LOCKPORT, Ill. – Eastern Illinois men's tennis earned a 9-0 road victory at Saint Francis (Ill.) as the Panther hit past the NAIA opponent by taking all three doubles and six singles wins.

The win ups the Panthers to 2-1 on the early spring season.

After winning a trio of doubles matchups, Michael Sperry, Warren Race, Kevin Bauman, Robert Skolik, Ryan Henderson, and Rui Silva each picked up respective straight set single wins from No. 1-6.

Panthers return to action next Sunday (Feb. 17), as the EIU men are set to entertain Dayton at 3 p.m. inside the nearby Danville Tennis Center.

EIU Men 9, USF Men 0
Sat., February 9, 2013
Challenge Tennis in Lockport, Ill.

Singles
1. Michael Sperry (EIU) def. Alex Haizel (USF) - 6-2, 6-0
2. Warren Race (EIU) def. Boris Peshev (USF) - 6-2, 6-4
3. Kevin Bauman (EIU) def. Andres Stecher (USF) - 6-1, 6-4
4. Robert Skolik (EIU) def. Diego Mogrovejo (USF) - 6-2, 6-4
5. Ryan Henderson (EIU) def. Chad Randall (USF) - 6-3, 6-2
6. Rui Silva (EIU) def. Jonathan Pacheco (USF) - 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
1. Race/Sperry (EIU) def. Haizel/Peshev (USF) - 8-2
2. Bauman/Skolik (EIU) def. Mogrovejo/Stecher (USF) - 8-2
3. Silva/Volodymyr Zverkovsky (EIU) def. Pacheco/Randall (USF) - 8-6

Match Notes
Eastern Illinois ... 2-1
St. Francis (Ill.) ... 2-2

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