TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Jacksonville State men's tennis team finished its first Ohio Valley Conference road trip with a 5-2 win over Eastern Illinois on Sunday in a match moved indoors to the Wabash Tennis Center in Terre Haute, Ind.

The Gamecock women dropped another hard fought 5-2 decision to the Panthers on Sunday.  The Jax State men improved to 4-1 on the season to maintain its sights on the regular season championship. JSU moved to 9-6 overall after its third consecutive victory.  The JSU women fell to 6-10 overall and 2-4 in OVC play.

The men had to wait awhile to take the court as the indoor facility only had three courts and the women's match was extended.  The Gamecocks swept all three doubles matches to claim the doubles point.  JSU was strong at the bottom half of the line up as it picked up singles wins at No. 4, 5 and 6 along with a win at No. 2 by Jaryd Reese, topped Grant Thompson of EIU, 6-1, 6-3.

Freshman Dylan Gee posted his second consecutive OVC singles win at No. 4 as he turned back EIU's Robert Skolik, 6-1, 6-3.  Mathias Chaim and Felipe Diaz scored wins at No. 5 and 6 respectively.

In the women's match, the Panthers garnered the doubles point to gain the advantage in the team score.  Senior Raisa Guasti moved to 4-1 in OVC singles at No. 1 as she topped EIU's Janelle Prisnerin three sets.  After Prisner claimed the first set, 6-2, Guasti bounced back to win 6-1, 6-4. Freshman Claudia Marsala notched a win at No. 3 singles for JSU's other team point as she mirrored what Guasti did after losing the opening set.  Marsala won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1.

Both squads will step out of conference play next weekend as they will travel to Charleston, S.C. on Thursday, March 27 as the men's team will take on The Citadel, while the Gamecock women will face Charleston Southern.