UIS men's tennis finished the 2025-26 season with a 7-11 overall record while competing against a challenging schedule that featured several regional and GLVC opponents. The Prairie Stars earned victories over Chicago State, Thomas More, Michigan Tech, Evangel, Roosevelt, Quincy, and Kentucky Wesleyan during the year.
The 2025-26 season marked a significant step forward for the UIS women's tennis program, as the Prairie Stars doubled their win total from the previous season and showed steady growth throughout the year under first-year head coach Henrique Leal.
5/16 UIS Baseball vs Regional Tournament
UIS Baseball vs Regional Tournament
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5/15 2:00 PM [W] UIS Baseball vs Missouri- St. Louis
[W] UIS Baseball vs Missouri- St. Louis
W 11-1
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5/14 11:00 AM [W] UIS Baseball vs UIndy
[W] UIS Baseball vs UIndy
W 10-8 (10 Inn.)
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UIS baseball opened the GLVC Tournament with one of the most explosive offensive performances in conference tournament history before its postseason stay at Mountain Dew Park came to an end Wednesday night.
UIS softball opened play at the GLVC Tournament on Wednesday with an 11-4 loss to McKendree at the EastSide Centre.
The Prairie Stars totaled 11 hits and built an early four-run lead, but McKendree (41-12) answered with a six-run third inning before adding five more runs in the sixth to secure the win in the double-elimination tournament opener.
Illinois Springfield softball earned three All-GLVC selections for the 2026 season, led by senior Rosie Bartletti, who received First Team honors as a pitcher/utility player and Second Team recognition as a pitcher. Sophomore Bailey Masching was also named Second Team All-GLVC as a utility non-pitcher.
Bartletti collected all-conference honors for the second consecutive season as one of the league's top two-way players. The Springfield native led UIS both in the circle and at the plate, helping guide the Prairie Stars to a postseason appearance.
Elaine Grant of Illinois Springfield delivered a clutch performance at the NCAA Division II East Regional, finishing tied for second overall and punching her ticket to the NCAA Championship for the second time in her career.
Grant opened the tournament strong on Monday at Findlay Country Club, carding rounds of 76 and 75 to sit comfortably inside the top five heading into the final round. Despite challenging conditions throughout the event, she remained steady and positioned herself among the regional leaders through 36 holes.
It was announced by the Great Lakes Valley Conference on Tuesday evening that six Illinois Springfield baseball players were named to All-Conference teams, including First Team selections Tommy Atkinson, Corey Boyette, and Kaden Griffitts, Second Team honorees Graham Kasey and Isaac Graf, and honorable mention pitcher Mark DeCicco.