The Eastern women’s tennis team suffered two losses over the weekend, and the Panthers are in a six-match losing streak, causing them to have a 5-8 overall record.

On Feb. 29, the team fell to 5-7 on the season with a 4-3 loss to Green Bay. The team had a 1-0 lead in the match with after taking the doubles point.

Junior Rachel Papavasilopoulos and freshman Lauren Ellis won 6-3 at No. 3 doubles, followed by Christine Gouws and Elizaveta Bukraba-Ulanova, both freshmen, as they won at the No. 1 doubles with a 7-6 score.

After losing at the No. 6 singles, the Panthers went up 2-1 in the match with Papavasilopoulos winning in straight sets at No.1 singles, 6-3, 6-2.

Gouws played at the No. 3 singles against Green Bay, losing 1-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Freshman Brittany Steven closed out the match against Green Bay with a win at the No. 5 singles. 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

The team lost their second match of the weekend Sunday afternoon against Chicago State, with a 4-2 loss, another setback on the trek to end its losing streak.

Papavasilopoulos and Bukraba-Ulanova were left unfinished at 6-6 in the No. 1 doubles match.

Steven and junior Karla Contreras competed at No. 2 doubles losing 5-7.

Senior Shelby Anderson and freshman Kaitlyn Snyder played in the No. 3 doubles losing 4-6.

After Eastern lost the doubles point, Papavasilopoulos evened the match at 1-1 with a straight-set win at No. 1 singles winning, 6-3, 6-1.

Bukraba-Ulanova competed at the No. 3 singles losing, 1-6, 0-6, and Contreras played at the No. 2 singles, losing 4-6, 2-6.

Steven played at the No. 4 singles, winning in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, to give Eastern its other point.

Freshman Claire Perez-Korinko closed the match at the No. 5 singles position losing 3-6, 3-6.

The women’s tennis team’s next match will be March 13th at Jacksonville State to open conference play.

Bailey Scoggins can be reached at 581-2812 or bsscoggins@eiu.edu.