Tue Feb 04 02:20:00 UTC 2025: ## Eastern Illinois Men’s Tennis Suffers 7-0 Defeat at Lipscomb

**Nashville, TN –** The Eastern Illinois University men’s tennis team fell to Lipscomb University on Sunday, losing their match 7-0. Despite strong performances from several players, the Panthers were unable to secure a victory against their ASUN Conference opponent.

Pieke Bouman put up a valiant fight at No. 1 singles, pushing his match to three sets before falling 4-6, 6-2, 10-6 to Oskar Szymczak. At No. 6 singles, Duarte Trocado also played a competitive match, taking his opponent, Filippo Verdese, to a second-set tiebreak before losing 7-5, 7-6 (7-3).

Lipscomb secured the doubles point, winning all three matches, including a tiebreak loss for the EIU pairing of Bouman and Michael Schut at No. 3 doubles (7-6 (7-2)).

The loss brings EIU’s season record to 1-7. The Panthers will host their next match… (further details pending).

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