Men's Tennis

SIUE Finishes Seventh at Conference
         The SIUE men’s tennis team ended its season with a seventh-place finish at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships in Indianapolis this past weekend.
         The Cougars were defeated by Indianapolis and Quincy before topping Lewis to end the season with a 4-10 overall record.
         “We are a young team and play in a tough conference,” Coach Bill Logan said. “Everyone did the best they could under the circumstances.”
         The Cougars’ roster consisted of all freshmen and sophomores except for junior Doug Kummer (Fenton, Mo.), who posted a 4-4 record playing primarily at No. 6 singles.
         Freshman Steve Hupp (Edwardsville) and sophomore Andy Renner (Belleville) each led the team with seven victories.
         Freshman Daniel Lipe (Edwardsville) and sophomore Chris Rigdon (Glen Carbon) played to a 6-8 record in doubles action.
         Freshman Matt Kuban (Pekin) recorded four victories playing No. 2 singles. He also paired with Kummer to go 2-3 in doubles.
         “It was a learning year for us,” Logan said. “Hopefully we’ll stay injury-free next year, and we should improve throughout the off-season.”
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