One day after witnessing the Greenville men's tennis program and their head coach Brett Brannon win their first St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship, the Panthers women's program obtained its first championship.
The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced Thursday that the Council of Presidents and Chancellors have approved the addition of Greenville University as one of four institutions requesting associate membership in men's and women's tennis beginning with the 2023 spring season.
The women's tennis team split their matches against Webster and Westminster on Saturday. The Panthers fell 5-4 to Webster in their opening match before topping Westminster 9-0.
The women's tennis team was challenged more closely by Illinois College at the bottom of the lineup, but ultimately, the Panthers came away with a 9-0 victory on Wednesday.
The women's tennis team had a successful opening day of competition on Spring Break with an 8-1 triumph over Concordia Wisconsin and a 9-0 blanking of Lancaster Bible.
The women's tennis team dropped their first two matches of the spring season at Transylvania on Saturday. GU dropped a 6-3 decision to Ohio Northern and a 8-1 contest against Transylvania.
The women's tennis team began their 2021 fall season with a split of two 9-0 matches at Millikin's tournament on Saturday. The Panthers came out ahead in a 9-0 win over Cornell College before falling 9-0 to Millikin.