Photo Gallery (by Sandy King)

Eastern Illinois men's tennis got off to a good start in its Horizon League opener as the Panthers clinched the doubles point.  
 
Tennessee State then won five straight singles matches to win the match 5-2 as EIU took the final singles point in three sets.
 
Zach White and Tyler Carlin won the first doubles match for the Panthers with a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles.
 
EIU clinched the overall point with a win at No. 3 doubles as Pieke Bouman and Duarte Trocado won 6-3 to seal the doubles point win.
 
In singles play TSU won the first five matches with two set wins in all five victories.   Tyler Carlin did push his second set at No. 5 singles against Alexander Ademec to a tie-break before falling 6-4, 7-6 (9-7).
 
Zach White picked up the final EIU point with a three-set win at No. 3 singles over James Adler Germinal.   White won 7-6 (7-4), 1-6, 7-5.
 
EIU is now 5-16 overall, 0-1 in the Horizon League.  TSU is 3-9 overall, 1-0 in the Horizon League.