CHICAGO, Ill. - The Eastern Illinois men's tennis team ended Saturday's doubleheader 0-2, losing to Detroit 7-0 and Chicago State 4-3.
The loss against Detroit is the Panthers first loss ever against the team while losing to Chicago State ends a seven game win streak EIU held since 2001.
The highlights of the day came in the second match. Pushing his opponent to a third set, in the No. 3 position
Marko Stefan Janjusic recorded the Panthers first win of the day 5-7, 7-6, 1-0 (6).
Following Janjusic's win,
Jared Woodson would force his opponent to a third set as well winning 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (6). In the No. 6 position
Ferdinand Ammer earned the final singles win of the match defeating his opponent 6-3, 6-1.
Now 2-11 on the season, the Panthers will travel to Dayton, Ohio where they will play two matches facing Dayton Friday (Mar. 10) at 5 p.m. and Wright State Saturday (Mar. 11) at 1:30 p.m.
Detroit Mercy 7, Eastern Illinois 0
Singles Competition
1. Artem Vasheshnikov (DETROIT) def. KINGSMITH, Gage (EIUM) 6-2, 6-7, 1-0 (10-8)
2. Patryk Koscielski (DETROIT) def. REIMAN, Grant (EIUM) 6-1, 6-1
3. Nathan Ponton (DETROIT) def. JANJUSIC, Marko S. (EIUM) 6-1, 6-2
4. Kacper Stelmaszak (DETROIT) def. WOODSON, Jared (EIUM) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
5. Adam Zychowicz (DETROIT) def. REIMAN, Trent (EIUM) 6-1, 6-4
6. Chance Conley (DETROIT) def. AMMER, Ferdinand (EIUM) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles Competition
1. Nathan Ponton/Artem Vasheshnikov (DETROIT) def. KINGSMITH, Gage/AMMER, Ferdinand (EIUM) 6-1
2. Chance Conley/Patryk Koscielski (DETROIT) def. REIMAN, Trent/REIMAN, Grant (EIUM) 6-1
3. Kacper Stelmaszak/Adam Zychowicz (DETROIT) vs. WENDELL, Jacob/WOODSON, Jared (EIUM) 3-3, unfinished
Chicago State 4, Eastern Illinois 3
Singles Competition
1. Jiri Nouza (CSU) def. KINGSMITH, Gage (EIUM) 6-2, 7-5
2. Felix Savard (CSU) def. REIMAN, Grant (EIUM) 6-4, 6-2
3. JANJUSIC, Marko S. (EIUM) def. Gonzalo Martinez (CSU) 5-7, 7-6, 1-0 (6-4)
4. WOODSON, Jared (EIUM) def. Rohan Wattley (CSU) 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (8-6)
5. Christian Gonzales (CSU) def. REIMAN, Trent (EIUM) 6-2, 6-4
6. AMMER, Ferdinand (EIUM) def. Cody Wurzelbacher (CSU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Competition
1. Jiri Nouza/Felix Savard (CSU) def. KINGSMITH, Gage/REIMAN, Grant (EIUM) 6-4
2. Christian Gonzales/Gonzalo Martinez (CSU) def. REIMAN, Trent/AMMER, Ferdinand (EIUM) 6-2
3. Cody Wurzelbacher/Rohan Wattley (CSU) def. WOODSON, Jared/WENDELL, Jacob (EIUM) 6-4