https://goredbirds.com/rss.aspx?path=wtenLatest news items for Illinois State University Athleticsen-us60https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/11/womens-tennis-redbirds-sweep-uni-7-0-to-wrap-up-weekend-swing-in-iowa.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/11/womens-tennis-redbirds-sweep-uni-7-0-to-wrap-up-weekend-swing-in-iowa.aspxWomen's Tennis

Following a narrow 4-3 loss at Drake on Friday night, Illinois State (15-6, 4-2 MVC) bounced back in a big way on Saturday with a 7-0 sweep of the UNI Panthers (2-13, 0-4 MVC) at the Black Hawk Tennis Center in Waterloo to wrap up the final weekend road trip of the 2026 season.]]>Silvia PomarolliSat, 11 Apr 2026 18:28:00 CST1660897https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/10/womens-tennis-redbird-fall-on-the-road-to-drake-4-3.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/10/womens-tennis-redbird-fall-on-the-road-to-drake-4-3.aspxWomen's Tennis

The final weekend road trip of the season for Illinois State commenced on Friday, as the Redbird traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, to take on the Drake Bulldogs. The match was close throughout, but the host Bulldogs (8-9, 3-1 MVC) took the early lead and never looked back as they defeated the Redbirds (14-6, 3-2 MVC) by a score of 4-3 at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.]]>Vittoria BenedettiFri, 10 Apr 2026 22:46:00 CST1660892https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/9/womens-tennis-redbirds-set-for-final-valley-weekend-road-trip-in-iowa.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/9/womens-tennis-redbirds-set-for-final-valley-weekend-road-trip-in-iowa.aspxWomen's Tennis

The Illinois State women's tennis team will head to the state of Iowa for its final conference weekend road swing this weekend, with a pair of matches against Drake (Friday) and UNI (Saturday) on the docket for the Redbirds. First serve on Friday in Des Moines is set for 6 p.m., and first serve on Saturday in Cedar Falls is scheduled for 1 p.m.]]>Emma LindhThu, 9 Apr 2026 13:16:00 CST1660885https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/4/womens-tennis-redbirds-earn-weekend-sweep-of-mvc-foes-with-5-2-win-over-murray-state.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/4/womens-tennis-redbirds-earn-weekend-sweep-of-mvc-foes-with-5-2-win-over-murray-state.aspxWomen's Tennis

It was a weekend sweep for Illinois State women's tennis in Valley action, as the Redbirds (14-5, 3-1 MVC) went 2-0 on the weekend thanks to a 5-2 win over Murray State on Saturday on Senior Day at the Evergreen Racquet Club in Bloomington.]]>Silvia PomarolliSat, 4 Apr 2026 21:11:00 CST1660869https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/3/womens-tennis-redbirds-improve-pick-up-mvc-win-with-6-1-victory-over-belmont.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/4/3/womens-tennis-redbirds-improve-pick-up-mvc-win-with-6-1-victory-over-belmont.aspxWomen's Tennis

Illinois State improved to 2-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play with a 6-1 win over Belmont on Friday afternoon in women's tennis action.]]>Nicole IosioFri, 3 Apr 2026 16:26:00 CST1660863https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/29/womens-tennis-redbirds-fall-on-the-road-at-uic-5-2.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/29/womens-tennis-redbirds-fall-on-the-road-at-uic-5-2.aspxWomen's Tennis

The opening weekend of Missouri Valley Conference action continued Sunday, as Illinois State took the courts against defending MVC champion UIC in its second conference match in as many days. The Flames (9-6, 2-0 MVC) jumped out to a quick lead and never looked back against Redbirds (12-5, 1-1 MVC) as they earned a 5-2 win at home at the XS Tennis Village.]]>Silvia PomarolliSun, 29 Mar 2026 22:04:00 CST1660835https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/28/womens-tennis-redbirds-win-mvc-opener-on-the-road-at-valparaiso-4-3.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/28/womens-tennis-redbirds-win-mvc-opener-on-the-road-at-valparaiso-4-3.aspxWomen's Tennis

Missouri Valley Conference action officially began on Saturday afternoon for Illinois State, as the Redbirds traveled to Valparaiso, Indiana, to take on the Valparaiso Beacons. The Redbirds (12-4, 1-0 MVC) took and early lead and then held on during the singles matches to pick up a hard-fought win over the Beacons (10-4, 0-1 MVC) at The Valpo Tennis Complex.]]>Nuria SanzSat, 28 Mar 2026 20:39:00 CST1660830https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/21/womens-tennis-redbirds-roll-to-7-0-sweep-over-marquette.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/21/womens-tennis-redbirds-roll-to-7-0-sweep-over-marquette.aspxWomen's Tennis

For the first time at home this spring, the Illinois State women's tennis team competed outside at the Gregory Street Courts on a warm but blustery day on Saturday against Marquette. After taking an early lead, the Redbirds (11-4) earned a 7-0 sweep over the Golden Eagles (6-11) in the final non-conference match of the season.]]>Nicole IosioSat, 21 Mar 2026 17:19:00 CST1660799https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/18/womens-tennis-redbirds-drop-midweek-match-to-missouri-4-1.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/18/womens-tennis-redbirds-drop-midweek-match-to-missouri-4-1.aspxWomen's Tennis

After spending the past week in sunny California, the Illinois State women's tennis team returned home to the Evergreen Racquet Club on Wednesday to host Missouri in a midweek contest. The Tigers (10-9) took an early lead over the Redbirds (10-4) and picked up the 4-1 victory.]]>Vittoria BenedettiWed, 18 Mar 2026 21:42:00 CST1660781https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/12/womens-tennis-redbirds-win-7-0-against-stanislaus-state-to-wrap-up-california-trip.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/12/womens-tennis-redbirds-win-7-0-against-stanislaus-state-to-wrap-up-california-trip.aspxWomen's Tennis

Illinois State wrapped up its Spring Break trip in California on Thursday, as the Redbirds (10-3) picked up a 7-0 shutout win over Stanislaus State on Thursday afternoon at the Stan State Tennis Courts in Turlock.]]>Lana CaculovicThu, 12 Mar 2026 20:31:00 CST1660752