Illinois Springfield women's golf will close out the regular season this week at the UMSL Spring Invitational, the final tune-up before the GLVC Championship.
The three-round event begins Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis, Mo. Teams will play two rounds Sunday before finishing the tournament with a final round Monday.
Illinois Springfield men's tennis fell 5-2 to Campbellsville on Saturday in Owensboro, Ky. The Prairie Stars moved to 6-7 overall with the loss.
Campbellsville secured the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3. At No. 1, Pablo Herrera and Lin En Tan fell 7-6, while Lukas Pieringer and Antonio Ayerbe Streubel dropped a 7-5 decision. UIS picked up its lone doubles win at No. 2, where Miran Todorovic and Kai Van-Roon earned a 7-5 victory.
Illinois Springfield women's tennis defeated Campbellsville 4-3 in Owensboro, Ky., on Saturday, securing the doubles point and splitting singles play to earn the win.
UIS opened the match strong in doubles, as Ema Norma Bordean and Niamh Grogan earned a 6-3 win at No. 1. Maria Garcia Gama and Alisha Deogaonkar fell 6-1 at No. 2, but Jane Carter and Cristina Mendoza Romero responded with a 6-2 victory at No. 3 to clinch the doubles point for UIS.
No. 15 Illinois Springfield baseball dropped both games of a doubleheader at Missouri S&T on Saturday, falling 7-4 in the opener and 10-4 in the second game.
The Miners took a 2-0 lead on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly in the opening inning. UIS answered in the second, as Kaden Griffitts singled and Noah Caceres doubled to set up Johnny Wendling, who drove in both runners with a double. Wendling later scored on a wild pitch to give the Prairie Stars a 3-2 advantage through two innings.
The UIS softball team (27-11, 11-5) swept its doubleheader against Lincoln (17-16, 3-11) on Saturday afternoon, winning the first game 4-3 and the second game 3-2 in a ten-inning matchup.
UIS men's track & field competed Thursday and Friday at the Kip & Kirk Outdoor Mule Relays, turning in a series of solid midseason performances across the distance events as the outdoor schedule hits its stride.
In the 1500 meters, River Derby led the Prairie Stars in the open sections, placing fourth in 4:03. Matt Padilla was right behind in 4:04 for seventh, while Chase Cooley ran 4:05 for 19th in the invitational section.
UIS competed Thursday and Friday at the Kip & Kirk Outdoor Mule Relays, turning in several strong performances across middle-distance and distance races.
In the Women's 1500-meter invitational heat, Marissa Roggensack led the Prairie Stars with a 4:53 to place 18th. In the open 1500, Audrey Wagoner finished 42nd in 5:33.
In the Women's invitational 5,000-meter run, Josslyn Gaona placed 25th in 18:44.
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The UIS women's tennis team will travel to Owensboro, Ky., this weekend for a pair of matches at Kentucky Wesleyan, facing Campbellsville on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. before taking on Kentucky Wesleyan on Sunday at noon.
A recent highlight for UIS was a 5-2 win over Quincy, a match in which the Prairie Stars swept the doubles competition to build momentum. UIS also played Missouri Baptist on Saturday, dropping that match and moving to 5-9 on the season.
The UIS men's tennis team will travel to Owensboro, Ky., this weekend for its final two non-conference matches of the season, facing Campbellsville on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and Kentucky Wesleyan on Sunday at noon, with both matches taking place at the Kentucky Wesleyan site.
UIS (6-6) enters the weekend coming off a 4-3 win over Quincy in a non-conference matchup. The Prairie Stars earned the doubles point in that victory, with Lin En Ran, Kai Van-Roon and Luke Pennington each picking up singles wins to secure the team result.