NORMAL, Ill. – Under the leadership of new head coach Maja Kovacek, the Illinois State men's tennis team has released its 2025 fall schedule, which features three tournaments including one on campus in Normal.
The fall slate will begin when the Redbirds head north to compete in the River Forest Collegiate Tennis Invitational (Sept. 12-13) hosted by Northern Illinois at the River Forest Tennis Club, with some matches also taking place at the Oak Park Tennis Center. The clay-court tournament will prep ISU to host the three-day Redbird Invitational (October 3-5) outdoors at the Gregory Street Tennis Courts, with the Evergreen Racquet Club on standby in case of inclement weather. The fall season will conclude just down back in Chicago, as the Redbirds compete in the ITA Regionals (Oct. 16-19).
Illinois State was the No. 4 seed in the Summit League Championships last season and fell to eventual league champion Denver in the semifinal round. The team returns a pair of All-Summit League performers in Tomas Valencia (First Team) and Adrian Dibildox (Honorable Mention). The Redbirds will begin their spring dual-meet season in January, before starting Summit League play leading up to the 2026 Summit League Tennis Championships, April 23-25, hosted by Tulsa.
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