Tournament
The GLVC Tournament will be hosted May 3-5 in Springfield, Mo. at the Cooper Tennis Complex. It is the 45th edition of the annual tournament.

The top-four teams based on highest divisional winning percentage from each of the GLVC's two divisions earned a spot in the eight-team tournament. The event is played in a single-elimination format with a Championship match to be conducted on Sunday. On Friday, all men's matches will begin at 9 a.m. Central Time. Times are subject to change if inclement weather forces the event indoors.

The GLVC Tennis Championship Tournament will be streamed live without cost on the GLVC Sports Network. Daily admission is free of charge for fans that would like to attend in person. Tournament Homepage

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