Eastern Illinois women's tennis will send two players to compete in this weekend's ITA Midwest Regional Championship hosted by the University of Illinois.
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Rachel Papavasilopoulos and
Christine Gouws will represent the Panthers playing in both singles and doubles action beginning on Friday at the Aitkens Tennis Center.
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The event will be a blind draw for both singles and doubles play with the top finishers in the event advancing to the ITA Midwest Super Regional on Oct. 22-26 at Ohio State University.
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Papavasilopoulos earned first team All-OVC honors last spring posting an 11-2 record at No. 1 singles.  She played three doubles matches with Gouws in the spring with the pair going 3-0, all at No. 1 doubles.
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Last spring Gouws played in all three top spots in the Panthers line-up with the three individual wins. She played most of her time at No. 2 singles.