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March 29, 2004
Men’s Tennis Faces Crucial Test
The SIU Edwardsville men’s tennis team will face three regionally ranked opponents this week in Missouri-St. Louis, Northern Kentucky, and Indianapolis.
The Cougars, who opened Great Lakes Valley Conference play last week with a 2-1 record, travel to face Missouri-St. Louis on Tuesday. UMSL, No. 6 in the region, dropped its first two conference matches of the year last week.
SIUE then plays host to Northern Kentucky, ranked fifth regionally, on Friday at 3 p.m. The Cougars then welcome Indianapolis, the 10th ranked team in the region, to the SIUE Tennis Courts for a Saturday match beginning also at 3 p.m.
Coach Bill Logan is making no doubts that this could very well be the biggest week of play for his team.
“Not only are these conference matches, but they are against opponents who are all regionally ranked,” Logan said. “This week may determine whether or not we advance to the NCAA Regional.”
The Cougars picked up impressive conference wins against Quincy and Bellarmine but dropped its match against Southern Indiana.
Justin Free (Danville) and Chris Rigdon (Glen Carbon) each has a team-high 10 victories. Free has also posted a perfect 2-0 record in GLVC play.
After this week’s three matches, the Cougars will only have two more before the GLVC Championships begin on Apr. 16-17 in Indianapolis.
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