Eastern Illinois women's tennis started its two-match road swing through the state of Michigan on Saturday night with a 4-0 loss at Eastern Michigan.

The match was played to clinch with EIU set to travel to Western Michigan for a Sunday morning contest.

EIU had only five available players in the line-up forcing the Panthers to have to forfeit the No. 3 doubles match.  Eastern Michigan then locked up the overall doubles point with a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles.   Aleyla Wooten and Michelle Kostadinova had their match left unfinished at No. 1 doubles.

The player shortage carried over to singles play were EIU forfeited a point at No. 6 singles.  The Eagles won the final two points of the match with victories at No. 4 and No. 5 singles.

Wooten was leading 5-4 in her second set at No. 1 singles against Daniella Shved when the match was left unfinished.  Shved won the opening set 6-2.

Ornella Lomenzo battled in her opening set at No. 2 singles falling 7-5 and was trailing 5-3 in the second set as EMU clinched the overall match.  Kostadinova had her match at No. 3 singles also remain unfinished.