BU Invitational Results (PDF)

PEORIA -- The Eastern Illinois men's tennis squad opened up fall action this past weekend, competing in the six-team Bradley Invitational, as senior Jeff Rutherford won at Flight 1 Singles, while Jamie Firth and Justin Haag teamed up to capture first place in Flight 3 Doubles.

Rutherford won in straight sets over his competition from Bradley, Valparaiso and Saint Louis, but dropped tight 6-2, 3-6, 10-5 match to Nelson of WI-Green Bay.  However, Nelson ended up at 2-2, losing to two opponents that Rutherford downed, thus giving Rutherford the title off his 3-1 weekend record.

At Flight 3 Doubles, Firth and Haag defeated all four opponents they faced on the court, including identical 9-7 wins over their Western Illinois and Bradley opposition.  They easily downed Valparaiso, 8-1, but gutted out a tough 8-6 win over the team from WI-Green Bay.

Haag won two of his Flight 5 Singles matches, while Jamie Firth picked up a win at Flight 3 Singles action. 

The Panthers return to the court next weekend, competing in the three-day Ball State Invitational, with first serve set for Friday, Sep. 25 and running thru Sunday.  The EIU women just recently competed at the BSU Invite this past weekend.

... for more info, contact Bart Rettberg, Asst. SID