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Freshman Eastern Illinois tennis player Duarte Trocado readies to backhand the ball during Eastern’s Horizon League conference opener against Tennessee State University as Eastern lost 5-2 on Saturday.

Men’s tennis loses home conference opener against TSU

Gunnar Olson, Editor-in-Chief March 22, 2025

After starting out strong and scoring the doubles point to open play, the Eastern Illinois men's tennis team was unable to win its conference opener, losing to the Tennessee State Tigers 5-2 on a chilly...

Freshman tennis player Fabien Planchard backhands the ball during the Eastern Illinois Fall Invitational Friday at the Darling Courts.

EIU tennis prepares for weekend games

Gunnar Olson, Editor-in-Chief March 21, 2025

Eastern’s men’s and women’s tennis teams' spring seasons are in full swing.   Currently Eastern's men's team holds a (5-15) record, and the women's team has a (3-13) record. The teams have...

Members of the EIU women's basketball game rush to the student section to celebrate a 51-49 win over the University of Southern Indiana Groniger Arena Saturday. The Panthers won 51-49 in a late game layup and free throw with 13 seconds left allowing the Panthers to continue on a 10-0 win streak in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Panther Roundup: Women’s basketball undefeated in OVC, men’s swim wins almost every event

Zaria Flippin and Payton Liggins January 27, 2025

From a game-winning layup to seal a win for women's basketball to both men's and women's tennis recording their first wins of the season, here is what happened within Eastern's athletics this past...

Players of the Eastern Illinois University women's basketball team cheer on teammates during their game against the Indiana State Sycamores on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 in Groniger Arena.

Panther Sports Roundup: What you missed over the weekend

Payton Liggins, Sports Reporter January 21, 2025

Eastern had several different athletic events happen over the weekend. Here's a quick recap of what happened: Women’s Basketball The Panther’s are 11-6 overall, and they are leading the Ohio...

Freshman tennis player Ludolph Wiggett tries to hit the ball during the Eastern Illinois Fall Invitational Friday at the Darling Courts.

Freshman tennis player shares COVID-19 experience in Australia in Q&A

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor November 18, 2024

Freshman tennis player Ludolph Wiggett started playing tennis around the age of 5. The Melbourne, Australia, native attended Trinity Grammar School before committing to Eastern. Wiggett competed...

Pierce Holley, a junior quarterback (3), looks to throw the ball to a teammate during their homecoming game against UT Martin at O‘Brien Field Saturday afternoon.

Fall 2024 athletes to watch

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor August 24, 2024

As fall sports start up for the 2024 season, here are 10 athletes to keep an eye on during their respective seasons. Football: Pierce Holley The graduate quarterback from Arvada, Colorado,...

Junior infielder Danny Infante tags University of Dayton freshman infielder David Mendez during their double header on March 16 and 17 at Coaches Stadium

Panthers of the Week: William Hays, Danny Infante

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor March 31, 2024

The first Panther of the Week is going to William Hays from the tennis team. The sophomore from Evansville, Indiana, won his doubles and singles matches against the University of Southern Indiana Screaming...

Tennis ball by the nets at the Darling Courts Wednesday afternoon

EIU men’s tennis gets second straight victory with win against USI

Luther Yoder, Assistant Sports Editor March 30, 2024

Eastern men’s tennis was able to win their second straight match as they beat the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 5-2. The Panthers won the doubles point with No. 1 and No. 3 doubles...

Fifth year senior Max Pilipovic-Kljajic is a computer science major from Brisbane, Australia, practicing his serve and is currently attending Eastern Illinois University

EIU tennis siblings’ journey from Australia

Aidan Cusack, Sports Reporter February 28, 2024

There is a sibling duo on EIU’s tennis team that has made the trek from the sun-bleached courts of eastern Australia to the significantly less sun-bleached courts of Eastern Illinois.   Fifth-year...

Head Coach Robin Cambier (mens and womens tennis) during pratice on wed Feb 14, 2024, helping players improve skills Macfee on Eastern Illinois University in Charleston Ill ©

EIU tennis coach with varied past: Robin Cambier

Aidan Cusack, Sports Reporter February 22, 2024

Spring had given way to summertime in the Belgian town of Dilbeek.   It was the late 1990s, and a 6-year-old boy by the name of Robin Cambier had just finished preschool and joined a tennis camp...

Junior Addison Brown plays doubles vs Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on the Rex Darling Courts Saturday afternoon. Brown loses in her doubles match against the Cougars 6-1.

Golf, tennis finish 2023 seasons

Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor April 27, 2023

Eastern’s men’s and women’s golf and women’s tennis teams all represented EIU at their respective Ohio Valley Conference Championships over the last week and a half. Take a look at how the teams...

Senior Brittany Steven plays against the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars during the women's tennis Senior Day at the Rex Darling Courts Saturday afternoon. The Panthers lost 5-2 to the Cougars.

EIU spring sports update

Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor April 14, 2023

Spring sports here at Eastern have been well underway the last few months. Let’s take a look at the standings and records of EIU’s spring sports: Baseball The EIU baseball team has a current overall...

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