EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- The Eastern Illinois women's tennis squad defeated SIU-Edwardsville on Saturday evening behind a 5-1 victory in singles-only play.
No doubles took place due to time constraints, while the outcome of the match was never in doubt as the Panthers won five of six singles.
Eastern earned their first win of the early season to move to 1-1 overall as five individual players also won their matches. EIU victors included
Amanda Dibbs and
Shannon Brooks at No. 2 and No. 3 Singles, respectively. Dibbs won each of her sets with tiebreakers.
Juliana Frey and
Merritt Whitley each won in straight sets at No. 4 and 5, while
Annie Egan earned a tough three-set affair at No. 6. Unfortunately
Cara Huck lost her match at the top of the lineup, but
Kristen Laird countered by winning her exhibition matchup.
