Charleston, Ill.: The DePauw women's tennis team fell to Division I, Eastern Illinois University (EIU) 7-0 on the road.
The Panthers earned its first point of the match after Rachel Papavasiopoulos, and Brittany Steven of EIU defeated Lindsay Parks and Alex Preston 6-0 at number two. Eastern Illinois would earn its second point of the afternoon at number one when Addison Brown and Christine Gouws beat Kiley Shaw and Kate Stanley 6-1. Completing the Panthers' doubles sweep was Elizaveta Bukraba-Ulanova and Lauren Ellis, who defeated Bella DeNardo and Kat Wilder 6-2 at number three.
In singles play at number one, Rachel Papavasilopoulos defeated Kat Wilder 6-0, 6-1, to bring EIU's lead to four. The Panthers solidified their victory after Christine Gouws beat Kate Stanely 6-1, 6-0 at number three, followed by Elizaveta Bukraba-Ulanova defeating Kiley Shaw 6-1, 6-0 at number two. Eastern Illinois earned its seventh point at number four when Addison Brown defeated Lindsay Parks 6-0, 6-2.
The Panthers would finish the afternoon with two more victories. At number five, Brittany Steven beat Bella DeNardo 6-0, 6-2, followed by Lauren Ellis defeating Alex Preston 6-0, 6-3.
The Tigers are back at home Sunday, March 13, against Wittenberg for an NCAC West Division matchup at 1 pm EDT.
Tennis Match Results
DePauw University vs Eastern Illinois
3/12/2022 at Charleston, Ill.
(Lantz Indoor Fieldhouse)
Eastern Illinois 7, DePauw University 0
Singles Competition
1. Papavasilopoulos, R. (Eiu-W) Def. Kat Wilder (Dpuw) 6-0, 6-1
2. Bukraba-Ulanova, E. (Eiu-W) Def. Kiley Shaw (Dpuw) 6-1, 6-0
3. Gouws, Christine (Eiu-W) Def. Kate Stanley (Dpuw) 6-1, 6-0
4. Brown, Addison (Eiu-W) Def. Lindsay Parks (Dpuw) 6-0, 6-2
5. Steven, Brittany (Eiu-W) Def. Bella Denardo (Dpuw) 6-0, 6-2
6. Ellis, Lauren (Eiu-W) Def. Alex Preston (Dpuw) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles Competition
1. Brown, Addison/Gouws, Christine (Eiu-W) Def. Kiley Shaw/Kate Stanley (Dpuw) 6-1
2. Papavasilopoulos, R./Steven, Brittany (Eiu-W) Def. Lindsay Parks/Alex Preston (Dpuw) 6-0
3. Bukraba-Ulanova, E./Ellis, Lauren (Eiu-W) Def. Bella Denardo/Kat Wilder (Dpuw) 6-2
Match Notes:
Depauw University 2-8
Eastern Illinois 2-11
Order Of Finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,3,2,4,5,6)
T-2:15 A-50
