PEORIA, Ill. -- The Eastern Illinois men's tennis squad lost a 6-1 match at Bradley on Wednesday afternoon.  The defeat drops the Panthers to 1-8 on the season.

Freshman Kevin Bauman earned the lone Eastern victory in singles play, hitting past his Braves opponent at the No. 6 spot in the lineup.  The win ups his overall record to 5-4 on the season, leading all Panther competitors.

Bauman also joined sophomore Warren Race for the only Panther win in doubles, as EIU lost the all-important duo point.

Next up for the Eastern men will be the official outdoor home opener on Tuesday, March 8.  The 2 pm contest is set to be played at EIU's own Rex Darling Courts, weather permitting.

Bradley Men 6, EIU Men 1
3/2/11 at Clubs at River City 
in Peoria, Ill.

Singles
1. Hamish Weerasinghe (BU) def. Michael Sperry (EIU) - 6-3, 6-2
2. Juan Cuadrado (BU) def. Matyas Hilgert (EIU) - 6-3, 6-2
3. Ashton Kalhorn (BU) def. Warren Race (EIU) - 7-5, 6-1
4. Arthur Romanet (BU) def. Charlie Dryden (EIU) - 6-1, 6-2
5. Justin Abrams (BU) def. Jamie Firth (EIU) - 7-5, 6-2
6. Kevin Bauman (EIU) def. Kevin Keiner (BU) - 6-4, 0-6, 10-7

Doubles
1. Weerasinghe/Abrams (BU) def. Hilgert/Firth (EIU) - 8-4
2. Romanet/Cuadrado (BU) def. Sperry/Dryden (EIU) - 8-4
3. Race/Bauman (EIU) def. Kalhorn/Devon Manning (BU) - 8-5

Eastern Illinois (1-8) … Bradley (8-3)

... for more info, contact Bart Rettberg, Asst. SID