The Murray State women’s tennis team gets a good look at the Missouri Valley Conference competition they will face in 2026 this weekend at the Redbird Invitational in Normal, Illinois Friday.

The Racers have their lineups set and get going Friday at the Gregory Street Tennis Courts at ISU.

Event: Redbird Invitational

Dates: Sept. 26-28, 2025

Location: Normal, Ill.

Host: Illinois State

Times: TBA

Schedule: Friday – MSU vs UTC. Saturday – MSU vs WKU & APSU. Sunday – MSU vs APSU.

Facility: Gregory Street Tennis Courts

Live Scoring: None

Participating Teams (8) Belmont, Bradley, Drake, Illinois State, Murray State, Northern Iowa, UIC, Valparaiso

Murray State Lineup

Doubles (1) – Varvara Alexeyeva/Barbora Hermanova

Doubles (2) – Valeria Chaikovskaia/Sofia Issakova

Doubles (3) – Melato/Dethridge, Kikawa/Kadowaki

Singles (1) – Valeria Chaikovskaia

Singles (2) – Varvara Alexeyeva

Singles (3) – Sofia Issakova

Singles (4) – Yu Kikawa

Singles (5) – Bruna Melato

Singles (6) – Barbora Hermanova, Rebecca Widan

Singles (7) – Arden Dethridge

 

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