The Illinois Springfield women's tennis team opens a busy stretch this weekend with a 10:00 a.m. exhibition Friday against Illinois State at the Springfield Racquet & Fitness Center.

The Prairie Stars will then travel to Springfield, Mo., for two matches, with recent schedule adjustments highlighting the weekend slate. In addition to Sunday's contest at Drury, UIS has added a Monday matchup against Evangel to round out the trip.

Illinois Springfield (1-5)
UIS enters the weekend with a 1-5 record. The Prairie Stars earned a 4-3 road win two weeks ago at Thomas More for their first victory of the spring season.

In last week's home opener, UIS fell 6-1 to Michigan Tech. The final score was deceptive, as the Prairie Stars secured the doubles point and pushed several singles matches deep into competition. At No. 5 singles, Carter battled in a tight 7-5, 6-2 decision, while Garcia Gama forced a super tiebreaker at No. 6 before falling 2-6, 6-2, 11-9.

Drury (2-0)
Drury enters the weekend undefeated at 2-0. The Panthers, members of the GLVC's West Division, will meet UIS in a non-conference matchup.

Drury opened its season with a 5-1 win over Harding on Feb. 6, followed by a 5-2 victory against Northeastern State on Feb. 8.

Leana Chanove has led the way early, posting a 2-0 record in both singles and doubles. She has teamed with Franca Piaggi in doubles play, where the pair is also 2-0.

Evangel (0-2)
Evangel, an NAIA program based in Springfield, Mo., enters the weekend 0-2.

The Valor dropped a 5-2 decision to Truman State on Feb. 7 and fell 6-1 to Arkansas Tech on Feb. 14.

Follow Along
Drury will provide live scoring for Sunday's match. Fans can follow along at uisprairiestars.com and on social media for live updates and full recaps throughout the weekend.