The Eastern women’s tennis team had a big victory this weekend, while the men suffered a tough loss.

The Eastern women handily defeated the Northern Iowa women’s team 5-2 Friday. Becky Brunner and Sarah Freeman won their doubles match and both of their singles matches. In doubles action, Brunner and Freeman defeated Jamie Noyce and Meredith Escbeck 8-0. Meanwhile, in singles action Brunner defeated Noyce 6-1, 6-0 and Freeman defeated Puske 6-4, 6-2.

Also in doubles action, the team of Amber Lenfert and Jill Wirtz won a hard-fought match over Kelly Maifield and Marcia Willis 8-6. In their respective singles matches, Lenfert defeated Quaye 6-1, 6-1, and Wirtz fell to Maifield 6-4, 6-1.

The lone loss for the women’s team in doubles went to the team of Madina Mambetova and Constanza Comacho, as they fell to Agnese Pukse 8-3. Mambetova did pick up a singles victory of Esbeck 6-2, 6-3, while Comacho had a tough loss against Muraca 6-0, 6-3.

The Panthers have rebounded after two straight defeats to pick up three straight victories over IUPU-Fort Wayne, Cleveland State and Bradley. Taking 17 of the possible 19 points.

The Panther men suffered their second straight loss in a row on Saturday against Bradley University 5-2.

In doubles action, Eastern’s Colin Priestner and Brandon Lenfert fell to Bradley’s Wil Lofgren and Alex Roby 8-1. Also, the team of Ryan Blankenbaker and Charles LeVaque fell to Mario Paznic and Matt Metully 8-4.

The match of the day was in singles action as C.J. Weber lost a tough match to Bradley’s Marko Marevic. Weber won the first set 6-4, but lost the next two 6-2, 6-4.

Weber, who was considered for a national ranking early last week, has now lost two consecutive matches at Indiana State and now against the Braves.

Eastern’s suffered two other tough losses. Bradley’s Wil Lorgren defeated Eastern’s Brandon Blakenbaker 6-1, 6-2, and Alexy Roby defeated Brandon Lenfert 6-1, 6-2.

All was not lost as Ryan Blankenbaker and Charles LeVaque won both their respective singles matches.

Eastern head coach Brian Holtzgrafe was unavailable for comment.

The women move up to 3-2 this season, while the men fall to 4-4.