BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Women's Tennis will head to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this weekend for the Middle Tennessee Fall Invitational. The event is scheduled to be played Oct. 23-25 at the Adams Tennis Complex.
TOURNAMENT INFO
Friday, Oct. 23
3:30 p.m. CT | Doubles | Adams Tennis Complex
- WKU vs. Butler
4:30 p.m. CT | Singles | Adams Tennis Complex
- WKU vs. Lipscomb
Saturday, Oct. 24
10 a.m. CT | Doubles | Adams Tennis Complex
- WKU vs. Middle Tennessee
- WKU vs. Chattanooga
Sunday, Oct. 25
9 a.m. CT | Doubles | Adams Tennis Complex
- WKU vs. Chattanooga
10 a.m. CT | Singles | Adams Tennis Complex
- WKU vs. UNC Asheville
ABOUT THE LADY TOPPERS
- The Middle Tennessee Fall Invitational will be the third event this fall WKU Women's Tennis has been represented in. Six Lady Toppers – Ariadna Fernandez, Madison Hill, Virginia Madueño, Emily Meng, Barbara Olvera and Andra Sirbu – took part in the APSU Fall Tournament in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Sept. 25 and 26. Isabelle Einess and Emily Schut competed in the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals in Mason, Ohio, earlier this month. The Middle Tennessee Fall Invitational will be the final event this fall the Lady Toppers will participate in.
- The Lady Toppers finished the 2026 season with an 11-14 record, marking the fifth straight season the program has reached double-digit wins. It marks the second time in program history that WKU Women's Tennis has accomplished the feat, having previously done so from 2009-13.
- The Lady Toppers have won 73 matches over the last five seasons, which is the highest win total over a five-year period in program history.
- WKU won nine home matches during the 2026 season. The nine home wins ranked fourth in a single season in program history.
- The Lady Toppers return six players from the 2025-26 team – Einess, Fernandez, Madueño, Olvera, Schut and Sirbu.
- WKU signed Hill and Meng during the offseason. Hill is a transfer from Saint Louis, while Meng is a transfer from Quinnipiac.
- Head Coach Greg Davis finished the 2026 season with 348 career wins as a head coach. He enters his ninth season at WKU with 89 wins, which ranks second in program history.
QUOTABLE
- "Consistency – that's the big thing. Consistency. I see shades of this being a really good team at times, but it's very inconsistent. We've got to get effort every single day out of eight good players in this tournament – that's the goal. Last year, I remember, we went in there and had two of the best days in my career in a fall tournament and then the final day we just fell completely flat. I'm looking for consistent play Day 1, 2 and 3. We'll probably move the lineup around because I want to see how people are going to play in different spots and give them a little bit of a challenge. It's a great tournament always. You've got UT Chattanooga, Middle in there, you've got Miami-Ohio, Lipscomb – some really good regional teams, so it's going to be a major challenge for us this weekend." – WKU Women's Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
- Butler: The Bulldogs posted a 5-18 overall record during the 2026 spring season. Butler is coached by Natalie Boesing, who has held that position since August 2026.
- Lipscomb: The Bisons posted a 14-7 record last season, which ended in the ASUN semifinals. Lipscomb is led by Jamie Aid, who enters her 14th season as head coach in 2026-27 and her 17th season overall with the program.
- Middle Tennessee: The Blue Raiders went 8-15 during the 2026 spring season. Middle Tennessee defeated New Mexico State in the first round of the Conference USA Championship, before falling to Liberty in the quarterfinals. The Blue Raiders are coached by Tayo Bailey-Duvall, who has led the program since 2018.
- Chattanooga: Chattanooga went 17-5 during the spring with a 5-2 record in Southern Conference play. The Mocs are led by Chad Camper, who is in his 11th season at the helm.
- UNC Asheville: The Bulldogs posted a 12-8 record last season. Jeff Maren is in his first season as the program's head coach.
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