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UMSL was originally a two-year college named Normandy Residence Center. The original Tennis Courts at UMSL were acquired from Bellerive Country Club. There are still six courts near Mark Twain Athletic Building. Today the center court is named after recently retired tennis coach Rick Gyllenborg.

1976 Current Sports Article

Sports article from the Current about UMSLs' mens' tennis team defeating Southeast Missouri State.

Current "Letters" Column About Tennis

Very interesting article from the April 1975 Letters column by an angry student regarding open play time limited by intramural matches.

Womens Tennis Team 2024

In 1974-1975 Four women’s programs were officially added to UMSL's athletic department including tennis. Prior to 1974, tennis was soley considered student recreation. The current womens' tennis team with coach Megan Holdridge. She is in her third season at UMSL and her teams are succesful. Over half of the teams' players are international students.

Mens' Tennis Team 2023-2024

2023-2024 Mens' Tennis team. They too are coached by Megan Holdridge and over half the team players are international students.

Mens' Tennis Team 1969

For the first time in history, the mens' team in 1969 lost every match.  According to the UMSL archives the 1970 season went better.