The Eastern women’s and men’s tennis teams played in their final competitions of their unofficial fall season during the weekend.

The men played in Carbondale at the Southern Illinois Classic, while two women represented Eastern at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional.

ITA Regionals

Eastern women’s tennis players Janelle Prisner and Sephora Boulbahaiem competed at the ITA Regional hosted by Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., and recorded two wins.

The duo paired up in doubles play and picked up a win in its first round matchup against two Eastern Michigan opponents.

Prisner and Boulbahaiem battled past their first-round match, winning 8-5.

Prisner and Boulbahaiem then played a long match against two Youngstown state players, which they ultimately lost 8-7 after a 7-4 tiebreaker that decided the final game.

After finishing 1-1 in doubles play, Boulbahaiem competed in singles and earned a 1-1 record as well.

She won her first match in straights before losing in straights to a DePaul opponent.

Prisner was afforded a first-round bye but was not able to pick up a victory in her second single’s match, losing in three sets.

SIU Invitational

The Eastern men’s tennis team played at the SIU Fall Classic in Carbondale, defeating South Dakota State 5-2 and losing to Southern Illinois by the same score.

Sophomore Moritz Kandt led the Panthers, winning both of his singles matches Saturday and also picking up a win in doubles play.

Kandt defeated South Dakota State’s Andrea Boglic in straight sets 6-0, 6-0.

Three fellow sophomores also recorded wins in their singles matches as Robert Skolik, Ryan Henderson and Rui Silva beat Parker Lawley, Mateus Moreira and Lovro Curcija, respectively.

All four singles wins for the Panthers came in straight sets.

In doubles play, Kandt teamed up with freshman Grant Thompson in an 8-3 win.

Silva and Henderson defeated Gary Notkin and Moreira 8-3 to secure Eastern’s win.

Eastern men’s coach Eric Stark said he was pleased with the Panthers’ performance.

“We fought hard, we played smart and our energy was the best we have had so far this fall,” Stark said in a press release. “I feel this was a very positive experience for everyone on the team.”

Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.