The Illinois Springfield women's tennis team wrapped up its fall season at the ITA Division II Midwest Regional Championships over the weekend, with Jane Carter advancing to the Flight C singles final and two Prairie Stars doubles teams making deep runs in their respective brackets.

Carter led the way in singles, opening Flight C play with a 6-2, 6-3 win over UMSL's Lauren Sweeney before defeating Quincy's Heidi Navas Alameda 6-1, 6-1. After advancing through the quarterfinals by withdrawal, Carter earned a 6-2, 7-5 semifinal victory over Nadia Baird to reach the Flight C final. She finished as runner-up after falling 6-4, 6-2 to Rockhurst's Nadia Kaewsai.

In Flight A singles, Grace Lampman advanced to the consolation quarterfinals after rebounding from an opening-round loss to Findlay's Polina Zaytseva. Lampman defeated Quincy's Maria Alejandra Sarria Barrera 6-4, 6-1 before receiving a bye in the consolation round of 32. She then defeated Wayne State's Victoria Fojcik 6-3, 6-1 before falling to GVSU's Ipek Sakiroglu in the quarterfinals.

The Prairie Stars recorded two comeback victories in the opening round of Flight B singles. Niamh Grogan rallied past Southwest Baptist's Micaela Rocco Fulco 2-6, 6-4, (10-6) in the round of 64 before falling to Tiffin's Erna Brdarevic 6-1, 6-1. Olivia Sibbering also came from behind, defeating Ferris State's Ayva Johnstone 4-6, 7-5, (10-7) before dropping her next match 6-1, 6-0 to UIndy's Magda Kornijczuk.

In Flight C, Alisha Deogaonkar opened with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Hillsdale's Sydney Singh before falling to Findlay's Kyna Decruy 7-6 (3), 6-3. Brianna Bryant fell to Ferris State's Nadia Baird 7-5, 6-1 in the main draw but put together a strong consolation run. Bryant defeated Tiffin's Wren Cunningham 6-0, 6-0, received a bye in the consolation round of 16 and beat McKendree's Diana Calzada 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Her run ended in the semifinals with a loss to UMSL's Lauren Sweeney.

In doubles, Carter and Linea Louise Lyndsgard-Broddfelt reached the Flight B final after a strong run through the consolation bracket. Following an 8-3 opening loss to GVSU's Andra Farmache and Ipek Sakiroglu, the duo received a bye in the round of 16 before defeating Ferris State's Elliot Nolan and Katherine Earnest 8-6. They then beat Rockhurst's Elisoa Andriantefihasina and Anna Borovytska 8-4 in the semifinals before falling 8-4 to UIndy's Ayse Yagmur Baylan and Linya Chen in the final.

Grogan and Lampman also advanced deep into the Flight A doubles consolation bracket. After falling 8-4 to SVSU's Isabella Varela Herrera and Nicoletta Diamantopoulos, the pair defeated Quincy's Nadia Araguas and Maria Alejandra Sarria Barrera 8-3. They followed with an 8-5 win over UIndy's Maelys Thiery-James and Silvia Zappoli before falling 7-5 to UMSL's Morgan Lint and Sasha Lopez in the consolation semifinals.

In Flight C doubles, Sibbering and Deogaonkar opened with an 8-0 victory over Tiffin's Anastasia Hughes and Wren Cunningham before falling 8-5 to Rockhurst's Nadia Kaewsai and Elisa Nunez in the quarterfinals.

The ITA Midwest Regional Championships marked the final competition of the fall for the Prairie Stars, highlighted by Carter's singles finalist finish and the team's two deep doubles runs.