Megan Heuser joined the UIC women's tennis program as an assistant coach for the Flames.
Heuser joins UIC following a successful collegiate playing career at the University of Illinois, where she competed for four seasons from 2021-25. During her time with the Fighting Illini, she compiled a 56-42 singles record and a 71-52 doubles record, including a 23-11 mark in Big Ten singles play.
Heuser earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors as a senior in 2024-25 after recording 16 singles victories and a 7-3 record in conference play. She also earned Academic All-District, Academic All-Big Ten, and Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete recognition during her final season.
As a sophomore in 2022-23, Heuser and doubles partner Kate Duong captured the ITA Midwest Regional doubles championship, becoming just the third Illinois women's doubles team to win the regional title. The duo went on to earn NCAA Doubles All-American honors after advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship. Heuser and Duong also won the Fighting Illini Women's Open USTA/ITF 15K doubles title that fall.
Throughout her collegiate career, Heuser earned multiple academic honors, including Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition, Academic All-Big Ten honors, and ITA Scholar-Athlete accolades. She also recorded back-to-back seasons with at least 13 singles victories in 2021-22 and 2022-23.
A native of Lindenhurst, Illinois, Heuser attended Lakes Community High School, where she compiled a 122-3 record over four years. She was a four-time All-State selection, a four-time North Lake County Conference All-Conference honoree, and the 2019 Illinois Class 1A state singles champion.
Heuser graduated from the University of Illinois, where she studied interdisciplinary health sciences, before joining the Flames coaching staff.
