Eastern Illinois women's tennis opened Ohio Valley Conference play on Saturday afternoon as the Panthers lost on the road at Southern Indiana falling 5-2.
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EIU jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as they captured the doubles point.
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Addison Brown and
Jemma Booth won at No. 1 doubles for the Panthers with a 6-4 decision.
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Aleyla Wooten and
Charleigh Fay sealed the point for EIU with their win at No. 2 doubles winning 7-6 with a 7-4 tie-break win
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Wooten captured the additional win for the Panthers playing at No. 2 singles. Wooten defeated Lauren Row in three sets winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
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The Panthers had two additional chances to claim points falling in three sets at both No. 4 and No. 5 singles.
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Anais Negrail beat
Charleigh Fay in three sets at No. 4 singles for a USI win. Negrail won 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
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Playing at No. 5 singles
Luisa Renovales Salazar lost in three sets to Sofia Davidoff. Davidoff won 3-6, 7-5, 6-1.
