There is a sibling duo on EIU’s tennis team that has made the trek from the sun-bleached courts of eastern Australia to the significantly less sun-bleached courts of Eastern Illinois.
Fifth-year...
Sam Kercheval knew Rachel Papavasilopoulos was an important part of the Eastern women’s tennis team’s lineup for the OVC tournament.
Kercheval, the former director of tennis at Eastern before...
Doubles points were hard to come by for Eastern’s women’s tennis team during the first half of its spring season.
Coach Sam Kercheval has stressed the importance of winning the doubles point in...
The first time Eastern’s women’s tennis team faced Jacksonville State on March 16, freshman Claire Martin found herself as the last singles match to finish, with the score tied 3-3.
After barely winning...
Grace Summers walked away from the weekend as the sole leader for singles victories in Eastern’s history and with the memories of a great Senior Day.
Eastern defeated Southeast Missouri 6-1 on Friday,...
Eastern is no stranger to international and out-of-state athletes.
These athletes have made names for themselves as Panthers and have become key players for their respective teams. For example, Grace...
Even with April Fool’s Day a day away, the women’s tennis team was not joking around this weekend and won both of its home matches on Friday and Saturday.
With two important conference wins over...
Sam Kercheval has twice now stepped in to help coach the women’s tennis team, both times after the team’s coach left, but he likes the challenge it presents him to manage both.
Kercheval, the interim...
With a 6-1 victory over Southern Illinois Edwardsville Tuesday, Eastern’s women’s tennis team won its second straight OVC match to start conference play 2-0 this spring.
Last year, Southern Illinois...
With the score tied 3-3, freshman Claire Martin found herself in position to earn the winning point for Eastern’s women’s tennis team Friday and did so in straight sets to give Eastern a conference-opening...
Eastern’s women’s tennis team has less time to celebrate its first two victories than it normally would because the Panthers have to get ready for three matches this weekend, instead of the usual two...
With the Midwestern ITA regionals at the University of Michigan wrapping up, Eastern’s women’s tennis team is back in Charleston, but not without leaving their mark in Michigan.
The Panthers combined...
