Men's and women's tennis could possibly be eliminated next season under Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposed FY17 budget, according to a press release sent out by SIU President Randy Dunn. The men's tennis team has competed since 1924 while the women have competed since 1974.
Cutting the two programs would save the school $688,000 and those are the only explicit mentions about athletics in the proposed cuts.
Officials at SIU-Edwardsville announced in February it would cut men's tennis and women's golf at the end of the school year.
Saluki senior Jonny Rigby expressed his concern about the future of the program and said he wasn't informed of Dunn's proposal.