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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...

Sophomore Aleyla Wooten bite her lip while hitting the tennis ball over to the other team during the doubles against Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks
She also played singles

EIU women’s tennis prepares for OVC tournament

Patrick Schmitz, Sports Reporter April 15, 2024

The EIU men's and women's tennis teams have had a difficult year, having a transition in coaches between the fall and winter seasons. However, the women’s team is now ready to compete in the Ohio...

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...

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