Eastern Illinois suffered two setbacks on the first day of the second OVC weekend. Panthers lost to Chattanooga 5-0 and Morehead State 3-2. With the two losses, EIU falls to 4-12 (1-7 OVC). Eastern Illinois will have two remaining matches on Saturday to conclude the weekend.
Match 1: EIU 0, Chattanooga 5
The senior duo, Lilli Amettis and Sylvia Hasz, were elevated to the number one pair but fell 2-0.
Laura Paniagua and Jorah Rutter dropped their match 2-0.
Ariadna Pereles and Emma Schroeder lost 2-0.
The OVC Pair of the Week, Tori Mohesky and Alanys Nieves, were unlucky, losing 2-0.
Katie Kopshever and Anaya Rawlinson faced a 2-0 setback to conclude the match.
Final Scores:
Faychak & Lecik def. Amettis & Hasz (2-0): 21-17, 21-17
Lawrence & Vale def. Paniagua & Rutter (2-0): 21-12, 21-17
Gulledge & Jackwin def. Pereles & Schroeder (2-0): 21-12, 21-12
Clark & McKenney def. Mohesky & Nieves (2-0): 21-13, 21-13
Goryl & McCabe def. Kopshever & Rawlinson (2-0): 21-17, 21-15
Match 2: EIU 2, Morehead State 3
The OVC Pair of the Week earned a bounce-back win in two sets. Mohesky and Nieves faced no trouble in the duel.
Pereles and Schroeder fell behind 1-0 but rebounded with two straight wins to earn the Panthers their second win of the match.
Amettis and Hasz were unable to keep up with Morehead State, losing 2-0.
Paniagua and Rutter pushed the Eagles to three sets but fell short, losing 2-1.
Kopshever and Rawlinson dropped their dual match 2-0.
Final Scores:
Hargen & Marita def. Amettis & Hasz (2-0): 21-6, 21-17
Heath & Hefner def. Paniagua & Rutter (2-1): 21-13, 17-21, 15-7
Mohesky & Nieves def. Nott & DePonte (2-0): 21-15, 21-16
Pereles & Schroeder def. Snowden & McCloskey (2-1): 15-21, 21-17, 15-12
Smith & Sennett def. Kopshever & Rawlinson (2-0): 21-11, 21-11
Up Next: Panthers will face Tennessee Tech and UT Martin on Saturday to wrap up the OVC weekend.