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CHARLESTON, Ill. – Picked fifth in the preseason OVC poll, the Eastern Kentucky University men's tennis team capped a memorable regular season by winning a share of the league title thanks to a 6-1 win at Eastern Illinois Saturday afternoon.
 
EKU (16-7, 8-1 OVC) will be the No. 1 seed in next weekend's OVC Tournament. The Colonels earned the top seed due to their 4-3 win over co-champ Tennessee Tech on March 13. Eastern Kentucky will face either No. 4 Jacksonville State or No. 5 Belmont in Saturday's semifinals in Nashville, Tennessee.
 
"I'm glad to see that our guys were not over joyous today," EKU head coach Rob Oertel said. "They all have the frame of mind that there is much more to accomplish if we are to consider this year a success."
 
Eastern Kentucky won four of the six singles matches in straight sets. Senior Juanjo de la Llera (No. 6) finished the regular season with a team-best 7-1 record against league opponents.
 
Freshman Ramon van Flymen (No. 2), sophomore Sebastian Mueller (No. 4) and sophomore Diogo Soares (No. 5) also won in two sets Saturday.
 
EKU has now won five OVC regular season titles under Oertel – 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and now 2015.

Eastern Kentucky 6, Eastern Illinois 1
 
Singles
1. Alex Álvaro (EKU) def. Robert Skolik (EIU) 3-6, 6-3, (11-9)
2. Ramon van Flymen (EKU) def. Ryan Henderson (EIU) 7-6 (0), 7-6 (4)
3. Preston Touliatos (EIU) def. Daridge Saidi (EKU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Sebastian Mueller (EKU) def. Rui Silva (EIU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Diogo Soares (EKU) def. Grant Reiman (EIU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Juanjo de la Llera (EKU) def. David Constantinescu (EIU) 6-4, 6-3
 
Doubles
1. de la Llera/Mueller (EKU) def. Skolik/Touliatos (EIU) 8-5
2. Henderson/Silva (EIU) led Álvaro/Asis (EKU) 7-5 DNF
3. Soares/van Flymen (EKU) def. G.Reiman/T.Reiman (EIU) 8-6
 
Match Notes: Eastern Kentucky (16-7, 8-1 OVC); Eastern Illinois (4-15, 3-6 OVC)
Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3*); Singles (5, 4, 3, 6*, 2, 1)