IUS Women’s Tennis preps for spring 2020 season
Brandon Miniard, Sports Editor
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, the Grenadiers went down to the wire against IU East, but ultimately fell to the Red Wolv...
IUS Tennis preps for spring 2020 season
Brandon Miniard, Sports Editor
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 RSC Tournament. They reached the championship match, facing regular-season and eventual tournament...
Epkey’s squads load for RSC Tournament
Brandon Miniard, Staff Reporter
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 and NCAA put both squads under .500 early on. Once the spring portion of the season rolled around,...
Competition breeds Success
Samuel Murphy, Sports Director
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, and sandwiched between two brothers — one a year older and one a year younger — who also loved...
IUS women’s tennis team tops Kentucky Wesleyan
Tyler Clerkin, Staff Reporter
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 be the first time the two teams meet in the 2016 season, but the two have faced off before on April...
IUS men’s and women’s tennis teams take care of business vs. Berea
Tyler Clerkin, Staff Reporter
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 came out of the match with a win for their team. Senior Jonathan James was able to pull of a...
The Mental Fatigue Factor
Enrique Bryan, Staff Reporter
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,” said Kemp, a senior who also plays first base. “You throw a few balls and think, ‘Oh man, what am I...
Women’s tennis dominates in doubleheader
Enrique Bryan, Staff Reporter
September 27, 2015
The IUS women's tennis team faced two conference opponents in a doubleheader on Saturday, Sept. 26. The Grenadiers dominated both matches against IU East and Brescia University shutting out both teams. After just having been in a regional tournament two days prior to their doubleheader on Saturday,...
Grenadiers suffer first loss of season
Enrique Bryan, Staff Reporter
September 13, 2015
The IUS men's tennis team were defeated by Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday, Sept. 13 by a score of 7-2. The Grenadiers are now 1-1 for the season following the loss to the Wildcats. In doubles senior Nick Roby and junior Jacob Rankin won the only doubles match against the Wildcats in No. 1 doubles ...
IUS Men’s Tennis Preview
Enrique Bryan, Staff Reporter
September 4, 2015
The IUS men's tennis team prepares for a tough schedule this year with the season about to begin. However, the Grenadiers are highly motivated and all share a common goal: winning the KIAC championship and going to nationals. "Same goal pretty much every year is to win the conference regular season...
