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The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

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The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

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Panthers set for Valparaiso invitational

Parker Valentine, Tennis Reporter October 4, 2017

The Eastern men’s tennis team is heading to Indiana this weekend for the Valparaiso Fall Invitational. This is the second tournament of the Panthers’ fall season; the first came three weeks ago...

Freshman Karla Contreras returns the ball back to junior Abby Carpenter at practice Sept. 21 in the Darling Courts. Contreras said her faith and religion is what keeps her positive.

Tennis player fueled by faith

Parker Valentine, Tennis Reporter October 3, 2017

Warm, muggy-morning training and long afternoons of homework. That was the life of Eastern freshman Karla Contreras. Contreras hails from downtown Panama City, Panama. She comes from an environment where...

Freshman Karla Contreras backhands the ball to sophomore Stella Cliffe in practice Thursday at the Darling Courts. Contreras is one of four freshmen on the women’s tennis team.

Freshmen making mark on tennis teams

Parker Valentine, Tennis Reporter September 26, 2017

As the fall season progresses, the Eastern men and women’s tennis teams are seeing a youth movement on the court. The Panthers have four freshmen who recorded wins in the first tournament of their college...

Men’s tennis team to play in River Forest Invitational

Parker Valentine, Men's Tennis Reporting September 18, 2017

  Eastern’s men’s tennis team completed its first meet of the fall season over the weekend. The River Forest Fall invitational is a three-day event that spanned from Friday to Sunday. Play...

Men’s tennis team opens season on road

Parker Valentine, Tennis Reporter September 14, 2017

The Panthers are headed to the suburbs of Chicago Friday, for the River Forest Collegiate Invitational. The event is free of charge and will take place at the River Forest Tennis Club, as well as the...

Fall training gets underway for tennis team

Parker Valentine, Men's Tennis Reporter August 29, 2017

The Eastern men’s tennis team started training for the 2017 fall season this week. Under the tutelage of head coach Sam Kercheval, the Panthers look to build on their spring season with seven returning...

7 players returning to roster for men’s tennis team

Parker Valentine, Tennis Reporter August 23, 2017

  Continuity is the name of the game for the Panthers, as seven of their nine athletes are returning after playing for Eastern last year. This year’s team consists of four sophomores, three seniors...

Junior Grant Reiman serves during his doubles match with freshman Gage Kingsmith April 8, 2017, at the Darling Courts. Reiman and Kingsmith were defeated by their Austin Peay opponents 6-4.

Tennis wins both matches on senior day

Dillan Schorfheide, Men's Tennis Reporter April 16, 2017

The men’s tennis team won back-to-back matches on Saturday for the first time this season. Saturday was senior day for Eastern. Redshirt senior Jacob Wendell is the only senior on the team and was...

Freshman Ferdinand Ammer attempts a return at the net against Austin Peays James Mitchell Saturday at the Darling Courts. Ammer fell to Mitchell in 3 sets, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (5).

Tennis finishes winless in OVC play

Dillan Schorfheide, Men's Tennis Reporter April 10, 2017

Samuel Kercheval, coach of Eastern’s men’s tennis team, said it looks like the team will not make the OVC tournament, something he said was “all in our control.” With the loss Saturday, the Panthers...

Junior Trent Reiman watches the ball before making a return during his singles match against Eastern Kentuckys Diego Asis on March 24, 2017, at the Darling Courts. Reiman fell to Asis 6-1, 7-5, in the Panthers home opener.

Men’s tennis team drops weekend matches

Dillan Schorfheide, Men's tennis reporter April 3, 2017

Fresh off its third win of the season, Eastern’s men’s tennis team lost both of its weekend matches to OVC opponents. The matches against Belmont and Tennessee State were two chances for Eastern to...

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