The Horizon

IUS Women’s Tennis preps for spring 2020 season

Junior Lauren Winchell prepares to receive a serve during a double header against Kentucky Wesleyan and Brescia on Friday, March 22, 2019. Photo by IUS Athletics, used with permission.

Grenadiers fielding mix of experience and youth in deep conference field

February 10, 2020

The IUS Women’s Tennis team had a solid showing in 2019, going 10-11 overall and finishing with a 6-1 record in River States Conference play—good for the second seed in the RSC Tournament. In the semifinals,...

IUS Tennis preps for spring 2020 season

Brock Winchell prepares to serve during a match against Asbury University on April 11, 2019.

Men’s team to rely on experienced stars amidst tough conference field

February 10, 2020

The IUS Men’s Tennis team had another strong run in 2019. Despite finishing with an overall record of 11-11, they posted a 4-1 record in River States Conference play, giving them the second seed in the...

Epkey’s squads load for RSC Tournament

Daulton Fensler hustles to answer a serve sent down the line. Fensler hopes to travel far with the men’s squad this postseason.

IU Southeast tennis squads come back from slow season start, prepare for deep postseason run

April 15, 2019

Starting in the fall of 2018, the IU Southeast men’s and women’s tennis squads embarked on a 2018-19 campaign that started slowly. Rain-outs and matches against several schools ranked in both NAIA...

Competition breeds Success

Joe Epkey, IU Southeast tennis coach, used a competitive childhood to gain an edge in the game of tennis

August 21, 2018

Joe Epkey is entering his sixth season at the helm of the Grenadier men’s and women’s tennis teams, but the sport has been a part of his life from the very beginning. With his father as a coach,...

IUS women’s tennis team tops Kentucky Wesleyan

October 4, 2016

The IUS women's tennis team faced off against Kentucky Wesleyan College on Tuesday Oct. 4. The Grenadiers were able to take the match 9-0 as they were able to pick up a win at every spot. This would...

IUS men’s and women’s tennis teams take care of business vs. Berea

September 25, 2016

The IUS Men’s and Women’s tennis teams faced off against Berea College on Sunday September 25. Each team went on to win their matches 9-0 making them 1-0 this season. Each player for both IU Southeast...

The Mental Fatigue Factor

A look into how student athletes deal with the stress of juggling big time sports and big time classes.

March 21, 2016

Pitcher Chris Kemp said sometimes athletes can be their own biggest obstacles. He said it’s easy for them to overthink when on the field. “It’s easy in baseball to go get inside your own head,”...