RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University women’s tennis team kept its perfect OVC record intact with a 6-1 victory over visiting Eastern Illinois Friday in the Greg Adams Tennis Center. With the win, the Colonels move to 12-5 overall and 4-0 in conference play while the Panthers fall to 9-4 and 2-2.

Eastern Kentucky opened the match by taking two of the three doubles matches for the doubles point. Juniors Svetlana Pimenova and Alexandra Sitnikova teamed up for an 8-0 decision at the No. 1 position.

In singles, the Colonels won five of the six contests in straight sets. Freshman Myriem Mhirit (No. 5) tallied her fourth straight win with a 7-5, 6-2 decision over Eastern Illinois’ Cara Huck. Meanwhile, in the closest match of the day, Pimenova outlasted EIU’s Sandra Sasidharan at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

The Colonels are right back in action tomorrow against Murray State. That match is set to begin at 1 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky 6, Eastern Illinois 1

Singles
1. Svetlana Pimenova (EKU) d. Sandra Sasidharan (EIU) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
2. Natalie Martin (EIU) d. Meredith Giles (EKU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Alexandra Sitnikova (EKU) d. Hayley Homburg (EIU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Anouk Faure (EKU) d. Abby Allgire (EIU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Myriem Mhirit (EKU) d. Cara Huck (EIU) 7-5, 6-2
6. Vera Heimeroth (EKU) d. Stephanie Harmazy (EIU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Pimenova/Sitnikova (EKU) d. Homburg/Martin (EIU) 8-0
2. Huck/Sasidharan (EIU) d. Faure/Heimeroth (EKU) 8-3
3. Giles/Mhirit (EKU) d. Allgire/Larson (EIU) 8-4