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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Eastern Illinois women's tennis moved its Tuesday Ohio Valley Conference match to Terre Haute, Ind., due to weather and fell to 0-2 in the conference with a loss to SIUE.
 
SIUE clinched the doubles point and then swept all six singles matches to win 7-0.
 
SIUE won the doubles point with wins at No. 1  and No. 2 doubles before EIU was able to win at No. 3 doubles.  Christine Gouws and Addison Brown picked up a 6-4 win in that position.
 
EIU once again played without top seeded player Rachel Papavasilopoulos forcing a shift in the singles line-up.  This time Elizaveta Bukraba-Ulanova moved up to play at No. 1 singles.
 
Brittany Steven battled at No. 3 singles losing in a tiebreak in the first set 7-6 (2), 6-1. 
 
EIU fell to 1-9 on the season, 0-2 in the OVC.   SIUE improved to 8-4 overall, 1-1 in the OVC.