MARTIN, Tenn. – All six Eastern Kentucky University men’s tennis players won their singles matches in straight sets as the Colonels defeated SIU Edwardsville Saturday, 7-0. EKU has now won seven straight matches to move to 14-8 overall.

Sophomore Carles Pons (No. 4) earned his seventh consecutive singles triumph with a 6-3, 6-4 decision over SIUE’s Carlos Sanchez. Reserves Emilio Piriz (No. 5) and Parul Verma (No. 6) stepped in to the starting line-up Saturday and also came away victorious.

“We have a good bit of momentum heading into the final week of the OVC regular season,” EKU head coach Rob Oertel said. “I know our guys are looking forward to a rematch [from last year’s OVC championship match] with Jacksonville State.”

Eastern Kentucky concludes the regular season next weekend at Lee University (April 9) and Jacksonville State (April 10).

Eastern Kentucky 7, SIU Edwardsville 0

Singles
1. Alex Das (EKU) def. Paulo Gonzalez (SIUE) 6-3, 6-4
2. Hugo Klientovsky (EKU) def. Rob Young (SIUE) 6-1, 6-1
3. Philip Janz (EKU) def. Michael Chamberlain (SIUE) 6-0, 6-1
4. Carles Pons (EKU) def. Carlos Sanchez (SIUE) 6-3, 6-4
5. Emilio Piriz (EKU) def. Jeremy Knipp (SIUE) 6-4, 6-1
6. Parul Verma (EKU) def. Jordan Faulkenberg (SIUE) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1. Janz/Schroeder (EKU) def. Chamberlain/Gonzalez (SIUE) 8-1
2. Sanchez/Young (SIUE) def. Das/Valdenebro (EKU) 8-6
3. Piriz/Verma (EKU) def. Knipp/Reed (SIUE) 8-1

Match Notes: Eastern Kentucky (14-8); SIU Edwardsville (1-12)
Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (3, 2, 6*, 4, 5, 1)