SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – As the No. 1 seed, the Illinois State received a bye in the 2021 Missouri Valley Conference Team Tennis Championship Friday and awaited the winner of the No. 4/5 Bradley/Drake matchup. Thanks to a 4-3 win in the final match of the day, the Redbirds will face off against the Bulldogs on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the semifinals at the Cooper Tennis Complex.
The Redbirds went 5-0 in MVC play to earn the No. 1 seed in this weekend's championship. As a result, Tijana Zlatanovic was named the league's Player and Freshman of the Year, three Redbirds were named All-MVC in singles and all three doubles pairings earned All-MVC honors as well.