Eagles Women's Tennis Preview

The Edgewood University Women's Tennis team returns to the courts for the 2025-26 season after a successful 2024-25. They captured the NACC regular season title, claimed the NACC Tournament crown, and returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2018-19 season. A group of returners featuring several All-NACC players are joined by five newcomers as the Eagles look to defend their crown.

“We are only two days into our pre-season practices and things are off to a great start. It's always fun to see how the new players fit in with the returners on the court.  The attitudes, effort and competativness have been great so far which is a good sign for the beginning of the year as we get ready for our first tournament on August 30-31,” said head coach Kevin Friend

Fall 2025 Women's Tennis Schedule

Edgewood University will play a trio of non-conference tilts in Iowa to kick off the season. They'll take on UW-Stout and Cornell on Saturday, August 30 before battling with Buena Vista on Sunday, August 31. Wisconsin Lutheran and Marian pay Quann Park a visit to kick off the Eagles' title defense on Friday, September 5.

A three-match homestand awaits in the middle of the conference slate, with Concordia Wisconsin visiting on Tuesday, September 16 before Edgewood University travels to the ITA Midwest Regional starting on Friday, September 9. Another NACC double feature wraps up the fall home schedule as they take on Illinois Tech and Concordia Chicago on Sunday, October 5. The Eagles conclude their fall and NACC slate with a rematch of last year's championship match at St. Norbert on Sunday, October 12.

2025-26 Roster

The Eagles were tabbed as the favorites in the NACC Women's Tennis Preseason Poll. They claimed all 18 first-place votes and 162 points. St. Norbert earned 132 points, while MSOE and Concordia Wisconsin rounded out the top four with 128 and 104 points respectively.

Head Coach Kevin Friend

By the Numbers

3 - The Eagles return three All-NACC players from last year's squad, including Christina Ekkela, Hattie Plenty, and Evelyn Taylor.

1 - Taylor was named NACC Player of the Year in 2024-25.

5 - Five new players join the ranks of Edgewood University as they look to repeat as champions.

“I'm excited to see how our linuep will come together because it looks like we have a lot of great options for singles and doubles!” said Friend.

17 - The 17 wins last season were the most in a single season since the 2018-19 campaign.