SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE COUGARS MEN'S TENNIS

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Located in southwestern Illinois near St. Louis, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville fields its men's tennis program within the Ohio Valley Conference as part of the NCAA Division I structure. Founded in 1957, SIUE serves 12,813 students across its Edwardsville campus and competes during the spring season across multiple courts and facilities. The program operates within one of the Midwest's most competitive mid-major athletic conferences, where tennis programs balance rigorous academics with intercollegiate competition.

Cougar men's tennis operates under the direction of an experienced coaching staff dedicated to developing both competitive players and student-athletes. SIUE's tennis roster competes at home while traveling throughout the Ohio Valley Conference region to face conference opponents and non-conference competitors from surrounding states. The program emphasizes the dual development model typical of Division I tennis, where players manage demanding course loads while training year-round and competing in spring season matches that determine conference standings and NCAA tournament seeding.

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OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TENNIS PROGRAMS

• Eastern Illinois Panthers
• Lindenwood Lions and Lady Lions
• Morehead State Eagles
• Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
• Tennessee State Tigers
• Tennessee Technological Golden Eagles
• Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans
• Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
• Tennessee at Martin Skyhawks
• Western Illinois Leathernecks

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