Illinois Springfield men's tennis travels to Allendale, Mich., this weekend for competition hosted by Davenport from Saturday, Oct. 17, through Monday, Oct. 19. The Prairie Stars will face opponents from across the Midwest region in singles and doubles flights, with opportunities to advance through main draws and compete in consolation draws throughout the tournament.

The tournament begins Saturday morning with the doubles round of 32 at 8:30 a.m. CT. UIS will compete in all three flights, with Antonio Ayerbe Streubel and Kai Van-Roon in Flight A, Lukas Pieringer and Juan Pablo Salazar Schiaffino in Flight B, and two pairs in Flight C: Colton Pazdera and Ben Loeffler, and Miran Todorovic and Luke Pennington.

Singles play begins at 10:30 a.m. CT, with Kai Van-Roon opening Flight A action in the round of 64. Heitor Souto will also compete in the Flight A round of 64 at 11:30 a.m. CT. Van-Roon returns to the regional tournament after capturing the Flight C singles title last year.

UIS will have four players competing in the Flight B round of 64 at noon CT: Luke Pennington, Matheus Taule, Juan Pablo Salazar Schiaffino and Antonio Ayerbe Streubel. Ben Loeffler will compete in the Flight D round of 32 at noon CT, while Lukas Pieringer begins Flight C singles play in the round of 32 at 1:30 p.m. CT. Colton Pazdera is scheduled to start in the Flight E quarterfinals at 10:30 a.m. CT.

Consolation draws will also be contested throughout the tournament, giving players additional opportunities to compete as the weekend progresses. The Prairie Stars will look to build momentum against regional opponents across both singles and doubles competition.